Question 1

What is MetLife's P/E ratio?

Accepted Answer

MetLife (MET) P/E ratio is 16.9× as of July 22, 2026. The ratio is calculated by dividing market capitalisation by trailing twelve-month earnings (net income), using USD-normalised financials (IAS 21 exchange-rate translation for non-USD reporters).

Question 2

How is the P/E ratio calculated?

Accepted Answer

P/E = Share Price ÷ Trailing Twelve-Month (TTM) Diluted EPS, or equivalently Market Capitalisation ÷ TTM Net Income. All inputs are sourced from audited GAAP/IFRS filings and translated to USD using period-end exchange rates so the multiple is comparable across companies and currencies.

Question 3

What is the P/E ratio?

Accepted Answer

The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio, also called the earnings multiple, measures how much investors pay per dollar of a company's trailing twelve-month (TTM) earnings. It is calculated as share price ÷ TTM diluted EPS (equivalent to market capitalisation ÷ TTM net income). A higher P/E implies the market is pricing in stronger future earnings growth or lower risk; a lower P/E can signal slower expected growth, higher risk, or potential undervaluation.

Question 4

What is a good P/E ratio for MetLife?

Accepted Answer

There is no universal "good" P/E. As a rule of thumb, the S&P 500 has historically averaged a P/E in the mid-to-high teens; mature, slow-growth businesses commonly trade in the 10–18× range, while high-growth or asset-light companies often trade at 25–50×+. What matters is the comparison to sector peers and to the company's own historical range. For MetLife specifically, the relevant sector benchmark is the current sector median of 13.1×.

Question 5

Is MetLife's P/E ratio high or low?

Accepted Answer

MetLife's P/E ratio of 16.9× is above its own 5-year average of 14.0× and above the sector median of 13.1×. That places the current reading at the 79th percentile of its 10-year history. A higher multiple usually reflects stronger expected growth, lower perceived risk, or higher returns on capital; a lower multiple reflects the opposite.

Question 6

What is MetLife's historical P/E ratio range?

Accepted Answer

In the available daily series, MetLife (MET) P/E ratio has ranged from a low of 0.0× in 2011 to a high of 192.6× in 2017. The 5-year average is 14.0× and the 5-year median is 12.7×.

Question 7

What was MetLife's P/E ratio in 2025?

Accepted Answer

MetLife (MET) P/E ratio at the end of 2025 was 15.5×. Annual values reflect the multiple on the last trading day of each calendar year, using the trailing twelve-month earnings figure available at that date.

Question 8

Why does MetLife's P/E ratio change over time?

Accepted Answer

Valuation multiples move with two inputs: the numerator (market capitalisation, which tracks the share price) and the denominator (earnings). Share-price changes — driven by interest rates, earnings expectations, risk appetite, and broader market sentiment — typically dominate short-term moves, while changes in the underlying fundamental drive the longer-term trend. As a result, the ratio can rise during stock-price rallies even if the business itself has not become more valuable, and fall during sell-offs even when fundamentals are improving.


2025	$52.5B	$3.38B	15.5×	+2.7×	Dec 31, 2025
2024	$57B	$4.43B	12.9×	-18.4×	Dec 31, 2024
2023	$49.3B	$1.58B	31.2×	+20.1×	Dec 31, 2023
2022	$56.4B	$5.05B	11.2×	+3.2×	Dec 31, 2022
2021	$52.4B	$6.55B	8.0×	+0.2×	Dec 31, 2021
2020	$42.3B	$5.41B	7.8×	-0.1×	Dec 31, 2020
2019	$46.8B	$5.9B	7.9×	+0.1×	Dec 31, 2019
2018	$40.3B	$5.12B	7.9×	-5.2×	Dec 31, 2018
2017	$53.2B	$4.07B	13.1×	-53.0×	Dec 31, 2017
2016	$52.8B	$800M	66.0×	+57.1×	Dec 31, 2016
2015	$47.7B	$5.31B	9.0×	+0.3×	Dec 31, 2015
2014	$54.6B	$6.31B	8.6×	-7.4×	Dec 31, 2014
2013	$54B	$3.37B	16.0×	-8.2×	Dec 31, 2013
2012	$32B	$1.32B	24.2×	+24.2×	Dec 31, 2012
2011	$0.00	$6.59B	0.0×	0.0×	Dec 31, 2011
2010	$0.00	$2.79B	0.0×	—	Dec 31, 2010
2009	$0.00	-$2.25B	—	—	Dec 31, 2009
2008	$0.00	$3.22B	0.0×	0.0×	Dec 31, 2008
2007	$0.00	$4.32B	0.0×	0.0×	Dec 31, 2007
2006	$0.00	$6.29B	0.0×	0.0×	Dec 31, 2006
2005	$0.00	$4.71B	0.0×	0.0×	Dec 31, 2005
2004	$0.00	$2.76B	0.0×	0.0×	Dec 31, 2004
2003	$0.00	$2.22B	0.0×	0.0×	Dec 31, 2003
2002	$0.00	$1.61B	0.0×	—	Dec 31, 2002


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Atlantic Union Bankshares (AUB)	0.0×

P/E Ratio for MetLife (MET) 2002-2026

P/E Ratio daily chart for MetLife (MET)

Historical P/E Ratio for MetLife (MET) from 2002 to 2025

About P/E Ratio at MetLife (MET)

MetLife P/E Ratio by Year

MetLife P/E Ratio 2025: 15.5×

MetLife P/E Ratio 2024: 12.9×

MetLife P/E Ratio 2023: 31.2×

MetLife P/E Ratio 2022: 11.2×

MetLife P/E Ratio 2021: 8.0×

Sector peers by P/E Ratio — chart

Sector peers by P/E Ratio — table

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