METLIFE INC
MET· NYSE, NYSE, NYSE, NYSE· Life Insurance
- Market cap
- –
- P/FCF
- –
- EV/Sales
- –
- FCF margin
- –
- ROIC, 5 yr avg
- –
- Revenue, 5 yr CAGR
- +12.5%
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Company statistics
Profile · FY2025
- Market cap
- –
- Enterprise value
- –
- Diluted shares
- 673.3M
- Revenue
- $2.4B
- Free cash flow
- –
- Owner earnings
- –
Valuation · FY2025
- P/E
- –
- P/FCF
- –
- P/Owner earnings
- –
- EV/Sales
- –
- EV/FCF
- –
- P/B
- –
Margins · FY2025
- Gross
- –
- Operating
- 251.9%
- Net
- 138.7%
- Free cash flow
- –
- Owner earnings
- –
- Stock pay
- 5.4%
Returns
- ROIC, FY2025
- –
- ROIC, 5 yr avg
- –
- ROE, FY2025
- 11.9%
- ROE, 5 yr avg
- 12.2%
Growth (CAGR)
- Revenue, 3 yr
- 4.9%
- Revenue, 5 yr
- 12.5%
- Revenue, 9 yr
- -30.1%
- Diluted EPS, 3 yr
- -9.2%
- Diluted EPS, 5 yr
- -3.7%
- Diluted EPS, 9 yr
- 24.2%
- Free cash flow, 3 yr
- –
- Free cash flow, 5 yr
- –
- Free cash flow, 9 yr
- –
Financial health · FY2025
- Cash and investments
- $25.6B
- Total debt
- –
- Net cash
- –
- Debt/Equity
- –
- Debt/FCF
- –
Shareholder returns · FY2025
- Dividend yield
- –
- Payout ratio
- 44.7%
- Buyback yield
- –
- Shareholder yield
- –
- Share count, 5 yr
- -5.9%
Financials: ten years from the 10-Ks
Revenue
$2.4B
-30.1% a year over 9 years
FY2016FY2025
Margins
Operating251.9%Net138.7%
FY2025
FY2016FY2025
Diluted shares
673.3M
-39.3% over 9 years, net buybacks
FY2016FY2025
Every figure, year by year
| Fiscal year | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The business | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $60.8B | $62.3B | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.4B | $2.1B | $2.1B | $2.2B | $2.2B | $2.4B |
| Revenue growth | -0.9% | 2.5% | -98.0% | 2.6% | 5.0% | 53.2% | 1.7% | 5.6% | 0.7% | 8.5% |
| Gross margin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Operating margin | – | – | – | – | – | – | 283.3% | 256.8% | 267.1% | 251.9% |
| Net income | $850.0M | $4.0B | $5.1B | $5.9B | $5.4B | $6.9B | $5.3B | $1.6B | $4.4B | $3.4B |
| Net margin | 1.4% | 6.4% | 407.9% | 457.6% | 399.3% | 330.5% | 250.4% | 70.8% | 197.1% | 138.7% |
| Diluted EPS | $0.67 | $3.62 | $4.91 | $6.06 | $5.68 | $7.65 | $6.30 | $1.81 | $5.94 | $4.71 |
| Return on invested capital? | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cash | ||||||||||
| Operating cash flow | $14.8B | $12.3B | $11.7B | $13.8B | $11.6B | $12.3B | $13.0B | $13.7B | $14.6B | $17.1B |
| Capital expenditure | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Free cash flow | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Stock-based compensation | $147.0M | $128.0M | $86.0M | $150.0M | $127.0M | $173.0M | $184.0M | $171.0M | $168.0M | $131.0M |
| Owner earnings? | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Free cash flow per share | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $1.7B | $1.7B | $1.7B | $1.6B | $1.7B | $1.6B | $1.6B | $1.6B | $1.5B | $1.5B |
| Share repurchases | $372.0M | $2.9B | $4.0B | $2.3B | $1.2B | $4.3B | $3.3B | $3.1B | $3.2B | $2.9B |
| Diluted shares | 1.11B | 1.08B | 1.01B | 944.4M | 913.2M | 869.4M | 808.9M | 762.3M | 711.1M | 673.3M |
| Share count change? | -1.8% | -2.7% | -6.0% | -6.9% | -3.3% | -4.8% | -7.0% | -5.8% | -6.7% | -5.3% |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and equivalents | $12.7B | $12.7B | $15.8B | $16.6B | $19.8B | $20.0B | $20.2B | $20.6B | $20.1B | $22.0B |
| Short-term investments | $6.5B | $4.9B | $3.9B | $3.9B | $3.9B | $7.2B | $4.9B | $6.0B | $5.2B | $3.6B |
| Total debt | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Net debt | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Shareholders' equity | $67.5B | $58.7B | $52.7B | $66.1B | $74.6B | $67.5B | $29.9B | $30.0B | $27.4B | $28.4B |
Latest filings
| 2026-08-06 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2026-08-05 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2026-05-07 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2026-05-06 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2026-04-29 | DEF 14A | Proxy statement |
| 2026-02-19 | 10-K | Annual report |
| 2026-02-04 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2025-11-07 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2025-11-05 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2025-08-07 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
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