What is MetLife's RIS — deferrals?

MetLife (MET) reported RIS — deferrals of $1M in Q1 2026.

How has MetLife's RIS — deferrals changed year-over-year?

MetLife's RIS — deferrals decreased by 0.0% year-over-year, from $1M to $1M.

What does RIS — deferrals mean?

This represents the capitalization of costs associated with acquiring new retirement and income insurance business that are deferred on the balance sheet. These costs are spread over the life of the policy to match expenses with the related revenue recognition. It is a fundamental component of insurance accounting for long-duration contracts.

MetLife MET RIS — Deferrals

Other segment segments

Asia

$114M+7.5%

Latin America

$38M+15.2%

EMEA

$27M+12.5%

Corporate And Other

$3M0.0%

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JXNRILA — Deferrals of acquisition costs

$82M+11.6%

JXNRILA — Deferred acquisition costs

$699M—

JXNRILA — Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs, Amortization Expense

$20M+42.9%

EGReinsurance — Deferred Acquisition Costs

$1.26B+6.2%

LNCRetirement Plan Services — Deferrals

$5M0.0%

CRBGIndividual Retirement — Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost

$3.43B+11.3%

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:DeferredIncomeAddition.

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 RIS — deferrals?: MetLife (MET) reported RIS — deferrals of $1M in Q1 2026.
How has MetLife's RIS — deferrals changed year-over-year?: MetLife's RIS — deferrals decreased by 0.0% year-over-year, from $1M to $1M.
What does RIS — deferrals mean?: This represents the capitalization of costs associated with acquiring new retirement and income insurance business that are deferred on the balance sheet. These costs are spread over the life of the policy to match expenses with the related revenue recognition. It is a fundamental component of insurance accounting for long-duration contracts.