Products & Services · Interest accrual
Long-term Care — Interest accrual
MetLife Long-term Care — Interest accrual increased by 0.4% to $283.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 2.5%, from $276.00M to $283.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Long-term Care — Interest accrual shows an upward trend with a 40.4% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryProfitability
SignalLower is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2021
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
Higher accruals reflect a larger liability base or higher interest rate environments, impacting the overall cost of insurance operations.
Detailed definition
This metric tracks the interest expense accrued on the long-term care liability balance over a reporting period. It refl...
Peer comparison
Standard accounting practice for interest accretion on long-term insurance liabilities.
Metric ID:
met_segment_long_term_care_interest_accrualHistorical 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 | $71.75M | $71.75M | $71.75M | $74.00M | $73.00M | $76.00M | $75.00M | $266.00M | $268.00M | $267.00M | $269.00M | $269.00M | $271.00M | $272.00M | $277.00M | $276.00M | $277.00M | $280.00M | $282.00M | $283.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +3.1% | -1.4% | +4.1% | -1.3% | +254.7% | +0.8% | -0.4% | +0.7% | +0.0% | +0.7% | +0.4% | +1.8% | -0.4% | +0.4% | +1.1% | +0.7% | +0.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +1.7% | +5.9% | +4.5% | +259.5% | +267.1% | +251.3% | +258.7% | +1.1% | +1.1% | +1.9% | +3.0% | +2.6% | +2.2% | +2.9% | +1.8% | +2.5% |
Range$71.75M – $283.00M
CAGR+33.5%
Avg YoY Growth+66.7%
Median YoY Growth+2.8%
Current Streak4 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is MetLife's long-term care — interest accrual?
- MetLife (MET) reported long-term care — interest accrual of $283.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has MetLife's long-term care — interest accrual changed year-over-year?
- MetLife's long-term care — interest accrual increased by 2.5% year-over-year, from $276.00M to $283.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for MetLife's long-term care — interest accrual?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), MetLife's long-term care — interest accrual has grown at a 40.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $287.00M to $1.12B.
- What does long-term care — interest accrual mean?
- The interest cost added to the long-term care liability over time.