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MetLife, Inc. (MET) Payout Ratio

Annual Payout Ratio:

38.86%-71.25%(-64.71%)
December 31, 2024

Summary

  • As of today, MET annual payout ratio is 38.86%, with the most recent change of -71.25% (-64.71%) on December 31, 2024.
  • During the last 3 years, MET annual payout ratio has risen by +10.84% (+38.69%).
  • MET annual payout ratio is now -64.71% below its all-time high of 110.11%, reached on December 31, 2023.

Performance

1-Year Change

-64.71%

3-Year Change

+38.69%

5-Year Change

+26.09%

15-Year Change

+6.88%

MET Payout Ratio Chart

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Highlights

Sector Percentile

64.65%
MET annual payout ratio is higher than 64.65% of companies in Financial Services sector

Range

All-Time High

110.11%
MET annual payout ratio is currently -64.71% below its historical high of 110.11%

3-Year Low

28.02%
MET annual payout ratio is currently +38.69% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last Annual Earnings Report Date

Dec 31, 2024
MET previous annual earnings announcement was published on Dec 31, 2024

Next Annual Earnings Report Date

Feb 4, 2026
MET next annual earnings announcement is scheduled for Feb 4, 2026

OtherMETdividend metrics

Annual Dividend Per Share

$2.15
MET annual dividend per share is $2.15

Annual Dividend Yield

2.81%
MET annual dividend yield is 2.81%

Annual Dividends Paid

$1.73B
MET annual dividends paid is $1.73 billion

Annual Net Income

$4.44B
MET annual net profit is $4.44 billion

TTM Payout Ratio:

42.31%0.00%(0.00%)
November 28, 2025

Summary

  • As of today, MET TTM payout ratio is 42.31%, unchanged on November 28, 2025.
  • Over the past year, MET TTM payout ratio has dropped by -1.15% (-2.65%).
  • MET TTM payout ratio is now -93.77% below its all-time high of 679.37%.

Performance

3-Month Change

+12.2%

1-Year Change

-2.65%

3-Year Change

+22.57%

5-Year Change

+41.6%

MET TTM Payout Ratio Chart

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Sector Percentile

85.19%
MET TTM payout ratio is higher than 85.19% of companies in Financial Services sector

Range

All-Time High

679.37%
MET TTM payout ratio is currently -93.77% below its historical high of 679.37%

3-Year Low

31.40%
MET TTM payout ratio is currently +34.75% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last Quarterly Earnings Report Date

N/A
MET has not yet announced its earnings

Next Quarterly Earnings Report Date

N/A
MET next earnings announcement has not yet been scheduled

OtherMETdividend metrics

TTM Dividend Per Share

$2.25
MET TTM dividend per share is $2.25

TTM Dividend Yield

2.94%
MET TTM dividend yield is 2.94%

TTM Dividends Paid

$1.71B
MET TTM dividends paid is $1.71 billion

TTM Net Income

$3.86B
MET TTM net profit is $3.86 billion

Quarterly Payout Ratio:

49.22%-6.97%(-12.40%)
September 30, 2025

Summary

  • As of today, MET quarterly payout ratio is 49.22%, with the most recent change of -6.97% (-12.40%) on September 30, 2025.
  • Over the past year, MET quarterly payout ratio has increased by +15.66% (+46.66%).
  • MET quarterly payout ratio is now -96.01% below its all-time high of 1234.85%, reached on December 31, 2010.

Performance

3-Month Change

-12.4%

1-Year Change

+46.66%

3-Year Change

+23.79%

5-Year Change

-26.99%

MET Quarterly Payout Ratio Chart

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Highlights

Sector Percentile

87.62%
MET quarterly payout ratio is higher than 87.62% of companies in Financial Services sector

Range

All-Time High

1234.85%
MET quarterly payout ratio is currently -96.01% below its historical high of 1234.85%

3-Year Low

26.69%
MET quarterly payout ratio is currently +84.41% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last Quarterly Earnings Report Date

