TTM
6.3%
YoY change
−1.99pp
Trough year (2009)
-10.6%
Peak year (1997)
149.8%
Latest annual
6.0%
Operating Margin history chart for MetLife (MET) from 1995 to 2025
Latest: 6.0%
Operating Margin change chart for MetLife (MET) from 1995 to 2025
Latest: −1.99pp
Operating Margin history table for MetLife (MET) from 1995 to 2025
| 2025 | 6.0% | -1.99pp | ||
| 2024 | 8.0% | +4.85pp | ||
| 2023 | 3.2% | -6.17pp | ||
| 2022 | 9.4% | -4.08pp | ||
| 2021 | 13.4% | +3.24pp | ||
| 2020 | 10.2% | +0.44pp | ||
| 2019 | 9.8% | +0.48pp | ||
| 2018 | 9.3% | +3.61pp | ||
| 2017 | 5.7% | -1.40pp | ||
| 2016 | 7.1% | -2.14pp | ||
| 2015 | 9.2% | -2.80pp | ||
| 2014 | 12.0% | +6.07pp | ||
| 2013 | 5.9% | +3.77pp | ||
| 2012 | 2.2% | -10.90pp | ||
| 2011 | 13.1% | +5.94pp | ||
| 2010 | 7.1% | +17.69pp | ||
| 2009 | -10.6% | -20.48pp | ||
| 2008 | 9.9% | -2.29pp | ||
| 2007 | 12.2% | +3.58pp | ||
| 2006 | 8.6% | -0.98pp | ||
| 2005 | 9.6% | +0.41pp | ||
| 2004 | 9.2% | +2.52pp | ||
| 2003 | 6.7% | +2.36pp | ||
| 2002 | 4.3% | +2.78pp | ||
| 2001 | 1.5% | -2.34pp | ||
| 2000 | 3.9% | -0.34pp | ||
| 1999 | 4.2% | -3.22pp | ||
| 1998 | 7.4% | -142.34pp | ||
| 1997 | 149.8% | +36.67pp | ||
| 1996 | 113.1% | +49.90pp | ||
| 1995 | 63.2% | — |
- 20256.0%-1.99pp
- 20248.0%+4.85pp
- 20233.2%-6.17pp
- 20229.4%-4.08pp
- 202113.4%+3.24pp
- 202010.2%+0.44pp
- 20199.8%+0.48pp
- 20189.3%+3.61pp
- 20175.7%-1.40pp
- 20167.1%-2.14pp
- 20159.2%-2.80pp
- 201412.0%+6.07pp
- 20135.9%+3.77pp
- 20122.2%-10.90pp
- 201113.1%+5.94pp
- 20107.1%+17.69pp
- 2009-10.6%-20.48pp
- 20089.9%-2.29pp
- 200712.2%+3.58pp
- 20068.6%-0.98pp
- 20059.6%+0.41pp
- 20049.2%+2.52pp
- 20036.7%+2.36pp
- 20024.3%+2.78pp
- 20011.5%-2.34pp
- 20003.9%-0.34pp
- 19994.2%-3.22pp
- 19987.4%-142.34pp
- 1997149.8%+36.67pp
- 1996113.1%+49.90pp
- 199563.2%—
Operating Margin values are taken from MetLife's reported income 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 Operating Margin at MetLife (MET)
According to MetLife's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported operating margin is 6.3%. Operating margin is operating income divided by revenue — the share of each sales dollar left after cost of goods sold and operating expenses (SG&A, R&D), but before interest and taxes. It isolates how profitable the core business is before financing and tax decisions, so it is comparable across companies with different capital structures.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
2025's annual operating margin for MetLife (MET) came in at 6.05% – contracted 2.0 percentage points year-over-year.
The record annual operating margin stands at 149.79%, reached in 1997; the historical low of -10.56% was recorded in 2009.
MetLife Operating Margin by Year
MetLife Operating Margin 2025: 6.0%
2025's operating margin for MetLife came in at 6.05%, contracted 2.0 percentage points from 2024.
MetLife Operating Margin 2024: 8.0%
MetLife posted operating margin of 8.04% in 2024, expanded 4.8 percentage points from 2023.
MetLife Operating Margin 2023: 3.2%
In 2023, MetLife reported operating margin of 3.19%, contracted 6.2 percentage points from 2022.
MetLife Operating Margin 2022: 9.4%
MetLife operating margin in 2022 was 9.36%, contracted 4.1 percentage points from 2021.
MetLife Operating Margin 2021: 13.4%
MetLife operating margin in 2021 was 13.44%.
See more financial history for MetLife (MET).
Sector peers by Operating Margin
Financial Services peers of MetLife (MET), ranked by their latest operating margin
| 61.1% | |
| 59.4% | |
| 26.2% | |
| 22.9% | |
| 20.5% | |
| 20.5% | |
| 19.5% | |
| 16.1% |
- 61.1%
- 59.4%
- 26.2%
- 20.5%
- 20.5%
- 19.5%
Frequently asked questions
MetLife (MET) Key Financials
Charts, filings, and peer comparison for every metric
Explore more
Deep-dives across the income statement, cash flow, capital return, and valuation