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MetLife (BSP:METB34) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 0.90 (As of Jun. 04, 2025)


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What is MetLife Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2025-06-04), MetLife's current share price is R$444.60. MetLife's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was R$494.95. MetLife's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 0.90.

The historical rank and industry rank for MetLife's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:METB34' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.36   Med: 0.75   Max: 1.05
Current: 0.92

During the past years, MetLife's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 1.05. The lowest was 0.36. And the median was 0.75.

BSP:METB34's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked better than
59.79% of 388 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.12 vs BSP:METB34: 0.92

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 PS Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted revenue per share of a company over the past 10 years.

MetLife's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was R$153.248. Add all the adjusted revenue per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share, which is R$494.95 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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MetLife Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for MetLife's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio 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 PS Ratio Chart

MetLife Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.69 0.86 0.93 0.81 0.96

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 PS Ratio 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 0.89 0.84 0.98 0.96 0.93

Competitive Comparison of MetLife's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

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

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, MetLife's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where MetLife's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.


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MetLife Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

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

MetLife's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=444.60/494.95
=0.90

* 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 Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

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

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=153.248/134.9266*134.9266
=153.248

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

MetLife Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201506 44.580 100.684 59.742
201509 62.285 100.392 83.711
201512 29.203 99.792 39.485
201603 61.488 100.470 82.575
201606 47.053 101.688 62.433
201609 46.433 101.861 61.506
201612 38.879 101.863 51.499
201703 42.596 102.862 55.874
201706 46.695 103.349 60.962
201709 47.275 104.136 61.253
201712 49.146 104.011 63.754
201803 46.482 105.290 59.566
201806 78.031 106.317 99.029
201809 66.880 106.507 84.726
201812 61.528 105.998 78.320
201903 64.478 107.251 81.117
201906 69.649 108.070 86.958
201909 80.899 108.329 100.761
201912 75.156 108.420 93.530
202003 95.286 108.902 118.057
202006 83.386 108.767 103.441
202009 91.357 109.815 112.248
202012 105.983 109.897 130.121
202103 89.886 111.754 108.524
202106 108.179 114.631 127.332
202109 93.351 115.734 108.831
202112 110.114 117.630 126.306
202203 85.363 121.301 94.952
202206 93.356 125.017 100.756
202209 146.588 125.227 157.943
202212 107.079 125.222 115.378
202303 103.052 127.348 109.185
202306 103.305 128.729 108.279
202309 102.363 129.860 106.357
202312 125.465 129.419 130.804
202403 108.716 131.776 111.315
202406 131.747 132.554 134.105
202409 143.682 133.029 145.732
202412 160.642 133.157 162.777
202503 153.248 134.927 153.248

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue 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  (BSP:METB34) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue 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 PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


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MetLife Business Description

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.

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