What If You Invested $1,000 in MetLife (MET)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
MetLife
MET
Historical extremes
Maximum profit (buy at all-time low, sell at peak), maximum drawdown (peak to trough), and total return from IPO to current price.
Max profit
+1212.15% (13.1 times)
- Buy
- Mar 5, 2009
- $6.54
- Sell
- Nov 27, 2024
- $85.76
Buying MET at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $13,121.47.
Max drawdown
-82.37% (fell to 18% of peak)
- Peak
- Oct 5, 2007
- $37.07
- Trough
- Mar 5, 2009
- $6.54
The worst decline for MET was -82.37% (fell to 18% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+808.71% (9.09 times)
- IPO
- Apr 5, 2000
- $7.61
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $69.16
A $1,000 investment in MET at IPO would be worth $9,087.1 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is MetLife (MET) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- MetLife (MET) stock's all-time low was $6.54 on Mar 5, 2009. The all-time high was $85.76 on Nov 27, 2024.
What if you invested $1,000 in MetLife (MET) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying MetLife (MET) stock at the all-time low ($6.54 on Mar 5, 2009) and selling at the peak ($85.76 on Nov 27, 2024) would have turned $1,000 into $13,121.47. Historical return: +1212.15% (13.1 times).
What are MetLife (MET)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for MetLife (MET) stock was Mar 5, 2009 (all-time low at $6.54). The best sell date was Nov 27, 2024 at $85.76. This investment would have returned +1212.15% (13.1 times).
What was MetLife (MET) stock's maximum drawdown?
- MetLife (MET) stock's worst decline was -82.37% (fell to 18% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $37.07 on Oct 5, 2007. Trough: $6.54 on Mar 5, 2009. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $176.34 at the trough.
What if you bought MetLife (MET) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in MetLife (MET) stock at IPO ($7.61 on Apr 5, 2000) would be worth $9,087.1 today. Historical return: +808.71% (9.09 times). Current stock price: $69.16 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in MetLife (MET) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in MetLife (MET) stock 5 years ago ($51.32 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $1,347.6 today. Historical return: +34.76% (1.35 times). Current stock price: $69.16 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in MetLife (MET) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in MetLife (MET) stock 10 years ago ($28 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $2,470.23 today. Historical return: +147.02% (2.47 times). Current stock price: $69.16 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in MetLife (MET) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in MetLife (MET) stock 20 years ago ($26.16 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $2,643.45 today. Historical return: +164.34% (2.64 times). Current stock price: $69.16 as of Mar 16, 2026.
About this data
- How does the investment calculator work?
- Enter an investment amount and a start date. We use historical stock prices to calculate how many shares you would have bought, then apply the current price to show your hypothetical portfolio value and return.
- What are Historical extremes?
- Max profit: buy at all-time low, sell at the highest price after. Max drawdown: the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. IPO to current: total return from IPO date to the latest price.
- What is Max drawdown?
- Maximum drawdown is the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. It shows the worst drop from any prior high to a subsequent low. Peak and Trough are the dates and prices at which this decline occurred.
- Does this include dividends?
- The calculator uses adjusted closing prices when available, which account for stock splits and dividends. For the most accurate results, we recommend using data that includes dividend adjustments.
- Where does the price data come from?
- Historical prices are from Yahoo Finance, adjusted for stock splits and dividends. We use adjusted close for all calculations.
- How are the dollar amounts in the cards calculated?
- The dollar amounts in Historical extremes use the investment amount you select in the calculator above (e.g. $1,000). They show what your investment would have been worth at the Buy/Peak/IPO date versus the Sell/Trough/Current date.
- What date range can I use?
- The available date range depends on our historical price data for MET. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.