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METLIFE INC MET

NYSE · stock · Life Insurance · website · IPO 2000-04-05 · LEI

METLIFE INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$55.3B
P / E16.4×
P / S0.7×
P / B1.9×
Dividend yield2.73%
Net margin4.4%
Return on equity11.8%
Graham number -30.5%$67.19

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($67.19); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
1.40% 6.40% 7.50% 8.50% 8.00% 10.00% 7.70% 2.40% 6.20% 4.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
8.70% 8.60% 8.40% 8.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
1.30% 6.80% 9.70% 8.90% 7.20% 10.20% 17.50% 5.20% 16.00% 11.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
1.11B 1.08B 1.01B 944.4M 913.2M 869.4M 808.9M 762.3M 711.1M 673.3M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
0.10% 0.60% 0.70% 0.80% 0.70% 0.90% 0.80% 0.20% 0.70% 0.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.67 $3.62 $4.91 $6.06 $5.68 $7.65 $6.30 $1.81 $5.94 $4.71 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

METLIFE INC trades at about 20.5× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 8.2×–72.4×, median 13.3×).

8.2× 72.4×

Shaded band = 10-year range (8.2×–72.4×); dot = today's 20.5×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin8.0%8.4%8.6%8.7%——————
Net margin4.4%6.2%2.4%7.7%10.0%8.0%8.5%7.5%6.4%1.4%
Return on assets0.5%0.7%0.2%0.8%0.9%0.7%0.8%0.7%0.6%0.1%
Return on equity11.8%16.0%5.2%17.5%10.2%7.2%8.9%9.7%6.8%1.3%

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.