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MetLife return on equity (ROE)

MetLife's return on equity is 3.64%: net income of 809.00M USD over the last twelve months on shareholders' equity of 22.23B USD.

Today
3.64%
Average, 5 years
12.38%
Low, 5 years
3.64%
High, 5 years
19.58%

ROE (return on equity) = net income (last 12 months) ÷ shareholders' equity = 809.00M ÷ 22.23B = 3.64%

ROE (return on equity)
Net income
Shareholders' equity

Each quarter's net income over its last four quarters, over the shareholders' equity at the quarter end.

What drives MetLife's return on equity?

Net margin
4.4%
profit on each dollar of sales
Asset turnover
0.10×
sales on each dollar of assets
Equity multiplier
26.24×
assets on each dollar of equity
Return on equity
11.9%
FY2025
  • FY20254.4% × 0.10 × 26.24 = 11.9%
  • FY20246.3% × 0.10 × 24.68 = 16.1%
  • FY20232.3% × 0.10 × 22.91 = 5.3%
  • FY20227.8% × 0.10 × 22.19 = 17.7%
  • FY202110.8% × 0.08 × 11.26 = 10.2%

The DuPont breakdown, on each year-end's assets and equity, as the return on equity elsewhere on this page. A high equity multiplier means a small equity base: debt, or buybacks that return the equity to shareholders, lift the return on what is left.

ROE (return on equity) by year and by quarter

Fiscal yearPeriod endingROE (return on equity)Net incomeShareholders' equity
Today3.64%809.00M22.23B
FY202531 Dec 202511.90%3.38B28.40B
FY202431 Dec 202416.13%4.43B27.45B
FY202331 Dec 20235.26%1.58B30.02B
FY202231 Dec 202217.68%5.28B29.88B
FY202131 Dec 20219.71%6.55B67.48B
FY202031 Dec 20207.25%5.41B74.56B
FY201931 Dec 20198.92%5.90B66.14B
FY201831 Dec 20189.71%5.12B52.74B
FY201731 Dec 20178.51%5.00B58.68B
FY201631 Dec 20165.31%3.58B67.53B
FY201531 Dec 20157.81%5.31B67.95B
FY201431 Dec 20148.76%6.31B72.05B
FY201331 Dec 20135.47%3.37B61.55B
FY201231 Dec 20121.98%1.28B64.45B
FY201131 Dec 201111.13%6.40B57.52B
FY201031 Dec 20105.66%2.75B48.63B
FY200931 Dec 2009-6.90%-2.29B33.12B
FY200831 Dec 200814.79%3.51B23.73B
FY200731 Dec 200711.66%4.10B35.18B
FY200631 Dec 20069.09%3.07B33.80B
FY200531 Dec 200510.79%3.14B29.10B
FY200431 Dec 200411.55%2.64B22.82B
FY200331 Dec 200310.48%2.22B21.15B
FY200231 Dec 20029.23%1.61B17.39B
FY200131 Dec 20012.94%473.00M16.06B
FY200031 Dec 20005.81%953.00M16.39B
FY199931 Dec 19994.51%617.00M13.69B
FY199831 Dec 19989.03%1.34B14.87B
FY199731 Dec 1997—1.20B—
FY199631 Dec 1996—853.00M—
FY199531 Dec 1995—699.00M—

Figures in USD. A quarter's revenue, net income and dividends are those of its last four quarters.

See also:P/E ratio,Market cap,P/S ratio,Dividend yield,Debt to equity,Current ratio,All ratios

Common questions about MetLife's ROE

Source: Financial Modeling Prep