MET dividend analysis

MET dividend deep dive

MET pays a trailing-twelve-month yield of 1.90%, with a payout ratio of 49% of earnings. The yield band reads low-yield, and the company has compounded the distribution at 11.9% per year over the past five.

On the safety line, MET scores 54/100. The metric is built from the Quality pillar (54/100) with a payout-ratio adjustment; the band is watchlist and the practical implication is the distribution is data-dependent and worth a closer read on the next 10-Q.

On the simple DRIP framework, MET's 1.90% yield growing at 11.9% per year compounds to roughly 11.1% (5y), 23.4% (10y), and 52.3% (20y) cumulative income return.

Three peers for MET: KO (5.00%), PG (1.50%), PEP (2.90%). Average yield 3.13% versus 1.90% on the name. The active question on relative income is whether the gap is justified by the underlying Quality and Risk pillar reads.

MET dividend schedule: most recent ex-date 2026-03-01, payment 2026-03-15. The forward path depends on whether management raises the next declaration; the 30-year growth streak makes the directional read straightforward.

Wrap-up on MET for income allocators: 1.90% TTM yield is the entry, 11.9% the growth, 54/100 the safety. The next 10-Q's free-cash-flow line is the practical leading indicator on the next hike.