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MET (MetLife) Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share : $72.32 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is MetLife Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share?

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Book Value per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

MetLife's adjusted book value per share for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $40.834. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $72.32 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

During the past 12 months, MetLife's average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was -3.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was -0.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 2.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 4.30% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate of MetLife was 8.40% per year. The lowest was -0.40% per year. And the median was 5.50% per year.

As of today (2025-07-03), MetLife's current stock price is $80.15. MetLife's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $72.32. MetLife's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of today is 1.11.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of MetLife was 1.20. The lowest was 0.38. And the median was 0.82.


MetLife Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for MetLife's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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MetLife Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Chart

MetLife Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 67.14 73.56 75.41 74.57 72.58

MetLife Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 74.99 74.37 73.65 72.58 72.32

Competitive Comparison of MetLife's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, MetLife's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


MetLife's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, MetLife's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where MetLife's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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MetLife Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Book Value per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Book Value per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the book value per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 book value per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent book value in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's book value is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent book value in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's book value is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 book value in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent book value per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, MetLife's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_Book= Book Value per Share /CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=40.834/134.9266*134.9266
=40.834

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

MetLife Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 62.124 100.684 83.252
201509 63.245 100.392 85.002
201512 61.883 99.792 83.670
201603 68.979 100.470 92.635
201606 72.060 101.688 95.614
201609 71.235 101.861 94.359
201612 61.643 101.863 81.652
201703 62.820 102.862 82.402
201706 65.310 103.349 85.265
201709 53.794 104.136 69.700
201712 56.225 104.011 72.937
201803 54.984 105.290 70.461
201806 53.625 106.317 68.055
201809 52.324 106.507 66.286
201812 55.018 105.998 70.033
201903 61.577 107.251 77.467
201906 68.180 108.070 85.124
201909 74.345 108.329 92.598
201912 72.262 108.420 89.929
202003 77.373 108.902 95.863
202006 83.397 108.767 103.455
202009 80.961 109.815 99.475
202012 83.500 109.897 102.518
202103 74.989 111.754 90.538
202106 80.294 114.631 94.510
202109 81.761 115.734 95.319
202112 81.743 117.630 93.763
202203 66.230 121.301 73.670
202206 46.517 125.017 50.204
202209 31.851 125.227 34.318
202212 38.353 125.222 41.325
202303 41.855 127.348 44.346
202306 39.964 128.729 41.888
202309 34.470 129.860 35.815
202312 41.070 129.419 42.818
202403 39.872 131.776 40.825
202406 38.723 132.554 39.416
202409 44.525 133.029 45.160
202412 39.821 133.157 40.350
202503 40.834 134.927 40.834

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.


MetLife  (NYSE:MET) Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share may underestimate the company's equity. Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can seem to be too high even the actual PB Ratio is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, the book value of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/B calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is also called CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

MetLife's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=80.15/72.32
=1.11

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of MetLife was 1.20. The lowest was 0.38. And the median was 0.82.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real book value.


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MetLife Business Description

Industry
Address
200 Park Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10166-0188
MetLife is one of the largest life insurers in the us by assets and provides a variety of insurance and financial-services products. It is organized into five segments: us, Asia, Latin America, Europe/Middle East/Africa, and MetLife Holdings. The us business contributes around 50% of earnings and is broken into the group benefits segment and the retirement solutions segment. The Asia segment contributes around 22% of earnings and is mainly composed of the Japan business, with increasing contributions from India, China, and Bangladesh. The company also holds leading market positions in Mexico and Chile, with the Latin America segment contributing around 13% of earnings. The EMEA and MetLife Holdings segments contribute around 4% and 11% of earnings, respectively.
Executives
Bill Pappas officer: EVP, Global Tech. & Ops. METLIFE, INC., 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166
Michel Khalaf director, officer: President & CEO 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166
Marlene Debel officer: EVP & Chief Risk Officer METLIFE, INC., 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166
Ramy Tadros officer: President, U.S. Business 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166
Jeh C. Johnson director 77 BEALE ST., P.O. BOX 770000, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94177
Robert Glenn Hubbard director 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY, WILMINGTON DE 19809
Susan M Podlogar officer: EVP & Chief HR Officer 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166
Steven J Goulart officer: EVP & Chief Investment Officer 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166
Carla A Harris director 702 SW 8TH STREET, BENTONVILLE AR 72716
Gerald L Hassell director
Diana Mckenzie director METLIFE, 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166
Carlos M Gutierrez director 5 GREENWAY PLAZA, STE 110, HOUSTON TX 77046
Denise M Morrison director METLIFE, 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166
Mark A Weinberger director METLIFE, INC., 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166
William E Kennard director METLIFE, INC., 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166