Metlife (MET) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Metlife's (MET) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 22.89% in Q1 2026, down 694.0% year-on-year from 3.85% in Q1 2025, and down 15.04% quarter-over-quarter from 26.95% in Q4 2025.
Metlife (MET) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Metlife's Tax Rate history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 22.89% for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Tax Rate fell 694.0% year-over-year to 22.89% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 24.91%, a 110.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 26.99%, up 604.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate fell to 22.89% in Q1 2026 per MET's latest filing, from 26.95% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 66.93% in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 3.31% in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 20.72% (2024), against an average of 21.09%.
- Across the five-year window, Tax Rate jumped 5163 bps in 2023 and slumped 5066 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Tax Rate stood at 3.31% in 2022, then soared by 1151 bps to 34.75% in 2023, then plunged by 78 bps to 7.68% in 2024, then soared by 251 bps to 26.95% in 2025, then declined by 15 bps to 22.89% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest MET Tax Rate figures stand at 22.89% (Q1 2026), 26.95% (Q4 2025), and 25.45% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prudential | 75.05 Bn | 67.97 Bn | - | 41.35% |
| 2 | Aflac | 63.80 Bn | 58.14 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 16.82% |
| 3 | Metlife | 60.34 Bn | 44.39 Bn | 256.00 Mn | 22.89% |
| 4 | Manulife Financial | 52.65 Bn | 53.78 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Unum | 14.19 Bn | 4.23 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 12.49% |
| 6 | Primerica | 9.76 Bn | 9.08 Bn | 770.81 Mn | 23.78% |
| 7 | Jackson Financial | 8.17 Bn | 3.03 Bn | - | -5.00% |
| 8 | Lincoln National | 7.81 Bn | -1.09 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 30.08% |
| 9 | F&G Annuities & Life | 3.87 Bn | 1.67 Bn | 1.15 Bn | -2.61% |
| 10 | Genworth Financial | 3.84 Bn | 2.75 Bn | 553.00 Mn | 27.93% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.89% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.89% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.89% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 26.95% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 26.95% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 26.95% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 25.45% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 25.45% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 25.45% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 25.00% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 25.00% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 25.00% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 29.84% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 29.84% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 29.84% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.68% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.68% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.68% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 32.75% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 32.75% |