Latest period
$16.5B
YoY change
+19.8%
5Y CAGR
+9.5%
Peak year (FY2025)
$18.1B
Latest annual
$18.1B
Free Cash Flow history chart for MetLife (MET) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: $18.1B
Free Cash Flow growth chart for MetLife (MET) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: +19.8%
Free Cash Flow history table for MetLife (MET) from 1997 to 2025
| FY2025 | $18.1B | +19.8% | +$2.99B | ||
| FY2024 | $15.1B | +6.0% | +$856M | ||
| FY2023 | $14.3B | +25.4% | +$2.89B | ||
| FY2022 | $11.4B | -11.3% | -$1.45B | ||
| FY2021 | $12.8B | +11.5% | +$1.32B | ||
| FY2020 | $11.5B | -17.4% | -$2.42B | ||
| FY2019 | $13.9B | +46.2% | +$4.4B | ||
| FY2018 | $9.53B | -25.1% | -$3.19B | ||
| FY2017 | $12.7B | -13.3% | -$1.94B | ||
| FY2016 | $14.7B | +9.9% | +$1.32B | ||
| FY2015 | $13.3B | -22.0% | -$3.77B | ||
| FY2014 | $17.1B | -2.6% | -$449M | ||
| FY2013 | $17.6B | +15.1% | +$2.3B | ||
| FY2012 | $15.3B | +58.5% | +$5.64B | ||
| FY2011 | $9.63B | +2.8% | +$260M | ||
| FY2010 | $9.37B | +146.3% | +$5.56B | ||
| FY2009 | $3.8B | -64.5% | -$6.9B | ||
| FY2008 | $10.7B | +8.1% | +$801M | ||
| FY2007 | $9.9B | +50.0% | +$3.3B | ||
| FY2006 | $6.6B | -17.6% | -$1.41B | ||
| FY2005 | $8.01B | +23.0% | +$1.5B | ||
| FY2004 | $6.51B | -11.6% | -$854M | ||
| FY2003 | $7.36B | +47.3% | +$2.37B | ||
| FY2002 | $5B | +4.1% | +$198M | ||
| FY2001 | $4.8B | +427.4% | +$3.89B | ||
| FY2000 | $910M | -76.5% | -$2.96B | ||
| FY1999 | $3.87B | +359.0% | +$3.02B | ||
| FY1998 | $842M | -70.7% | -$2.03B | ||
| FY1997 | $2.87B | — | — |
- FY2025$18.1B+19.8%
- FY2024$15.1B+6.0%
- FY2023$14.3B+25.4%
- FY2022$11.4B-11.3%
- FY2021$12.8B+11.5%
- FY2020$11.5B-17.4%
- FY2019$13.9B+46.2%
- FY2018$9.53B-25.1%
- FY2017$12.7B-13.3%
- FY2016$14.7B+9.9%
- FY2015$13.3B-22.0%
- FY2014$17.1B-2.6%
- FY2013$17.6B+15.1%
- FY2012$15.3B+58.5%
- FY2011$9.63B+2.8%
- FY2010$9.37B+146.3%
- FY2009$3.8B-64.5%
- FY2008$10.7B+8.1%
- FY2007$9.9B+50.0%
- FY2006$6.6B-17.6%
- FY2005$8.01B+23.0%
- FY2004$6.51B-11.6%
- FY2003$7.36B+47.3%
- FY2002$5B+4.1%
- FY2001$4.8B+427.4%
- FY2000$910M-76.5%
- FY1999$3.87B+359.0%
- FY1998$842M-70.7%
- FY1997$2.87B—
Free Cash Flow values are taken from MetLife's reported cash flow statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Free Cash Flow at MetLife (MET)
Free Cash Flow for MetLife (MET): headline value $16.5B · YoY +19.8%. Annual and quarterly series, chart, and tables are below.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
As of the 2025 fiscal year, MetLife (MET) reported free cash flow of $18.1B – grew 19.8% year-over-year.
Across 2020–2025 (5 years), MetLife free cash flow produced a CAGR of +9.5% – sustaining 3 straight years of year-over-year growth.
Across the available history, free cash flow reached its high of $18.1B in 2025 and its low of $842M in 1998.
MetLife Free Cash Flow by Year
MetLife Free Cash Flow 2025: $18.1B
MetLife free cash flow in 2025 was $18.1B, grew 19.8% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
MetLife Free Cash Flow 2024: $15.1B
2024's free cash flow for MetLife came in at $15.1B, grew 6.0% from 2023.
MetLife Free Cash Flow 2023: $14.3B
MetLife posted free cash flow of $14.3B in 2023, grew 25.4% from 2022.
MetLife Free Cash Flow 2022: $11.4B
In 2022, MetLife reported free cash flow of $11.4B, declined 11.3% below 2021.
MetLife Free Cash Flow 2021: $12.8B
MetLife free cash flow in 2021 was $12.8B.
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