Products & Services · Interest credited
Life and Other — Interest credited
Year-over-year, this metric declined by 28.3%, from $99.00M to $71.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Life and Other — Interest credited shows a downward trend with a -10.8% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryProfitability
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2021
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
Higher interest credited increases the attractiveness of products to customers but reduces the company's net interest margin.
Detailed definition
This represents the interest expense accrued by the insurer on policyholder account balances. It is the cost of capital...
Peer comparison
Comparable to 'Interest Credited to Policyholders' at other life insurance companies.
Metric ID:
met_segment_life_and_other_interest_creditedHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $117.50M | $117.50M | $117.50M | $115.00M | $114.00M | $115.00M | $116.00M | $113.00M | $110.00M | $113.00M | $109.00M | $106.00M | $105.00M | $107.00M | $103.00M | $99.00M | $101.00M | $97.00M | $0.00 | $71.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | -2.1% | -0.9% | +0.9% | +0.9% | -2.6% | -2.7% | +2.7% | -3.5% | -2.8% | -0.9% | +1.9% | -3.7% | -3.9% | +2.0% | -4.0% | -100.0% | — |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -3.0% | -2.1% | -1.3% | -1.7% | -3.5% | -1.7% | -6.0% | -6.2% | -4.5% | -5.3% | -5.5% | -6.6% | -3.8% | -9.3% | -100.0% | -28.3% |
Range$0.00 – $117.50M
CAGR-10.1%
Avg YoY Growth-11.8%
Median YoY Growth-4.9%
Current Streak3 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is MetLife's life and other — interest credited?
- MetLife (MET) reported life and other — interest credited of $71.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has MetLife's life and other — interest credited changed year-over-year?
- MetLife's life and other — interest credited decreased by 28.3% year-over-year, from $99.00M to $71.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for MetLife's life and other — interest credited?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), MetLife's life and other — interest credited has grown at a -10.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $470.00M to $297.00M.
- What does life and other — interest credited mean?
- The interest paid by the company to policyholders on their account balances.