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MetLife (MEX:MET) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 4.14 (As of Jun. 04, 2025)


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What is MetLife Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2025-06-04), MetLife's current share price is MXN1523.00. MetLife's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was MXN368.25. MetLife's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 4.14.

The historical rank and industry rank for MetLife's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

MEX:MET' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.78   Med: 3.83   Max: 5.21
Current: 4.53

During the past years, MetLife's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 5.21. The lowest was 1.78. And the median was 3.83.

MEX:MET's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
84.94% of 312 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 13.155 vs MEX:MET: 4.53

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

MetLife's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was MXN126.918. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is MXN368.25 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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MetLife Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for MetLife's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

MetLife Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.33 4.07 4.55 4.04 4.82

MetLife Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.44 4.19 4.87 4.82 4.58

Competitive Comparison of MetLife's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, MetLife's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, MetLife's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where MetLife's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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MetLife Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.

MetLife's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=1523.00/368.25
=4.14

* 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's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, MetLife's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=126.918/134.9266*134.9266
=126.918

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

MetLife Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201506 58.428 100.684 78.299
201509 39.466 100.392 53.042
201512 69.404 99.792 93.839
201603 29.704 100.470 39.891
201606 71.550 101.688 94.937
201609 51.019 101.861 67.581
201612 105.096 101.863 139.209
201703 35.955 102.862 47.163
201706 56.812 103.349 74.170
201709 80.180 104.136 103.888
201712 37.911 104.011 49.179
201803 22.544 105.290 28.890
201806 107.633 106.317 136.597
201809 66.039 106.507 83.661
201812 25.876 105.998 32.938
201903 41.724 107.251 52.491
201906 48.118 108.070 60.076
201909 87.410 108.329 108.871
201912 105.614 108.420 131.434
202003 47.074 108.902 58.324
202006 21.386 108.767 26.529
202009 91.705 109.815 112.675
202012 113.138 109.897 138.906
202103 34.278 111.754 41.386
202106 52.108 114.631 61.334
202109 83.709 115.734 97.591
202112 123.579 117.630 141.751
202203 48.908 121.301 54.402
202206 108.506 125.017 117.107
202209 108.275 125.227 116.662
202212 56.785 125.222 61.186
202303 46.747 127.348 49.529
202306 67.676 128.729 70.934
202309 80.120 129.860 83.246
202312 118.370 129.419 123.407
202403 53.042 131.776 54.310
202406 89.460 132.554 91.061
202409 116.653 133.029 118.317
202412 137.793 133.157 139.624
202503 126.918 134.927 126.918

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


MetLife  (MEX:MET) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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MetLife Business Description

Industry
Address
200 Park Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10166-0188
MetLife is one of the largest life insurers in the us by assets and provides a variety of insurance and financial-services products. It is organized into five segments: us, Asia, Latin America, Europe/Middle East/Africa, and MetLife Holdings. The us business contributes around 50% of earnings and is broken into the group benefits segment and the retirement solutions segment. The Asia segment contributes around 22% 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 13% of earnings. The EMEA and MetLife Holdings segments contribute around 4% and 11% of earnings, respectively.