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MetLife MET Return on assets

Return on assets at other companies

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3.9%+1.0pp
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American International GroupAIG
2%+1.6pp
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The Hartford Financial Services GroupHIG
4.8%+1.1pp
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Prudential FinancialPRU
0.5%+0.1pp
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BlackrockBLK
4%
KKR & Co. logo
KKR & Co.KKR
0.8%+0.1pp

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$55.07B-15.7%
Enterprise value$47.23B-21.0%
P/E15.2×+0.7×
P/S0.7×-0.2×

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

Calculated from MetLife’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

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 return on assets?
MetLife (MET) reported return on assets of 0.5% in Q1 2026.
How has MetLife's return on assets changed year-over-year?
MetLife's return on assets decreased by 23.3% year-over-year, from 0.7% to 0.5%.
What is the long-term trend for MetLife's return on assets?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), MetLife's return on assets has grown at a -0.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 2.4% to 2.3%.
What does return on assets mean?
How much profit the company squeezes out of everything it owns.
How do you interpret return on assets?
Higher means more productive assets. Unlike ROE, it is unaffected by leverage, so a wide ROE-minus-ROA gap flags a heavily levered balance sheet.
How does return on assets compare across companies?
Best compared within an industry — asset intensity varies enormously across sectors. Not meaningful for banks, whose assets are largely financial.