Financing Cash Flow
MetLife Financing Cash Flow increased by 800.6% to $3.56B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 1517.7%, from $220.00M to $3.56B. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a 31.6% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A large negative value typically indicates a company is returning capital to shareholders or paying down debt, while a positive value suggests the company is raising external capital to fund operations or acquisitions.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the net flow of cash between a company and its capital providers, including shareholders and lend...
Peer comparison
Large-cap peers like Microsoft or Alphabet similarly show large negative financing outflows due to aggressive share repurchase programs and dividend distributions.
net_cash_from_financingHistorical Data
| 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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.63B | -$1.11B | -$1.34B | $1.95B | -$9.13B | $1.78B | -$4.70B | -$2.30B | $379.00M | -$848.00M | -$176.00M | -$261.00M | -$1.21B | -$1.15B | -$519.00M | $220.00M | $1.45B | -$508.00M | $3.56B |
| QoQ Change | — | -167.9% | -20.5% | +246.1% | -568.1% | +119.4% | -364.8% | +51.2% | +116.5% | -323.7% | +79.2% | -48.3% | -361.7% | +4.9% | +54.7% | +142.4% | +558.6% | -135.1% | +800.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -659.6% | +260.2% | -252.1% | -217.6% | +104.1% | -147.8% | +96.3% | +88.6% | -417.9% | -35.1% | -194.9% | +184.3% | +220.2% | +55.7% | >999% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is MetLife's financing cash flow?
- MetLife (MET) reported financing cash flow of $3.56B in Q1 2026.
- How has MetLife's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- MetLife's financing cash flow increased by 1517.7% year-over-year, from $220.00M to $3.56B.
- What is the long-term trend for MetLife's financing cash flow?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), MetLife's financing cash flow has grown at a 31.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$1.38B to -$3.13B.
- What does financing cash flow mean?
- The total amount of money a company spends or receives from borrowing debt and managing its own shares and dividends.