What is MetLife's investment purchases?

MetLife (MET) reported investment purchases of $23.66B in Q1 2026.

How has MetLife's investment purchases changed year-over-year?

MetLife's investment purchases increased by 28.9% year-over-year, from $18.36B to $23.66B.

What is the long-term trend for MetLife's investment purchases?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), MetLife's investment purchases has grown at a -5.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $97.37B to $77.61B.

What does investment purchases mean?

Cash spent purchasing investment securities across all categories.

MetLife MET Investment Purchases

Investment Purchases at other companies

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$2.77B-58.2%

American International GroupAIG

$7.06B-11.2%

UnumUNM

$1.54B+270%

CitizensCIA

$31.02M+77.1%

Lincoln NationalLNC

$417M-88.8%

Globe LifeGL

$417.38M+76.8%

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$54.44B+8.0%

Enterprise value$46.6B+6.0%

P/E15×+3.3×

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:PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt.

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 investment purchases?: MetLife (MET) reported investment purchases of $23.66B in Q1 2026.
How has MetLife's investment purchases changed year-over-year?: MetLife's investment purchases increased by 28.9% year-over-year, from $18.36B to $23.66B.
What is the long-term trend for MetLife's investment purchases?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), MetLife's investment purchases has grown at a -5.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $97.37B to $77.61B.
What does investment purchases mean?: Cash spent purchasing investment securities across all categories.