Sep 30, 2025
MET previous earnings announcement was published on Sep 30, 2025

Next Quarterly Earnings Report Date

Feb 4, 2026
MET next earnings announcement is scheduled for Feb 4, 2026

OtherMETdividend metrics

Dividend Per Share

$0.57
MET last dividend was $0.57 per share, with an ex-dividend date of November 4, 2025

TTM Dividend Yield

2.94%
MET TTM dividend yield is 2.94%

Quarterly Dividends Paid

$444.00M
MET quarterly dividends paid is $444.00 million

Quarterly Net Income

$902.00M
MET quarterly net profit is $902.00 million

Payout Ratio Formula

Payout Ratio =  Dividends Paid
Net Income x 100%

Annual Payout Ratio

38.86%
MET annual payout ratio is 38.86%

Annual Dividends Paid

$1.73B
MET annual dividends paid is $1.73 billion

Annual Net Income

$4.44B
MET annual net profit is $4.44 billion

MET Payout Ratio Trends

PeriodPeriodAnnualAnnualTTMTTMQuarterlyQuarterly
1Y1 Year-64.7%-2.6%+46.7%
3Y3 Years+38.7%+22.6%+23.8%
5Y5 Years+26.1%+41.6%-27.0%

MET Payout Ratio Highs & Lows

PeriodPeriodAnnual vs HighAnnual vs HighAnnual vs LowAnnual vs LowTTM vs HighTTM vs HighTTM vs LowTTM vs LowQuarter. vs HighQuarter. vs HighQuarter. vs LowQuarter. vs Low
3Y3-Year-64.7%+38.7%-62.8%+34.8%-90.8%+84.4%
5Y5-Year-64.7%+38.7%-72.0%+95.6%-90.8%+268.4%
All-TimeAll-Time-64.7%+223.1%-93.8%+111.4%-96.0%+169.0%

