Metlife (MET) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
Metlife's (MET) quarterly Times Interest Earned came in at $0.17 in Q1 2026, down 94.25% year-on-year from $2.97 in Q1 2025, and up 116.04% quarter-over-quarter from -$1.06 in Q4 2025.
Metlife (MET) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Metlife's Times Interest Earned history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $0.17 for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Times Interest Earned fell 94.25% year-over-year to $0.17 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $0.73, a 98.6% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $0.8, up 17.5% from the prior year.
- Times Interest Earned rose to $0.17 in Q1 2026 per MET's latest filing, from -$1.06 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Times Interest Earned topped out at $17.25 in Q4 2023 and bottomed at -$1.06 in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Times Interest Earned is $1.52 (2023), against an average of $2.53.
- Across the five-year window, Times Interest Earned plunged 224.26% in 2022 and soared 3082.73% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Times Interest Earned stood at -$0.58 in 2022, then surged by 3082.73% to $17.25 in 2023, then plunged by 105.92% to -$1.02 in 2024, then retreated by 4.15% to -$1.06 in 2025, then jumped by 116.04% to $0.17 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest MET Times Interest Earned figures stand at $0.17 (Q1 2026), -$1.06 (Q4 2025), and $2.38 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prudential | 75.05 Bn | 67.97 Bn | - | -15.75 |
| 2 | Aflac | 63.80 Bn | 58.14 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 0.14 |
| 3 | Metlife | 60.34 Bn | 44.39 Bn | 256.00 Mn | 0.17 |
| 4 | Manulife Financial | 52.65 Bn | 53.78 Bn | - | 5.18 |
| 5 | Unum | 14.19 Bn | 4.23 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 0.17 |
| 6 | Primerica | 9.76 Bn | 9.08 Bn | 770.81 Mn | 7.38 |
| 7 | Jackson Financial | 8.17 Bn | 3.03 Bn | - | 2.35 |
| 8 | Lincoln National | 7.81 Bn | -1.09 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 1.61 |
| 9 | F&G Annuities & Life | 3.87 Bn | 1.67 Bn | 1.15 Bn | 0.20 |
| 10 | Genworth Financial | 3.84 Bn | 2.75 Bn | 553.00 Mn | 8.06 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.17 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.06 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.38 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.19 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.97 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.02 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.57 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.60 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.37 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 17.25 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.51 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.62 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.52 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.58 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.25 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.80 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.47 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.47 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.94 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 3.49 |