Operating cash flow CAGR uses reported cash from operations before capital expenditures.
Over longer horizons, Operating Cash Flow CAGR averages 13.32% over 3 years and 8.18% over 5 years; the trailing 12 months came in at -3.05%.The TTM figure compares the trailing 12 months (sum of the latest four quarters) with the 12 months before that. Rows in the history table compare fiscal years, and the quarterly table compares single quarters; the three measure different windows and will differ. Operating cash flow CAGR measures the compound annual growth rate of the cash MetLife, Inc. generates from its core business operations, before capital expenditures, computed from rolling-twelve-month cash-flow statement history.
MET Operating Cash Flow CAGR Chart
MetLife, Inc. (MET)
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MET Quarterly Operating Cash Flow Growth (YoY)
Operating Cash Flow growth vs the same quarter one year earlier, last 40 quarters.
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Operating Cash Flow
MET Quarterly Operating Cash Flow
$2.69B
Reported quarterly operating cash flow; no daily interpolation.
-37.38% over 10Y
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MET Operating Cash Flow CAGR History
Year
Start OCF
End OCF
Change
% Change
2025
$15.12B
$18.11B
+$2.99B
+19.77%
2024
$14.26B
$15.12B
+$856.00M
+6.00%
2023
$11.37B
$14.26B
+$2.89B
+25.38%
2022
$12.83B
$11.37B
−$1.45B
-11.34%
2021
$11.51B
$12.83B
+$1.32B
+11.46%
2020
$13.93B
$11.51B
−$2.42B
-17.36%
2019
$9.53B
$13.93B
+$4.40B
+46.18%
2018
$12.72B
$9.53B
−$3.19B
-25.10%
2017
$14.66B
$12.72B
−$1.94B
-13.26%
2016
$13.35B
$14.66B
+$1.32B
+9.88%
2015
$17.11B
$13.35B
−$3.77B
-22.03%
2014
$17.56B
$17.11B
−$449.00M
-2.56%
2013
$15.26B
$17.56B
+$2.30B
+15.10%
2012
$9.63B
$15.26B
+$5.63B
+58.55%
2011
$9.37B
$9.63B
+$260.00M
+2.78%
2010
$3.80B
$9.37B
+$5.56B
+146.25%
2009
$10.70B
$3.80B
−$6.90B
-64.47%
2008
$9.90B
$10.70B
+$801.00M
+8.09%
2007
$6.60B
$9.90B
+$3.30B
+50.03%
2006
$8.01B
$6.60B
−$1.41B
-17.55%
2005
$6.51B
$8.01B
+$1.50B
+22.98%
2004
$7.36B
$6.51B
−$854.00M
-11.60%
2003
$5.00B
$7.36B
+$2.37B
+47.35%
2002
$4.26B
$5.00B
+$739.00M
+17.36%
2001
$3.28B
$4.26B
+$981.00M
+29.94%
2000
$3.87B
$3.28B
−$588.00M
-15.21%
1999
$842.00M
$3.87B
+$3.02B
+359.03%
1998
$2.87B
$842.00M
−$2.03B
-70.68%
Quarterly Operating Cash Flow: QoQ & YoY
Quarter
Value
QoQ
YoY
Quarter ended Mar 2026
$2.69B
-66.8%
-37.0%
Quarter ended Dec 2025
$8.09B
+126.8%
+57.7%
Quarter ended Sep 2025
$3.57B
+63.1%
-14.4%
Quarter ended Jun 2025
$2.19B
-48.7%
-37.3%
Quarter ended Mar 2025
$4.26B
-16.9%
+83.1%
Quarter ended Dec 2024
$5.13B
+23.0%
-10.3%
Quarter ended Sep 2024
$4.17B
+19.5%
+20.0%
Quarter ended Jun 2024
$3.49B
+49.9%
+14.9%
Quarter ended Mar 2024
$2.33B
-59.3%
+14.9%
Quarter ended Dec 2023
$5.72B
+64.6%
+808.1%
Quarter ended Sep 2023
$3.48B
+14.4%
-19.4%
Quarter ended Jun 2023
$3.04B
+50.0%
-30.8%
Quarter ended Mar 2023
$2.03B
+221.6%
-0.7%
Quarter ended Dec 2022
$630.00M
-85.4%
-88.7%
Quarter ended Sep 2022
$4.31B
-1.9%
+22.9%
Quarter ended Jun 2022
$4.39B
+115.3%
+94.9%
QoQ = change vs the prior quarter; YoY = change vs the same quarter a year earlier.