MetLife's dividends per share for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.52. Its dividends per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.06. Its Dividend Payout Ratio for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.27. As of today, MetLife's Dividend Yield % is 2.98%.
Warning Sign:
MetLife Inc stock dividend yield is close to 1-year low.
During the past 12 months, MetLife's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.00% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.20% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.40% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.90% per year.
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During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of MetLife was 36.90% per year. The lowest was 3.40% per year. And the median was 9.35% per year.
For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.
MetLife Dividends per Share Historical Data
The historical data trend for MetLife's Dividends per Share can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
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MetLife Annual Data
Trend
Dec14
Dec15
Dec16
Dec17
Dec18
Dec19
Dec20
Dec21
Dec22
Dec23
Dividends per Share
1.74
1.82
1.90
1.98
2.06
MetLife Quarterly Data
Mar19
Jun19
Sep19
Dec19
Mar20
Jun20
Sep20
Dec20
Mar21
Jun21
Sep21
Dec21
Mar22
Jun22
Sep22
Dec22
Mar23
Jun23
Sep23
Dec23
Dividends per Share
0.50
0.50
0.52
0.52
0.52
Competitive Comparison
For the Insurance - Life subindustry, MetLife's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
MetLife Dividend Yield % Distribution
For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, MetLife's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where MetLife's Dividend Yield % falls into.
MetLife Dividends per Share Calculation
Dividends paid to per common share.
MetLife (NYSE:MET) Dividends per Share Explanation
1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.
MetLife's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of MetLife was 0.50. The lowest was 0.24. And the median was 0.32.
2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.
MetLife Recent Full-Year* Dividend History
Amount
Ex-date
Record Date
Pay Date
Type
Frequency
Forex Rate
USD 0.520
2024-02-05
2024-02-06
2024-03-14
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.520
2023-11-08
2023-11-09
2023-12-14
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.520
2023-08-07
2023-08-08
2023-09-14
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.520
2023-05-08
2023-05-09
2023-06-14
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.
MetLife's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as
Current Share Price is $69.95.
MetLife's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $2.08.
During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of MetLife was 7.14%. The lowest was 2.10%. And the median was 3.23%.
Warning Sign:
MetLife Inc stock dividend yield is close to 1-year low.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
MetLife Dividends per Share Related Terms
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MetLife is one of the largest life insurers in the U.S. by assets and provides a variety of insurance and financial services products. The company is organized into five segments: U.S., Asia, Latin America, EMEA, and MetLife Holdings. The U.S. business contributes around 41% of earnings and is broken into the group benefits segment and the retirement solutions segment. The Asia segment contributes around 28% of earnings and is mainly composed of the Japan business with increasing contributions from India, China, and Bangladesh. The company also holds leading market positions in Mexico and Chile with the Latin America segment contributing around 6% of earnings. The EMEA and the MetLife segments contribute around 5% and 20% of earnings, respectively.
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