MetLife stock gains 1.42% as Q3 growth spans all six segments
Published on 11/10/2026 at 16:03 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSMetLife broadens quarterly growth
- Adjusted earnings per share excluding notable items reached a company record in the third quarter.
- Revenue growth extended across all six business segments.
- Management reaffirmed its New Frontier strategy and capital-return focus.
MetLife stock traded at 91.32 euros on Lang & Schwarz at 16:00 CET on Tuesday, November 10, 2026. That was 1.42 percent above the 90.04-euro quote in the previous report published on November 9.
MetLife reported its third-quarter results on Wednesday, November 4, after the US market close. In the official earnings release, adjusted earnings per share excluding total notable items rose 22 percent from a year earlier to 2.85 US dollars, the highest quarterly level in company history.
Record earnings meet broad expansion
Adjusted earnings increased 12 percent to 1.8 billion US dollars. MetLife attributed the improvement to higher variable investment income, broad-based volume growth and favorable underwriting. Premiums, fees and other revenues rose 12 percent to 14.1 billion US dollars.
Adjusted premiums, fees and other revenues excluding pension risk transfers increased 8 percent to 13.5 billion US dollars, with growth reported across all six business segments. Group Benefits generated adjusted earnings of 523 million US dollars, while Retirement and Income Solutions produced 413 million US dollars before notable items.
Adjusted return on equity excluding notable items reached 19.6 percent, above the company's full-year target range of 15 to 17 percent. The quarter included 46 million US dollars of notable items, mainly related to the annual actuarial assumption review, so the record per-share result requires a distinction between reported adjusted earnings and the measure excluding those items.
Capital returns remain in focus
MetLife reported net income of 2.4 billion US dollars, or 3.67 US dollars per share. Chief Executive Michel Khalaf linked the quarter to the New Frontier strategy, disciplined execution, underwriting, volume growth and higher investment returns. Management also said it remained on track for its full-year free-cash-flow-ratio and direct-expense-ratio targets.
MetLife Inc. investor facts
- Company: MetLife Inc.
- ISIN: US59156R1086
- Ticker: MET
- Home exchange: New York Stock Exchange
- Lang & Schwarz quote: 91.32 euros at 16:00 CET on November 10, 2026
- Third-quarter adjusted EPS excluding notable items: 2.85 US dollars
- Third-quarter adjusted return on equity excluding notable items: 19.6 percent
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