MetLife Announces 3Q 2026 Results
MetLife delivered record third-quarter results, with net income up 187% to $2.4 billion ($3.67 per share) and adjusted earnings up 12% to $1.8 billion. Adjusted EPS rose 17% to $2.78, and 22% to $2.85 excluding notable items — the highest quarterly adjusted EPS in company history — while premiums, fees and other revenues grew 12% to $14.1 billion with growth in all six business segments. Adjusted ROE was 19.2% (19.6% ex-notables), and MetLife returned roughly $1 billion to shareholders via $650 million of buybacks and $380 million of common dividends in the quarter.
Key figures
- Eps
- 2.78
- Revenue
- $20,522 million total revenues; $14.1 billion PFOs
- Revenue Yoy
- PFOs +12%; adjusted PFOs ex-PRT +8%
- Total aum
- $723.4 billion
- Net income
- 2351000000
- Adjusted roe
- 19.2%
- Expense ratio
- 21.3%
- Net income eps
- 3.67
- Net income yoy
- 187%
- Adjusted earnings
- 1780000000
- Share repurchases
- $650 million in Q3; $2.4 billion YTD
- Book value per share
- 30.73
- Holding company cash
- $3.4 billion
- Adjusted earnings yoy
- 12%
- Common dividends paid
- $380 million
- Adjusted eps ex notables
- 2.85
- Adjusted roe ex notables
- 19.6%
- Adjusted eps ex notables yoy
- 22%
- Adjusted book value per share
- 59.41
- Direct expense ratio ex notables
- 11.9%
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