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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · MetLife (MET)

MetLife raises return target as Q4 adjusted EPS rises 14% to $2.09

Positive Impact 4 of 5 guidance Written later

MetLife reported fourth quarter 2024 net income of $1.2 billion, or $1.78 per share, up from $574 million, or $0.77 per share, a year earlier. Adjusted earnings per share rose 14% to $2.09, and full year adjusted earnings per share rose 12% to $8.15. The company also raised its adjusted return on equity target to 15% to 17% from 13% to 15%, set a new target of double-digit adjusted earnings per share growth, and lowered its direct expense ratio target.

Key points

  • Q4 2024 net income was $1.2 billion, or $1.78 per share, versus $574 million, or $0.77 per share, in Q4 2023.
  • Q4 2024 adjusted earnings were $1.5 billion, or $2.09 per share, versus $1.83 per share a year earlier; full year adjusted earnings per share were $8.15, up 12%.
  • Q4 2024 premiums, fees and other revenues were $14.5 billion, up 6% from the prior-year quarter.
  • Adjusted ROE target raised to 15% to 17%; direct expense ratio target lowered from 12.3% to 12.1% over the near term and 11.3% over the New Frontier period.

The filing

CompanyMetLife (MET)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 5, 2025, 4:32 PM ET
Accession number0001099219-25-000039

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:42 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on February 05, 2025.

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