MET Payout Ratio History

DateAnnualTTMQuarterly
Nov 2025
-
42.31%(+1.0%)
-
Sep 2025
-
41.89%(+12.2%)
49.22%(-12.4%)
Jun 2025
-
37.33%(+5.2%)
56.19%(+21.3%)
Mar 2025
-
35.49%(-1.8%)
46.32%(+44.0%)
Dec 2024
38.86%(-64.7%)
36.15%(-15.9%)
32.16%(-4.2%)
Sep 2024
-
42.96%(-24.4%)
33.56%(-24.4%)
Jun 2024
-
56.81%(-20.5%)
44.39%(-12.5%)
Mar 2024
-
71.48%(-36.5%)
50.74%(-25.6%)
Dec 2023
110.11%(+227.4%)
112.61%(+66.6%)
68.24%(-26.4%)
Sep 2023
-
67.60%(+28.2%)
92.73%(-12.2%)
Jun 2023
-
52.74%(+16.8%)
105.64%(-80.3%)
Mar 2023
-
45.14%(+43.8%)
535.29%(+1905.6%)
Dec 2022
33.63%(+20.0%)
31.40%(-8.1%)
26.69%(-32.9%)
Sep 2022
-
34.17%(+8.0%)
39.76%(-16.8%)
Jun 2022
-
31.64%(+46.3%)
47.76%(+70.1%)
Mar 2022
-
21.63%(-16.8%)
28.07%(-21.7%)
Dec 2021
28.02%(-18.3%)
26.00%(-16.3%)
35.84%(+19.6%)
Sep 2021
-
31.05%(-16.8%)
29.96%(+124.3%)
Jun 2021
-
37.34%(-75.1%)
13.36%(-89.8%)
Mar 2021
-
149.68%(+364.7%)
131.13%(-53.9%)
Dec 2020
34.31%(+11.3%)
32.21%(+9.0%)
284.18%(+321.5%)
Sep 2020
-
29.55%(+27.8%)
67.42%(-79.6%)
Jun 2020
-
23.12%(+23.4%)
330.67%(+3236.7%)
Mar 2020
-
18.74%(-34.9%)
9.91%(-87.4%)
Dec 2019
30.82%(-13.1%)
28.79%(+25.6%)
78.74%(+287.5%)
Sep 2019
-
22.93%(-18.0%)
20.32%(-25.5%)
Jun 2019
-
27.95%(-14.5%)
27.26%(-13.6%)
Mar 2019
-
32.68%(-2.9%)
31.55%(+37.8%)
Dec 2018
35.47%(-2.4%)
33.64%(+4.6%)
22.89%(-53.6%)
Sep 2018
-
32.17%(-15.8%)
49.29%(-7.0%)
Jun 2018
-
38.20%(+3.6%)
53.02%(+57.9%)
Mar 2018
-
36.89%(-7.2%)
33.57%(+70.8%)
Dec 2017
36.36%(-29.1%)
39.75%(+111.0%)
19.65%(-59.9%)
Sep 2017
-
-360.01%(-153.0%)
49.04%(-12.0%)
Jun 2017
-
679.37%(+353.4%)
55.72%(+19.8%)
Mar 2017
-
-268.15%(-225.9%)
46.53%(+165.2%)
Dec 2016
51.25%(+54.2%)
213.00%(+401.5%)
-71.37%(-263.5%)
Sep 2016
-
42.47%(+18.7%)
43.65%(-89.8%)
Jun 2016
-
35.79%(+24.8%)
427.19%(+2146.0%)
Mar 2016
-
28.67%(-0.6%)
19.02%(-65.8%)
Dec 2015
33.24%(+30.0%)
28.85%(+15.1%)
55.58%(+56.3%)
Sep 2015
-
25.06%(+16.6%)
35.56%(-11.8%)
Jun 2015
-
21.50%(+6.1%)
40.30%(+105.6%)
Mar 2015
-
20.27%(-7.0%)
19.60%(-30.2%)
Dec 2014
25.57%(-30.1%)
21.79%(-4.4%)
28.09%(+38.4%)
Sep 2014
-
22.79%(-14.6%)
20.30%(-34.4%)
Jun 2014
-
26.70%(-13.5%)
30.96%(+21.8%)
Mar 2014
-
30.86%(-0.4%)
25.41%(-32.0%)
Dec 2013
36.60%(-48.5%)
30.98%(-47.6%)
37.38%(+9.2%)
Sep 2013
-
59.09%(-74.5%)
34.22%(-47.8%)
Jun 2013
-
231.67%(+504.7%)
65.55%(+179.9%)
Mar 2013
-
38.31%(-34.8%)
23.42%(-97.1%)
DateAnnualTTMQuarterly
Dec 2012
71.00%(+399.3%)
58.75%(+72.2%)
801.90%(>+9900.0%)
Sep 2012
-
34.12%(+213.9%)
-3.13%(-331.9%)
Jun 2012
-
10.87%(-18.5%)
1.35%(+106.0%)
Mar 2012
-
13.33%(+16.6%)
-22.39%(-126.4%)
Dec 2011
14.22%(-56.9%)
11.43%(-14.8%)
84.94%(+9663.2%)
Sep 2011
-
13.41%(-58.8%)
0.87%(-70.2%)
Jun 2011
-
32.52%(+41.4%)
2.92%(-10.2%)
Mar 2011
-
23.00%(+11.0%)
3.25%(-99.7%)
Dec 2010
32.98%(+204.4%)
20.72%(+9.5%)
1234.85%(>+9900.0%)
Sep 2010
-
18.93%(-32.0%)
9.46%(+368.3%)
Jun 2010
-
27.83%(+151.0%)
2.02%(-44.2%)
Mar 2010
-
-54.56%(-142.4%)
3.62%(-98.2%)
Dec 2009
-31.58%(-253.6%)
-22.51%(+29.0%)
206.77%(+4398.8%)
Sep 2009
-
-31.72%(+77.9%)
-4.81%(-119.6%)
Jun 2009
-
-143.66%(-653.6%)
-2.19%(+57.4%)
Mar 2009
-
25.95%(+62.5%)
-5.14%(-107.7%)
Dec 2008
20.56%(+25.1%)
15.97%(+5.8%)
66.35%(+2228.1%)
Sep 2008
-
15.09%(+10.5%)
2.85%(-5.6%)
Jun 2008
-
13.65%(+4.5%)
3.02%(-38.6%)
Mar 2008
-
13.06%(+8.7%)
4.92%(-90.0%)
Dec 2007
16.44%(-7.0%)
12.01%(+105.7%)
49.40%(+1401.5%)
Sep 2007
-
5.84%(0.0%)
3.29%(+17.1%)
Jun 2007
-
5.84%(-7.6%)
2.81%(-8.2%)
Mar 2007
-
6.32%(-4.2%)
3.06%(-94.7%)
Dec 2006
17.67%(+27.3%)
6.60%(-44.4%)
57.62%(+1620.0%)
Sep 2006
-
11.88%(-8.2%)
3.35%(-30.2%)
Jun 2006
-
12.94%(+62.0%)
4.80%(+17.6%)
Mar 2006
-
7.99%(+7.0%)
4.08%(-93.9%)
Dec 2005
13.88%(+12.8%)
7.47%(+9.4%)
67.30%(+1586.7%)
Sep 2005
-
6.83%(-1.2%)
3.99%(>+9900.0%)
Jun 2005
-
6.91%(-29.7%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Mar 2005
-
9.83%(-11.8%)
0.00%(-100.0%)
Dec 2004
12.30%(+42.9%)
11.14%(+100.0%)
69.72%(>+9900.0%)
Sep 2004
-
5.57%(-4.1%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Jun 2004
-
5.81%(-13.3%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Mar 2004
-
6.70%(-12.1%)
0.00%(-100.0%)
Dec 2003
8.61%(-28.1%)
7.62%(+13.6%)
24.07%(>+9900.0%)
Sep 2003
-
6.71%(-10.3%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Jun 2003
-
7.48%(-10.4%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Mar 2003
-
8.35%(-1.4%)
0.00%(-100.0%)
Dec 2002
11.97%(-56.3%)
8.47%(-51.5%)
78.61%(>+9900.0%)
Sep 2002
-
17.47%(-24.5%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Jun 2002
-
23.14%(-15.6%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Mar 2002
-
27.42%(-10.7%)
0.00%(+100.0%)
Dec 2001
27.36%(+92.3%)
30.72%(+198.3%)
-49.15%(>-9900.0%)
Sep 2001
-
10.30%(+5.7%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Jun 2001
-
9.74%(+1.7%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Mar 2001
-
9.58%(-19.9%)
0.00%(-100.0%)
Dec 2000
14.23%
11.96%(>+9900.0%)
25.72%(>+9900.0%)
Sep 2000
-
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Jun 2000
-
0.00%
0.00%(0.0%)
Mar 2000
-
-
0.00%

