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MetLife cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, MetLife's operations generated $17.09bn of cash. It returned $1.51bn in dividends and $2.88bn through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ billions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

MetLife: cash flow statement, annual
Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Cash from operations3.88.010.317.216.116.414.114.812.311.713.811.612.313.013.714.617.115.6
Depreciation and amortisation0.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.10.10.10.10.10.1
Stock-based pay0.10.10.10.20.20.20.10.10.10.10.20.10.20.20.20.20.1—
Dividends paid0.60.80.80.81.11.51.71.71.71.71.61.71.61.61.61.51.51.5
Share buybacks0.00.0—0.00.01.01.90.42.94.02.31.24.33.33.13.22.92.4
Shares issued0.0—3.01.01.01.00.00.0——————————

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from MetLife's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to MetLife.