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MET Dividends

MetLife, Inc. (MET) pays $2.30 in dividends per share, with a current dividend yield of 2.66%. The company has dividend history for 13 consecutive years.

MET Dividend Summary

Consecutive Years

13

Most Recent Ex-Date

May 12, 2026

Most Recent Payment

Jun 9, 2026

MET Dividends per Share (Nominal History)

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MetLife, Inc. (MET)

Annual Dividend History

YearDividend/ShareYoY Growth
2026(YTD)$1.16
2025$2.25+4.29%
2024$2.15+4.61%
2023$2.06+4.04%
2022$1.98+4.21%
2021$1.90+4.40%
2020$1.82+4.60%
2019$1.74+4.82%
2018$1.66+12.96%
2017$1.47+4.69%
2016$1.40+6.78%
2015$1.31+11.32%
2014$1.18+31.19%
2013$0.90N/A
2012$0.66+0.00%
2011$0.66+0.00%
2010$0.66+0.00%
2009$0.66+0.00%
2008$0.66+0.00%
2007$0.66+25.42%

Quarterly Dividend History

QuarterDividend/ShareYoY Growth
Q2 2026$0.59+4.41%
Q1 2026$0.57+4.13%
Q4 2025$0.57+4.13%
Q3 2025$0.57+4.13%
Q2 2025$0.57+4.13%
Q1 2025$0.55+4.81%
Q4 2024$0.55+4.81%
Q3 2024$0.55+4.81%
Q2 2024$0.55+4.81%
Q1 2024$0.52+4.00%
Q4 2023$0.52+4.00%
Q3 2023$0.52+4.00%
Q2 2023$0.52+4.00%
Q1 2023$0.50+4.17%
Q4 2022$0.50+4.17%
Q3 2022$0.50+4.17%
Q2 2022$0.50+4.17%
Q1 2022$0.48+4.35%
Q4 2021$0.48+4.35%
Q3 2021$0.48+4.35%
Q2 2021$0.48+4.35%
Q1 2021$0.46+4.55%
Q4 2020$0.46+4.55%
Q3 2020$0.46+4.55%

Dividend Yield Metrics

Current Yield
2.66%
Average Yield (TTM)
2.66%
Average Yield (3Y)
2.50%
Forward Yield on Cost (3Y)
3.15%
Forward Yield on Cost (5Y)
3.53%
Forward Yield on Cost (10Y)
4.66%

Payout Ratio Analysis

Payout Ratio (Current)
47.81%
FCF Payout Ratio
9.23%
Payout Ratio (3Y Avg)
65.35%
Payout Ratio (5Y Avg)
50.38%
FCF Payout (3Y Avg)
9.70%
FCF Payout (5Y Avg)
10.98%

Dividend Coverage

Payout Ratio
47.8%
Dividends / net income
FCF Payout Ratio
9.2%
Dividends / free cash flow
Consecutive Years
13 years
Years with regular dividend payments
5Y Dividend Growth
4.3%
Compound annual dividend growth

About MetLife, Inc.

MetLife, Inc. operates as a leading global financial services entity, delivering an extensive array of services encompassing insurance, annuities, employee benefits, and asset management. The company manages its operations through five primary divisions: the U.S., Asia, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and MetLife Holdings. Its broad insurance offerings include life, dental, group short-term and long-term disability, individual disability, pet, accidental death and dismemberment, vision, and accident and health coverages, as well as prepaid legal plans. MetLife also supports employers with administrative services-only (ASO) arrangements. Furthermore, it provides sophisticated financial instruments such as general and separate account contracts, synthetic guaranteed interest contracts, and private floating rate funding agreements. The company facilitates pension risk transfers, offers institutional income annuities, structures settlements, and delivers capital markets investment products. Specialized life insurance products and funding agreements are also available for post-retirement benefits, alongside company, bank, or trust-owned life insurance used to finance non-qualified executive benefit programs. In addition, MetLife offers a variety of annuity options including fixed, indexed-linked, and variable, alongside pension and regular savings products. Its life insurance portfolio features whole life, term life, endowments, universal and variable life, and group life policies. The company also provides longevity reinsurance solutions, credit insurance products, and protection for long-term healthcare services. MetLife, Inc. was founded in 1863 and is headquartered in New York City.

New York City, NY
45,000 employees
Financial Services / Insurance - Life
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Insurance - Life
CEO
Michel Abbas Khalaf