MetLife, Inc. · MET · NYSE
Dividend report · updated Nov 12, 2026
$101.88 -1.03% on the day, -$1.06
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Yearly payout / yield
$2.37·2.33%
$0.5925 quarterly x 4 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.5925/qtr
pays ~Feb 4, 2027 (est.) ⓘ
Next ex-date
Feb 2, 2027est.
own by Feb 1, 2027 ⓘ
Years without a cut
25+ yrs
12 yrs of raises ⓘ
Recession record
2008raised2020raised2022raised
raised through all three ⓘ
Yield vs history ⓘ
21
Below its usual yield
MET share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
MET Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y +3.5%3Y +4.1%5Y +4.1%10Y +5.2%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). Light bar = declared, not yet paid. The enlarge button shows all 69 payments since 2000.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year. 2026: the solid bar is paid so far; the dashed box on top is expected (1 declared and not yet paid), not a promise.
Next 5 years if the pace holds
If the recent pace holds — one-off jumps left out. Not a forecast. Pace: +4.22% a year, its typical raise over the last 5 years. Today's $2.37 a year would be $2.91 by 2031 - 2.86% on today's $101.88 price.

How Many MET Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?

At $2.37 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 2,532 MET shares, about $257,960 at the Nov 12, 2026 close of $101.88. $1,000 a month takes about 5,064 shares, about $515,920. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

MetLife (MET) pays $0.5925 a share quarterly, $2.37 a year, a 2.33% run-rate yield at the Nov 12, 2026 close of $101.88. It has paid since 2000 and raised its annual dividend 12 years in a row.

At today’s rate of $0.5925 quarterly and the last close of $101.88, this is what MET pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.5925$0.20$2.37
100 shares$59.25$19.75$237.00
$10,000 invested (98.2 shares)$58.16$19.39$232.63
2,532 shares ($500/mo)$1,500.21$500.07$6,000.84
5,064 shares ($1,000/mo)$3,000.42$1,000.14$12,001.68

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 MET shares reinvest into 0.58 new shares each payment, about 2.3 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 172 shares. Raises speed that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with MET’s own history in the MET DRIP calculator.

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An algorithmic rating built from reported data, not a recommendation.
  • Coverage (EPS): are profits enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Coverage (FCF): is spare cash enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Dividend vs cash flow + debt: is the dividend paid with borrowed money report
  • Debt load: how much the balance sheet leans on borrowing rating
  • Debt interest coverage: can profits easily pay the interest bill rating
  • Liquidity: is there cash for debts due this year rating
  • Earnings direction: are sales and profits growing or shrinking report
  • Raise streak: how many years in a row it raised see details
  • Years without a cut: how long since the last dividend cut see details
  • Raise vs trend: are recent raises keeping their usual pace history
  • Yield vs history: is today’s yield high or low versus its past rating
  • Recession record: what the dividend did in past crashes history
  • Crash record: what the dividend did in the 2008 crash history

MET Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

21/100Below its usual yieldvs its 10-yr history
  • MET yields 2.33% today, at the Nov 12, 2026 close of $101.88.
  • Its own 10-year median is 3.11%, so today’s yield is below its usual level.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
2.37% low4.20% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 10-year median. A higher yield than usual means a lower price against the payout.

Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report

How it works. Each month-end over the last 10 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.

When Is MET’s Next Dividend? Ex-Date and Pay Date After December 2026

MET has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 91 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Feb 2, 2027, with the cash around Feb 4, 2027. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.5925 a share, went ex on Nov 3, 2026 and pays Dec 8, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 91 days (quarterly)
  • Payment: usually about 2 days after the ex-date
  • Next earnings report: Feb 3, 2027

Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.

How Often Does MET Pay?

MET pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Feb, May, Aug and Dec, with ex-dates in Feb, May, Aug and Nov. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.

Paid in the last 12 months
$1.75 a share, in 3 payments.
-22.0% against the 12 months before ($2.25 in 4 payments).
Cash that landed, by pay date. The yield up top uses today’s rate instead, so a raise or a cut shows there first.
Payout months
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pays in Feb, May, Aug and Dec. Ex-dates fall in Feb, May, Aug and Nov (latest 4 payments).
Raise history
  • Streak: 12 years of higher annual totals (through 2025)
  • Last raise: May 12, 2026 - $0.568 to $0.593 (+$0.025, +4.40%)
  • Usual $ step: $0.023 (median of the raises before it)
Coverage
  • EPS payout: 30.3% - $2.32 paid / $7.68 EPS (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 60.0% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
Deposits, loans and policy float run through operating cash flow here, so it does not measure dividend coverage.

MET vs Similar Dividend Stocks (ALL, DBOEY...)

Against the 10 dividend-paying Financial Services companies closest to MET in market value, MET’s 2.33% run-rate yield is above the group’s middle yield of 1.78%, and its raise streak of 12 years is the 5th longest. A higher yield than the group is not a bonus by itself: it is often the market pricing in a cut, so read it next to the rating and the coverage behind it.

