Latest period
$1.51B
YoY change
-1.2%
5Y CAGR
-1.9%
Peak year (2016)
$1.74B
Latest annual
$1.51B
Dividends Paid history chart for MetLife (MET) from 1997 to 2025
Latest: $1.51B
Dividends Paid growth chart for MetLife (MET) from 1997 to 2025
Latest: -1.2%
Dividends Paid history table for MetLife (MET) from 1997 to 2025
| 2025 | $1.51B | -1.2% | −$18.00M | ||
| 2024 | $1.53B | -2.5% | −$39.00M | ||
| 2023 | $1.57B | -2.0% | −$32.00M | ||
| 2022 | $1.60B | -3.0% | −$49.00M | ||
| 2021 | $1.65B | -0.6% | −$10.00M | ||
| 2020 | $1.66B | +0.9% | +$14.00M | ||
| 2019 | $1.64B | -2.1% | −$35.00M | ||
| 2018 | $1.68B | -2.3% | −$39.00M | ||
| 2017 | $1.72B | -1.1% | −$19.00M | ||
| 2016 | $1.74B | +5.0% | +$83.00M | ||
| 2015 | $1.65B | +10.3% | +$154.00M | ||
| 2014 | $1.50B | +34.0% | +$380.00M | ||
| 2013 | $1.12B | +38.0% | +$308.00M | ||
| 2012 | $811.00M | +3.0% | +$24.00M | ||
| 2011 | $787.00M | +0.4% | +$3.00M | ||
| 2010 | $784.00M | +28.5% | +$174.00M | ||
| 2009 | $610.00M | +3.0% | +$18.00M | ||
| 2008 | $592.00M | +9.4% | +$51.00M | ||
| 2007 | $541.00M | +20.2% | +$91.00M | ||
| 2006 | $450.00M | +14.2% | +$56.00M | ||
| 2005 | $394.00M | +14.9% | +$51.00M | ||
| 2004 | $343.00M | +96.0% | +$168.00M | ||
| 2003 | $175.00M | +19.0% | +$28.00M | ||
| 2002 | $147.00M | +1.4% | +$2.00M | ||
| 2001 | $145.00M | -4.6% | −$7.00M | ||
| 2000 | $152.00M | — | +$152.00M | ||
| 1999 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 1998 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 1997 | $0.00 | — | — |
- 2025$1.51B-1.2%
- 2024$1.53B-2.5%
- 2023$1.57B-2.0%
- 2022$1.60B-3.0%
- 2021$1.65B-0.6%
- 2020$1.66B+0.9%
- 2019$1.64B-2.1%
- 2018$1.68B-2.3%
- 2017$1.72B-1.1%
- 2016$1.74B+5.0%
- 2015$1.65B+10.3%
- 2014$1.50B+34.0%
- 2013$1.12B+38.0%
- 2012$811.00M+3.0%
- 2011$787.00M+0.4%
- 2010$784.00M+28.5%
- 2009$610.00M+3.0%
- 2008$592.00M+9.4%
- 2007$541.00M+20.2%
- 2006$450.00M+14.2%
- 2005$394.00M+14.9%
- 2004$343.00M+96.0%
- 2003$175.00M+19.0%
- 2002$147.00M+1.4%
- 2001$145.00M-4.6%
- 2000$152.00M—
- 1999$0.00—
- 1998$0.00—
- 1997$0.00—
Dividends Paid 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 Dividends Paid at MetLife (MET)
Dividends Paid for MetLife (MET): headline value $1.51B · YoY -1.2%. 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 .
2025's annual dividends paid for MetLife (MET) came in at $1.51B – edged down 1.2% year-over-year.
MetLife dividends paid has contracted on net over the period, with a -1.9% compound annual growth rate over 2020–2025 (5 years).
MetLife dividends paid declined from $1.74B in 2016 to $1.51B in 2025, a 13.1% drawdown.
The record annual dividends paid stands at $1.74B, reached in 2016; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 1997.
MetLife Dividends Paid by Year
MetLife Dividends Paid 2025: $1.51B
MetLife dividends paid in 2025 was $1.51B, edged down 1.2% below 2024.
MetLife Dividends Paid 2024: $1.53B
2024's dividends paid for MetLife came in at $1.53B, edged down 2.5% below 2023.
MetLife Dividends Paid 2023: $1.57B
MetLife posted dividends paid of $1.57B in 2023, edged down 2.0% below 2022.
MetLife Dividends Paid 2022: $1.60B
In 2022, MetLife reported dividends paid of $1.60B, edged down 3.0% below 2021.
MetLife Dividends Paid 2021: $1.65B
MetLife dividends paid in 2021 was $1.65B.
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