MetLife Stock Price, News & Analysis

MetLife (NYSE: MET) reported 3Q 2025 results on November 5, 2025. Adjusted earnings rose 15% to $1.58B and adjusted EPS increased 22% to $2.37. Net income was $818M or $1.22 per share, down 36% and 33% respectively versus last year, driven by net derivative and investment losses. Net investment income grew 16% to $6.09B; variable investment income jumped to $483M (+198%). Adjusted ROE was 16.9%; book value per share rose 1% to $39.52 and adjusted BVPS to $56.57. The company returned about $875M to shareholders and held $4.9B in holding company cash and liquid assets.

MetLife (NYSE: MET) and Alight (NYSE: ALIT) announced a strategic collaboration to add MetLife institutional income annuities to the Alight Worklife platform, which serves nearly 12 million defined contribution participants.

The integration makes MetLife Guaranteed Income (MGI) fixed immediate annuities and Retirement Income Insurance® (RII) QLAC fixed deferred annuities available inside DC plans, enabled by annuity-friendly provisions of the SECURE Act and SECURE 2.0. The firms said the move aims to help participants convert savings into predictable lifetime monthly income and to provide plan sponsors streamlined administration and educational tools.

Empathy and MetLife (NYSE:MET) announced the launch of Leave Support, a digital platform to guide employees through leaves of absence, return-to-work planning, and ongoing well-being. The solution complements MetLife's My Leave Navigator and is backed by a dedicated Care Team. The partners cite U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and SHRM data on leave prevalence and organizational impact and say Leave Support aims to reduce stress, streamline claim processing, and improve return outcomes. Leave Support will be available exclusively through MetLife starting later in 2025.

MetLife (NYSE: MET) presents Triangle Tech X (TTX), a free virtual STEM conference on October 28-29, 2025 that connects a global audience with experts across technology, academia and STEM fields.

The program focuses on how organizations and people can thrive in the digital age, covering topics such as AI, agility, talent retention, trust and multidisciplinary innovation. Featured speakers include Jennifer Aaker, Pascal Belaud, Cathy Bessant, Zack Kass, Henry Coutinho-Mason and Gitanjali Rao. Live sessions and replays are available; registration is required to access the live event and on-demand recordings.

MetLife Pet Insurance (NYSE:MET) and the Association of Animal Welfare Advancement awarded the Golden Beagle to Minnetonka-based The Bond Between on October 14, 2025.

The award recognizes the group’s animal welfare programs and provides a $20,000 grant to support services that prevent animal homelessness. Founded in 2009, The Bond Between has rescued over 32,000 animals and reported more than 3,100 adoptions in 2024. Programs cited include shelter care, low-cost vet clinics, a pet food shelf, respite foster care, assisted-living animal visits, and pet-loss support groups.

The grant aims to help expand access to care and sustain the organization’s holistic animal well-being efforts.

MetLife (NYSE: MET) will hold its third quarter 2025 earnings conference call and audio webcast on Thursday, November 6, 2025, from 9:00–10:00 a.m. ET.

The call follows MetLife's issuance of its Q3 2025 earnings news release and Third Quarter 2025 Financial Supplement on Wednesday, November 5, 2025 after market close. Materials and the live webcast will be available on the MetLife Investor Relations webpage.

A live registration link is provided for listeners, and replays will be available by telephone and online beginning 11:00 a.m. ET on November 6, 2025 through 11:59 p.m. ET on November 13, 2025.

MetLife (NYSE: MET) announced a fourth quarter 2025 common stock dividend of $0.5675 per share. The dividend is payable on Dec. 9, 2025 to shareholders of record as of Nov. 4, 2025. The release restates MetLife's business focus on insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management and notes forward-looking statement cautions tied to SEC filings.

MetLife (NYSE:MET) reports from its 2025 Pension Risk Transfer Poll show U.S. plan sponsors accelerating de‑risking: 94% of defined benefit plans with de‑risking goals intend to fully divest liabilities and 80% plan to do so within five years. The poll cites market volatility (45%) and interest rate changes (41%) as top catalysts, and finds 62% prioritizing participant data cleansing. Market scale has grown from under $14B in 2015 to nearly $52B in 2024, with PRT volumes projected to reach $100B by 2030. The average planned transfer size reported is $608 million, and the market now lists over 20 active insurers, enabling split deals and reinsurance strategies.

MetLife (NYSE: MET) has released concerning new workforce data showing significant declines in employee sentiment. The study reveals that only 53% of employees feel valued (down 10% from last year) and employee engagement has dropped to 66% (down 6% from 2024).

Despite 75% of employees planning to stay with their current employers, the research identified troubling trends: 39% report burnout (up 3%) and 56% feel less connected to work. The study also exposed significant gaps in benefits coverage, with 90% of employees interested in Accident and Critical Illness insurance, but only 32% and 26% enrolled, respectively.

MetLife's research demonstrates that employees who understand and are satisfied with their benefits are 1.4 times more likely to feel engaged and 1.2 times more likely to be productive at work.