MET Dividend History & Yield Analysis

MET has 60+ recorded dividend payments. Below is the full payout history with ex-dividend dates, pay dates, annual dividend totals and the current trailing and forward yield.

Yield & Payout Metrics

Dividend yield (TTM)
2.40%
Forward yield
2.45%
Dividend per share (TTM)
$2.32
Annualized rate
$2.37
Payout frequency
Quarterly
Last payment
$0.5930
5-year dividend CAGR
4.32%
Consecutive growth years
13

Yields calculated against a market price of $96.68.

Annual Dividend History

  • 2026$1.75
  • 2025$2.25
  • 2024$2.15
  • 2023$2.06
  • 2022$1.98
  • 2021$1.90
  • 2020$1.82
  • 2019$1.74
  • 2018$1.66
  • 2017$1.47
  • 2016$1.40
  • 2015$1.31
  • 2014$1.18
  • 2013$0.9002
  • 2012$0.6595
  • 2011$0.6595
  • 2010$0.6595
  • 2009$0.6595
  • 2008$0.6595
  • 2007$0.6595
  • 2006$0.5258
  • 2005$0.4635
  • 2004$0.4100
  • 2003$0.2050
  • 2002$0.1872

MET Payout History & Ex-Dividend Dates

MET dividend payments with ex-dividend date, pay date and amount per share
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmount / share
2026-08-012026-08-04$0.5930
2026-05-012026-05-12$0.5930
2026-02-012026-02-03$0.5680
2025-11-012025-11-04$0.5680
2025-08-012025-08-05$0.5680
2025-05-012025-05-06$0.5680
2025-02-012025-02-04$0.5450
2024-11-012024-11-05$0.5450
2024-08-012024-08-06$0.5450
2024-05-012024-05-06$0.5450
2024-02-012024-02-05$0.5200
2023-11-012023-11-08$0.5200
2023-08-012023-08-07$0.5200
2023-05-012023-05-08$0.5200
2023-02-012023-02-06$0.5000
2022-11-012022-11-07$0.5000
2022-08-012022-08-08$0.5000
2022-05-012022-05-09$0.5000
2022-02-012022-02-07$0.4800
2021-11-012021-11-08$0.4800
2021-08-012021-08-09$0.4800
2021-05-012021-05-10$0.4800
2021-02-012021-02-04$0.4600
2020-11-012020-11-02$0.4600
2020-08-012020-08-03$0.4600
2020-05-012020-05-07$0.4600
2020-02-012020-02-03$0.4400
2019-11-012019-11-04$0.4400
2019-08-012019-08-05$0.4400
2019-05-012019-05-06$0.4400
2019-02-012019-02-04$0.4200
2018-11-012018-11-05$0.4200
2018-08-012018-08-03$0.4200
2018-05-012018-05-04$0.4200
2018-02-012018-02-02$0.4000
2017-11-012017-11-03$0.4000
2017-08-012017-08-03$0.3565
2017-05-012017-05-04$0.3565
2017-02-012017-02-02$0.3565
2016-11-012016-11-03$0.3565
2016-08-012016-08-04$0.3565
2016-05-012016-05-05$0.3565
2016-02-012016-02-03$0.3342
2015-11-012015-11-04$0.3342
2015-08-012015-08-05$0.3342
2015-05-012015-05-07$0.3342
2015-02-012015-02-04$0.3119
2014-11-012014-11-05$0.3119
2014-08-012014-08-06$0.3119
2014-05-012014-05-07$0.3119
2014-02-012014-02-04$0.2451
2013-11-012013-11-06$0.2451
2013-08-012013-08-07$0.2451
2013-05-012013-05-07$0.2451
2013-02-012013-02-04$0.1649
2012-11-012012-11-07$0.6595
2011-11-012011-11-07$0.6595
2010-11-012010-11-05$0.6595
2009-11-012009-11-05$0.6595
2008-11-012008-11-06$0.6595

Does MET pay dividends?

Yes. MET pays on a quarterly schedule, most recently $0.5930 per share with an ex-dividend date of 2026-08-01. To receive a payout you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date; buying on or after it means the previous holder collects that payment.

How the MET yield is calculated

The trailing yield divides the last twelve months of dividends per share ($2.32) by the latest market price. The forward yield annualizes the most recent payment across 4 payments per year, which reacts faster after a dividend raise or cut. A rising yield is only good news when it comes from a growing payout rather than a falling share price — check the annual history above and the MET DCF fair value page for the cash flow behind it.