MetLife Balance Sheet
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At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
MetLife financial position
At the end of fiscal 2025, MetLife reported total assets of $745.17 billion, up 10.0% from a year earlier against total liabilities of $716.25 billion. Shareholders' equity stood at $28.40 billion, or 3.8% of assets. The company held $22.03 billion in cash and equivalents against $14.82 billion of debt, a net cash position of $7.21 billion.
Debt-to-equity was 0.52.
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MetLife balance sheet (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-12-31 | FY 20242024-12-31 | FY 20232023-12-31 | FY 20222022-12-31 | FY 20212021-12-31 | FY 20202020-12-31 | FY 20192019-12-31 | FY 20182018-12-31 | FY 20172017-12-31 | FY 20162016-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | 22.03B | 20.07B | 20.64B | 20.20B | 20.05B | 19.80B | 16.60B | 15.82B | 12.70B | 12.65B |
| Short-Term Investments | 3.60B | 5.16B | 6.04B | 4.93B | 7.18B | 3.90B | 3.85B | 3.94B | 4.87B | 6.52B |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | 1.10B | 1.00B | 952.00M | 863.00M | 883.00M | 1.10B | 957.00M | 931.00M | — | — |
| Goodwill | 9.61B | 8.90B | 9.24B | 9.30B | 9.54B | 10.11B | 9.31B | 9.42B | 9.59B | 9.22B |
| Intangible Assets | 636.00M | 710.00M | 794.00M | 876.00M | 972.00M | 1.10B | 335.00M | 384.00M | 459.00M | 509.00M |
| Total Assets | 745.17B | 677.46B | 687.58B | 663.07B | 759.71B | 795.15B | 740.46B | 687.54B | 719.89B | 898.76B |
| Short-Term Debt | 355.00M | 465.00M | 119.00M | 175.00M | 341.00M | 393.00M | 235.00M | 268.00M | 477.00M | 242.00M |
| Long-Term Debt | 14.47B | 15.09B | 15.55B | 14.65B | 13.93B | 14.60B | 13.47B | 12.83B | 15.69B | 16.44B |
| Total Liabilities | 716.25B | 649.75B | 657.33B | 632.95B | 691.96B | 720.33B | 674.08B | 634.58B | 661.02B | 831.06B |
| Shareholders' Equity | 28.40B | 27.45B | 30.02B | 29.88B | 67.48B | 74.56B | 66.14B | 52.74B | 58.68B | 67.53B |
| Retained Earnings | 44.29B | 42.63B | 40.15B | 40.33B | 41.20B | 36.49B | 33.08B | 28.93B | 26.53B | 34.68B |
| Total Debt | 14.82B | 15.55B | 15.67B | 14.82B | 14.27B | 15.00B | 13.70B | 13.10B | 16.16B | 16.68B |
| Net Cash (Debt) | 10.81B | 9.67B | 11.02B | 10.31B | 12.95B | 8.70B | 6.75B | 6.66B | 1.41B | 2.49B |
| Shares Outstanding | 655.33M | 689.21M | 730.82M | 779.10M | 825.54M | 892.91M | 915.34M | 958.61M | 1.04B | 1.10B |
This table shows 10 annual periods of MetLife's balance sheet, from FY 2025 back to FY 2016, across 15 line items including cash & equivalents, short-term investments, property, plant & equipment. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow MET's reporting calendar. What is a balance sheet?