MetLife, Inc.
MetLife, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $77.1 billion, up 8.59% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 10.5%, EPS grew 5.83%, free cash flow grew 1.87% and total debt fell 1.03%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for ten consecutive years, operating cash flow growth for five.
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MetLife, Inc. (MET) Return on equity
MetLife, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 12.4%, up 1.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (11.3%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.10% (fiscal 2016) to 14.6% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is above the Insurance Life industry median of 8.67% and above the Financial sector median of 8.89%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 11.3% | (3.32) |
| FY2024 | 14.6% | 10.01 |
| FY2023 | 4.57% | (5.85) |
| FY2022 | 10.4% | 1.09 |
| FY2021 | 9.33% | 1.98 |
| FY2020 | 7.35% | (2.24) |
| FY2019 | 9.59% | 0.68 |
| FY2018 | 8.91% | 2.74 |
| FY2017 | 6.17% | 5.07 |
| FY2016 | 1.10% | (6.30) |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| PRI Primerica, Inc. compare | 33.0% |
| LNC Lincoln National Corporation compare | 24.0% |
| GL Globe Life Inc. compare | 21.0% |
| AFL Aflac Incorporated compare | 16.9% |
| PRU Prudential Financial, Inc. compare | 12.5% |
| MET MetLife, Inc. | 12.4% |
| UNM Unum Group compare | 6.35% |
| JXN Jackson Financial Inc. compare | 0.59% |
| PUK Prudential Public Limited Company compare | 0.00% |
| Insurance Life industry median | 8.67% |
| Financial sector median | 8.89% |
| Market median | 1.35% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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- P/S ratio
- P/B ratio
- Price to free cash flow
- Return on assets
- Return on invested capital
- Debt to equity
- Current ratio
- Total debt
- Shares outstanding
- Book value per share
- Revenue growth
- Piotroski F-score
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