What is MetLife's income tax?

MetLife (MET) reported income tax of $345M in Q1 2026.

How has MetLife's income tax changed year-over-year?

MetLife's income tax decreased by 14.6% year-over-year, from $404M to $345M.

What is the long-term trend for MetLife's income tax?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), MetLife's income tax has grown at a -6.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.64B to $1.26B.

What does income tax mean?

Total income tax expense (current + deferred) recognized in the income statement, representing the company's total tax obligation on pre-tax income.

MetLife MET Income Tax

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Segments

By segment

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Asia$202M+24.7%

Group Benefits$116M+18.4%

RIS$107M+8.1%

Latin America$101M+40.3%

EMEA$33M+26.9%

MIM$16M—

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$19.1B+2.7%

Net income$1.2B+25.4%

EPS (diluted)$1.74+35.9%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$22.7B+6.4%

Total debt$14.8B-1.5%

Total equity$27.3B-0.6%

Total assets$743.21B+8.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$2.7B-37.0%

Valuation

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Market cap$54.45B+2.4%

Enterprise value$46.62B-0.7%

P/E15.1×+3.2×

P/S0.7×0.0×

Profitability

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Net margin4.7%-1.5pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity13.2%-2.9pp

Debt / equity0.5×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by MetLife in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit.

The official record: MetLife’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is MetLife's income tax?: MetLife (MET) reported income tax of $345M in Q1 2026.
How has MetLife's income tax changed year-over-year?: MetLife's income tax decreased by 14.6% year-over-year, from $404M to $345M.
What is the long-term trend for MetLife's income tax?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), MetLife's income tax has grown at a -6.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.64B to $1.26B.
What does income tax mean?: Total income tax expense (current + deferred) recognized in the income statement, representing the company's total tax obligation on pre-tax income.