How much did MetLife spend on buybacks in fiscal 2025?

$2.9B, according to its 10-K for the fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2025.

Is MetLife's share count going down?

Its diluted share count changed −26.3% over five fiscal years and −4.2% over the last year.

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$2.4Bbought back in the 12 months to Jun 30, 2026

MetLife bought back $2.4B of its stock in the last twelve months. Its share count is down 4.2% from a year earlier.

Stock repurchases by quarter

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Diluted shares outstanding

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$722Mlast quarter (Q2 2026)

—net of stock compensation (—)

−4.2%diluted shares, 1 year

−26.3%diluted shares, 5 years

$1.5Bdividends, 12 months

—of free cash flow (—) spent on buybacks

$0raised by issuing stock, 12 months

635.5Mshares outstanding (Jul 31, 2026)

Fiscal year	Buybacks	Dividends	Stock pay	Free cash flow	Diluted shares	Filing
2025	$2.9B	$1.5B	$131M	—	673.3M	10-K
2024	$3.2B	$1.5B	$168M	—	711.1M	10-K
2023	$3.1B	$1.6B	$171M	—	762.3M	10-K
2022	$3.3B	$1.6B	$184M	—	808.9M	10-K
2021	$4.3B	$1.6B	$173M	—	869.4M	10-K
2020	$1.2B	$1.7B	$127M	—	913.2M	10-K
2019	$2.3B	$1.6B	$150M	—	944.4M	10-K
2018	$4.0B	$1.7B	$86M	—	1.01B	10-K
2017	$2.9B	$1.7B	$128M	—	1.08B	10-K
2016	$372M	$1.7B	$147M	—	1.11B	10-K

Does MetLife buy back its stock?: MetLife bought back $2.4B of its stock in the last twelve months. Its share count is down 4.2% from a year earlier.
How much did MetLife spend on buybacks in fiscal 2025?: $2.9B, according to its 10-K for the fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2025.
Is MetLife's share count going down?: Its diluted share count changed −26.3% over five fiscal years and −4.2% over the last year.

Latest filing used: 10-Q for the period ending Jun 30, 2026, filed Aug 6, 2026 · open on SEC.gov