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MET (MetLife) 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate : 4.40% (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is MetLife 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate?

MetLife's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $0.55.

During the past 12 months, MetLife's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.40% 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. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

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.

MetLife's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.28. As of today, MetLife's Dividend Yield % is 2.69%.

Warning Sign:

MetLife Inc stock dividend yield is close to 10-year low.

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Competitive Comparison of MetLife's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, MetLife's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate data, can be viewed below:

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MetLife's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, MetLife's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where MetLife's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate falls into.



MetLife 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Calculation

This is the average annual rate that a company has been raising its dividends. The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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MetLife  (NYSE:MET) 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate 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 Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Sep. 2024 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=0.545/ 1.95
=0.28

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 0.5450002024-11-052024-11-052024-12-16Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.5450002024-08-062024-08-062024-09-10Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.5450002024-05-062024-05-072024-06-11Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.5200002024-02-052024-02-062024-03-14Cash DividendquarterlyUSD: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

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=2.155/80.12
=2.69 %

Current Share Price is $80.12.
MetLife's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $2.155.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of MetLife was 7.14%. The lowest was 2.41%. And the median was 3.30%.

Warning Sign:

MetLife Inc stock dividend yield is close to 10-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.


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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.
Executives
Bill Pappas officer: EVP, Global Tech. & Ops. METLIFE, INC., 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166
Ramy Tadros officer: President, U.S. Business 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166
Michel Khalaf director, officer: President & CEO 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166
Marlene Debel officer: EVP & Chief Risk Officer METLIFE, INC., 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166
Jeh C. Johnson director 77 BEALE ST., P.O. BOX 770000, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94177
Robert Glenn Hubbard director 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY, WILMINGTON DE 19809
Susan M Podlogar officer: EVP & Chief HR Officer 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166
Steven J Goulart officer: EVP & Chief Investment Officer 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166
Carla A Harris director 702 SW 8TH STREET, BENTONVILLE AR 72716
Gerald L Hassell director
Diana Mckenzie director METLIFE, 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166
Carlos M Gutierrez director 5 GREENWAY PLAZA, STE 110, HOUSTON TX 77046
Denise M Morrison director METLIFE, 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166
Mark A Weinberger director METLIFE, INC., 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166
William E Kennard director METLIFE, INC., 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166