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Quality65

Valuation remains strong (avg 85/100), but business quality is pulling the composite down (avg 53/100).

Broad-market heuristics · Not a buy/sell signal

Valuation and growth

Earnings Multiple
90/100
19.7x

Under 20x, reasonable relative to earnings

Price / Book
80/100
2.38x

2.4x book, moderate premium to equity

Revenue Growth
50/100
3.7%

2–5% CAGR, growing but slowly

Book Value Growth
100/100
8.3%

Above 8% book-value compounding, strong

Business Quality & Capital Allocation

Share Dilution
100/100
-20.0%

Shrinking >2%, active buybacks

Return on Equity
80/100
13.2%

10–15%, healthy ROE

Capital Adequacy
30/100
3.6%

3.6% equity/assets, thin

Margin Trend
0/100
-3.1pp

Net margin compressed >2pp, profitability pressure

MetLife (MET) quality: score, margins and returns

MetLife (MET) scores 65/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score (a solid business), a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, on 8.3% operating margins and 18.4% ROIC. Every metric is computed from SEC filings; this is analysis, not investment advice.

Frequently asked

Is MetLife (MET) a high-quality business?+

MetLife scores 65 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which rates it a solid business on these measures. Recent figures include a 8.3% operating margin and a 18.4% return on invested capital. Quality and price are separate questions: even a great business can be a poor investment if you overpay, so read this score alongside the valuation. The metric-by-metric breakdown is on this scorecard.

What does MetLife's quality score measure?+

Intrinsiqq's quality score weighs profitability, returns on capital, revenue growth, and balance-sheet strength, using measures suited to banks, insurers and other financial companies (where free-cash-flow and operating-margin metrics do not apply), each computed from MET's SEC filings rather than opinion or sentiment. A higher score means a more durable, capital-efficient business; it is not a buy or sell signal. Open each metric on this page to see exactly where MetLife scores well and where it falls behind.

What is MetLife's return on invested capital (ROIC)?+

MetLife earns about 18.4% on its invested capital, which is strong. ROIC measures how much profit a company generates per dollar put to work; sustained ROIC above its cost of capital is one of the clearest signs of a real competitive moat. Compare it to MET's margins and growth on this scorecard to judge durability.

How profitable is MetLife?+

MetLife runs an operating margin of about 8.3% and a net margin of about 4.6%. Revenue has grown at roughly 2.6% a year recently. High, stable margins usually point to pricing power and operating discipline. Margins are most telling next to growth and returns on capital, all of which feed this quality score. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.

How the market compares: US profitability statistics

SourceQuality score computed from the 10-Q filed 31 Jul 2026, covering the period ending 30 Jun 2026, as reported to the SEC. Data last refreshed 2 Oct 2026. How this is calculated.

Fiscal year ends Dec. Sector medians are approximate S&P 500 benchmarks and update periodically. Checks use broad-market heuristics, so sector norms may differ, and the valuation checks are more cyclical than the quality checks.

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MET is in 301 US ETFs. The largest of them, with MET's weight in each:

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