Ticker Dividend ⓘ Yield Safety Rating Recessions ⓘ No cut ⓘ
MET $101.88MetLife $0.5925/qtr$2.37/yr fwd 2.33% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 32008 raised2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000 record 25+ yrsraised 12 yrs in a row
ALL $262.14Allstate $1.08/qtr$4.32/yr fwd 1.65% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Cut in 20092000 raised2008 cut2020 raised2022 raised 16 yrsraised 15 yrs in a row
DBOEY $35.91Deutsche Börse AG $0.495/yr 1.38% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 2 yrsraised 2 yrs in a row
NRDBY $18.70Nordea Bank Abp $0.39/yr 2.09% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 5 yrsno raise streak
AFL $127.08Aflac $0.61/qtr$2.44/yr fwd 1.92% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 40+ yrsraised 40 yrs in a row
NDAQ $109.70Nasdaq $0.31/qtr$1.24/yr fwd 1.13% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in both2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000/2008 record 12+ yrsraised 12 yrs in a row
TFC $50.27Truist Financial $0.52/qtr$2.08/yr fwd 4.14% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Cut in 20092000 raised2008 cut2020 raised2022 raised 16 yrsno raise streak
GWLIF $66.84Great-West Lifeco $0.484/qtr$1.94/yr fwd 2.90% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 3+ yrsraised 2 yrs in a row
SCRYY $3.95SCOR Se $0.222/yr 5.62% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 5+ yrsraised 2 yrs in a row
AON $336.58Aon $0.82/qtr$3.28/yr fwd 0.97% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Cut in 20022000 cut2008 held2020 raised2022 raised 23 yrsraised 14 yrs in a row
AJG $281.97Arthur J. Gallagher $0.70/qtr$2.80/yr fwd 0.99% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 36+ yrsraised 15 yrs in a row

Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: MET vs ALL, MET vs DBOEY, MET vs NRDBY.

MET Dividend History: Every Payment Since 2000

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Nov 3, 2026Dec 8, 2026$0.5925QuarterlyDeclared
Aug 4, 2026Aug 6, 2026$0.593QuarterlyRegular
May 12, 2026May 14, 2026$0.593QuarterlyRegular
Feb 3, 2026Feb 5, 2026$0.568QuarterlyRegular
Nov 4, 2025Nov 6, 2025$0.568QuarterlyRegular
Aug 5, 2025Aug 7, 2025$0.568QuarterlyRegular
May 6, 2025May 8, 2025$0.568QuarterlyRegular
Feb 4, 2025Feb 6, 2025$0.545QuarterlyRegular
Nov 5, 2024Nov 7, 2024$0.545QuarterlyRegular
Aug 6, 2024Aug 8, 2024$0.545QuarterlyRegular
The other 59 MET payments come with a paid plan.
Show all 69 payments »
Newest first. Amounts are per share as paid, restated for splits; frequency is the schedule on file for that payment; a payment over 2.5x its neighbours is marked special.
From reported payments, prices and filings — data, not investment advice.

What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for MET

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MET Dividend Questions

How often does MET pay dividends?

MET pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Feb, May, Aug and Dec, with ex-dates in Feb, May, Aug and Nov. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.

Does MET pay dividends monthly?

No. MET pays quarterly, 4 times a year. For payers that pay every month, see the monthly dividend stocks.

When is the next MET dividend?

MET has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 91 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Feb 2, 2027, with the cash around Feb 4, 2027. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.5925 a share, went ex on Nov 3, 2026 and pays Dec 8, 2026. The current rate is $0.5925 per share, $2.37 a year.

Does MET pay a dividend in February 2027?

Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Feb 2, 2027, with the cash around Feb 4, 2027, so a payment in February 2027 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.

How much does MET pay per share?

MET pays $0.5925 a share quarterly, $2.37 a year. At the Nov 12, 2026 close of $101.88 that is a 2.33% run-rate yield, below its usual level: its own 10-year median is 3.11%.

Has MET raised its dividend?

Yes. MET has raised its annual dividend 12 years in a row, through 2025. The latest raise, on May 12, 2026, took the rate from $0.568 to $0.593 (+4.40%). Over five years the dividend grew 4.1% a year.

Is MET’s dividend safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. MET paid out 30% of its earnings as dividends over the 4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026. It has raised its dividend 12 years in a row and gone 25+ years without a cut. Through the market crashes: it raised the dividend through the 2008, 2020 and 2022 crashes. There is no 2000 record on file. This is data, not investment advice. The full 8-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my MET dividends?

Add MET to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run MET in the DRIP calculator.

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How this page is built: the rate is the latest regular dividend per share; run-rate yield = rate × payments per year ÷ last close (Nov 12, 2026), never a trailing 12-month total, which lags after a raise and hides a cut. Specials and one-off payments never count in the rate; a payer whose regular payments differ in size is annualized over its last full cycle of regular payments. Raise streak = consecutive calendar years with a higher amount per payment than the year before; years without a cut = years in which the amount per payment held within 1%. The Dividend Safety Rating reads 8 visible lines: coverage, streak, raise pace and yield range for dividend stocks; NAV trend, NAV funding and payout stability for income funds. Similar payers = the same sector or fund group, nearest in market value or fund size. Payments, prices and filings come from DRIPCALC’s price and dividend database. History is not a forecast. This is data, not investment advice.