MET
MetLife, Inc.
MET's fundamentals are mixed: revenue grew 15%, while its operating margin held steady at 8.2%. At 13x earnings, it's trading below its usual 15x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
MET Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
MET's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like MET.
MET PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8x | $61.38 | -40% |
| Forward | 9.4x | $102 | — |
| Current | 13x | $102 | — |
| Fair | 15x | $115 | +13% |
| Expensive | 25x | $191 | +88% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
MET's PE is in its fair range at 13x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 9.4x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
MET Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect MET's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
MET Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $10.87 | +42% |
| Q3 2026 | $7.68 | +45% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.23 | -11% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.17 | -16% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.71 | -21% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.28 | +6.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.87 | +58% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.12 | +110% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.94 | +225% |
MET earned $7.68 per share over the past year, up 45% from the year before.
MET Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $20.5B | +18% |
| Q2 2026 | $19.2B | +10% |
| Q1 2026 | $19.1B | +2.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $23.8B | +28% |
| Q3 2025 | $17.4B | -5.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $17.3B | -2.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $18.6B | +16% |
| Q4 2024 | $18.7B | -1.9% |
MET's revenue has grown year over year for four quarters in a row: $20.5B last quarter, up 18% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.9% | -0.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 8.4% | +0.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 8.6% | +0.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7% | -0.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 9.5% | -1.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 8% | +1.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 7.6% | +1.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 7.4% | +2.5 points |
MET's operating margin was 8.9% last quarter, down 0.6 points from the same quarter a year ago.
MET Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2B | -44% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.2B | +1.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.7B | -37% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.1B | +53% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.6B | -14% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.2B | -37% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.3B | +83% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.6B | -11% |
MET's free cash flow was $14B over the past year, down 4.3% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like MET.
MET Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.1% | -7M shares |
| 1 year | -4.4% | -29.2M shares |
| 3 years | -15% | -116M shares |
| 5 years | -26% | -221M shares |
| Available history | -32% | -305M shares |
MET has 640M diluted shares, down 4.4% from a year ago, with $2.6B in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $651M |
| Q2 2026 | $722M |
| Q1 2026 | $755M |
| Q4 2025 | $460M |
| Q3 2025 | $502M |
| Q2 2025 | $510M |
| Q1 2025 | $1.4B |
| Q4 2024 | $406M |
MET spent $2.6B buying back its own shares over the past year, down 8.5% from the year before.
MET Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -2.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -2.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -3.3x | Net Cash |
MET has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like MET.
MET Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 65.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 58.9 | Neutral |
MET's weekly RSI is 66 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 59 (neutral).
MET PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | MET | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 13x | 13x | 1.8% above |
| PE % | 41 | 63 | 22 pts below |
MET is trading at 13x earnings, in line with the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
MET Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $98.8 | 3.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $96.8 | 5.3% above |
| 50 week MA | $85.6 | 19% above |
| 100 week MA | $82.5 | 23% above |
| 200 week MA | $75.3 | 35% above |
MET is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 35% above its 200-week average.
MET Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $50.8 | $46.3 | -8.9% |
| 2021 | $46.3 | $61.8 | +33% |
| 2022 | $61.8 | $72.3 | +17% |
| 2023 | $72.3 | $66.1 | -8.5% |
| 2024 | $66.1 | $82.3 | +24% |
| 2025 | $82.3 | $80.3 | -2.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $80.3 | $101.9 | +27% |
MET has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's up 27% so far in 2026.