FAQ

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  • What is MetLife, Inc. TTM payout ratio?
  • What is the all-time high TTM payout ratio for MetLife, Inc.?
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What is MetLife, Inc. annual payout ratio?

The current annual payout ratio of MET is 38.86%

What is the all-time high annual payout ratio for MetLife, Inc.?

MetLife, Inc. all-time high annual payout ratio is 110.11%

What is MetLife, Inc. annual payout ratio year-on-year change?

Over the past year, MET annual payout ratio has changed by -71.25% (-64.71%)

What is MetLife, Inc. TTM payout ratio?

The current TTM payout ratio of MET is 42.31%

What is the all-time high TTM payout ratio for MetLife, Inc.?

MetLife, Inc. all-time high TTM payout ratio is 679.37%

What is MET TTM payout ratio year-to-date change?

MetLife, Inc. TTM payout ratio has changed by +6.16% (+17.04%) since the beginning of the year

What is MetLife, Inc. TTM payout ratio year-on-year change?

Over the past year, MET TTM payout ratio has changed by -1.15% (-2.65%)

What is MetLife, Inc. quarterly payout ratio?

The current quarterly payout ratio of MET is 49.22%

What is the all-time high quarterly payout ratio for MetLife, Inc.?

MetLife, Inc. all-time high quarterly payout ratio is 1234.85%

What is MetLife, Inc. quarterly payout ratio year-on-year change?

Over the past year, MET quarterly payout ratio has changed by +15.66% (+46.66%)
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