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MetLife Announces Full Year and 4Q 2025 Results

MetLife Announces Full Year and 4Q 2025 Results

Full Year Results

  • Net income was $3.2 billion, or $4.71 per share.
  • Adjusted earnings per share, excluding total notable items, up 10%1 to $8.89.
  • Premiums, fees and other revenues (PFOs) increased 10% to $57.6 billion.
  • Adjusted PFOs, excluding pension risk transfers (PRT), were up 5% to $49.8 billion.
  • RIS record sales, including transactions of $14.2 billion in PRT and $11.1 billion of U.K. longevity reinsurance.
  • Beat free cash flow ratio and direct expense ratio2 targets.
  • ROE was 12.9%. Adjusted ROE, excluding total notable items, was 16%, at midpoint of target range.
  • Book value per share (BVPS) up 14% to $39.02. Adjusted BVPS increased 4% to $57.07.
  • Returned nearly $4.4 billion to shareholders.
  • Holding company cash and liquid assets totaled $3.6 billion at year end, within target range.

Fourth Quarter Results

  • Net income was $778 million, or $1.17 per share.
  • Adjusted earnings increased 13% to $1.6 billion, driven by variable investment income, strong volume growth and improved expense margins.
  • Adjusted earnings per share, excluding total notable items, increased 24% to $2.58.
  • PFOs increased 29% to $18.7 billion. Adjusted PFOs, excluding PRT, up 8% to $12.8 billion.
  • Net investment income up 10% to $5.9 billion.
  • Variable investment income was $497 million, primarily reflecting higher private equity returns.
     
 

Earnings
Per Share


 

4Q 2025


 
Net Income $ 1.17
 
Adjusted
Earnings
$ 2.49
 
 
     
 

Return
on Equity (ROE)


 

4Q 2025


 
ROE 12.0%
 
Adjusted
ROE
17.6%
 
 

 

Comment from Michel Khalaf, President and Chief Executive Officer:

MetLife delivered record fourth quarter results, underscoring the strength of our diversified businesses and the disciplined execution of our all-weather New Frontier strategy.
For the full year, we achieved 10% adjusted earnings per share growth, 16% adjusted return on equity, and beat our direct expense and free cash flow ratio targets, while returning nearly $4.4 billion to shareholders. We made significant progress in advancing our New Frontier priorities, completing key strategic transactions and entering new partnerships to extend our market leadership, expand our global reach, and enhance capital flexibility.
We are confident that the foundation built in 2025 positions MetLife to accelerate growth responsibly and deploy capital prudently to deliver on our New Frontier commitments.