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MetLife, Inc. provides insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management through subsidiaries and affiliates serving individual and institutional customers. Founded in 1868, the company operates in more than 40 markets and reports activity across the United States, Asia, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East.
Company updates commonly cover quarterly results, net investment income, variable investment income, financial supplements, capital deployment and dividends. News also includes developments at MetLife Investment Management, including private fixed income origination and PineBridge Investments, as well as employee-benefits research and shareholder communications such as responses to unsolicited mini-tender offers.
MetLife (NYSE: MET) announced that president and CEO Michel Khalaf and executive vice president, CFO and head of MetLife Investment Management John McCallion will take part in a fireside chat at the 2026 KBW Annual Insurance Conference/b) on , from 9:15 a.m. to 9:55 a.m. ET. A live audio webcast and replay will be available online, with replay access open until Sept. 16, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET.
MetLife (NYSE: MET) declared third-quarter 2026 preferred stock dividends on four series. Series A (MET PRA) will pay a quarterly dividend of $0.31471411 per share. Series D will pay a semi-annual dividend of $29.375 per share. Series E (MET PRE) and Series F (MET PRF) will pay quarterly dividends of $351.5625 and $296.875 per share, respectively, or $0.3515625 and $0.296875 per depositary share. All dividends are payable on September 15, 2026, to shareholders of record as of August 31, 2026.
MetLife (NYSE: MET), through MetLife Pet Insurance, announced a partnership with America's VetDogs, a national nonprofit that provides service dogs at no cost to veterans, first responders and active-duty service members with disabilities. MetLife Pet Insurance will sponsor the training and development of a three-month-old black Labrador Retriever named Charlie, who is being raised in the New York Tri-State Area through America’s VetDogs’ Puppy with a Purpose® program.
According to MetLife, the support covers early socialization, basic training and preparation for advanced service-dog work, which can cost more than $50,000 per assistance dog. Throughout Charlie’s 14–18 month development and subsequent advanced training, MetLife Pet Insurance and America’s VetDogs plan to share training milestones and behind-the-scenes updates with customers, employees and supporters.
MetLife (NYSE: MET) announced that its board of directors has approved a new $3 billion common stock repurchase authorization. This new authorization is incremental to approximately $400 million remaining under the prior program announced in April 2025, expanding MetLife’s capacity to repurchase its shares.
MetLife (NYSE: MET) announced that executive vice president, chief financial officer and head of MetLife Investment Management, John McCallion, has provided a second quarter 2026 financial update video. The video is available on MetLife’s website in the newsroom video section for investors and other stakeholders.
MetLife (NYSE: MET) reported second quarter 2026 net income of $705 million, up 1% year-over-year, or $1.09 per diluted share, up 6%. Adjusted earnings rose 15% to $1.57 billion, with adjusted EPS up 20% to $2.43. Premiums, fees and other revenues increased 7% to $13.7 billion, while adjusted PFOs excluding pension risk transfers grew 5% to $13.0 billion. Net investment income rose 18% to $6.7 billion; adjusted net investment income was $5.6 billion, up 7%.
Adjusted ROE reached 17.0%, up from 14.6%. Book value per share grew 8% to $38.59 and adjusted BVPS 3% to $57.71. The company returned over $1.1 billion to shareholders via repurchases and dividends, and ended the quarter with $3.4 billion of holding company cash and liquid assets, within its target range.
MetLife Investment Management (NYSE: MET) closed approximately $1.2 billion in commitments to MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners Fund III (MIPEP III), its third private equity fund for institutional investors. The fund acquired about $754 million of private equity, venture capital and equity co-investments, with funded and unfunded commitments totaling $966 million, from MetLife affiliates through a managed secondary sale anchored by funds managed by Lexington Partners.
MIPEP III follows prior closings of about $1.6 billion for MIPEP I in 2022 and $1.2 billion for MIPEP II in 2024, covering nearly 80 globally diversified holdings. According to MetLife Investment Management, the MetLife general account held $14.2 billion in private equity and MIM had $736.3 billion in total assets under management as of March 31, 2026.
MetLife (NYSE: MET), through MetLife Investment Management (MIM) and partner ZOM Living, has opened Emerald at MetWest, an eight-story, 375-apartment residential community with 3,300 square feet of ground-floor retail in Tampa’s Westshore Business District, marking the completion of the 32-acre MetWest International mixed-use development.
The project now combines Class A office space, retail and dining, a hotel, and the new residential component into a walkable live-work-play campus adjacent to International Plaza, expanding housing options and amenities near Tampa International Airport and major employers.
MetLife (NYSE: MET) will release its second quarter 2026 financial results on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, after the market closes. Earnings materials will be available on the investor relations site at investor.metlife.com.
The company will host an earnings conference call via live webcast on Thursday, August 6, 2026, from 9–10 a.m. ET, with a replay accessible for seven days.
MetLife (NYSE: MET) declared a third quarter 2026 common stock dividend of $0.5925 per share. The dividend is payable on September 8, 2026 to shareholders of record as of August 4, 2026, providing investors with scheduled cash distribution details.