METLIFE INC (MET) closed fiscal year 2025 with 655 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 2.25 USD per share.
METLIFE INC (MET) closed fiscal year 2025 with 655 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 2.25 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 33.9 M shares on a net basis. Since 2008 the share count has shrunk by 26.4 %. The dividend per share was 2.25 USD, up 4.3 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 1.51 B USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 890M | 919M | 1,106M | 1,187M | 1,225M | 1,259M | 1,270M | 1,232M | 1,096M | 1,044M | 959M | 915M | 893M | 826M | 779M | 731M | 689M | 655M |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | — | 28.3M | 187M | 80.9M | 37.8M | 34.0M | 11.1M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M |
| Shares issued (%) | — | 3.08 % | 16.94 % | 6.82 % | 3.09 % | 2.70 % | 0.87 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | — | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -38.0M | -136M | -51.9M | -85.0M | -43.3M | -22.4M | -67.4M | -46.4M | -48.3M | -41.6M | -33.9M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | — | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -3.09 % | -12.46 % | -4.98 % | -8.86 % | -4.73 % | -2.51 % | -8.16 % | -5.96 % | -6.61 % | -6.04 % | -5.17 % |
| Net addition/reduction | — | 28.3M | 187M | 80.9M | 37.8M | 34.0M | 11.1M | -38.0M | -136M | -51.9M | -85.0M | -43.3M | -22.4M | -67.4M | -46.4M | -48.3M | -41.6M | -33.9M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | — | 3.08 % | 16.94 % | 6.82 % | 3.09 % | 2.70 % | 0.87 % | -3.09 % | -12.46 % | -4.98 % | -8.86 % | -4.73 % | -2.51 % | -8.16 % | -5.96 % | -6.61 % | -6.04 % | -5.17 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.90 | 1.18 | 1.48 | 1.58 | 1.60 | 1.66 | 1.74 | 1.82 | 1.90 | 1.98 | 2.06 | 2.16 | 2.25 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | 18.45 % | — | 29.40 % | 12.25 % | 61.25 % | 33.22 % | 23.76 % | 30.76 % | 204.24 % | 42.82 % | 32.75 % | 27.85 % | 30.65 % | 24.03 % | 30.24 % | 99.24 % | 34.50 % | 44.66 % |
| Number of payments | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 0.59B | 0.61B | 0.78B | 0.79B | 0.81B | 1.12B | 1.50B | 1.65B | 1.74B | 1.72B | 1.68B | 1.64B | 1.66B | 1.65B | 1.60B | 1.57B | 1.53B | 1.51B |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 2.23 % | 2.11 % | 1.65 % | 2.40 % | 2.29 % | 1.87 % | 2.41 % | 3.43 % | 3.27 % | 3.15 % | 4.09 % | 3.42 % | 3.94 % | 3.03 % | 2.76 % | 3.11 % | 2.62 % | 2.80 % |
Figures in USD
