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Issuer:     METLIFE INC (MET)
CIK:        0001099219
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-08-06T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001099219-25-000191
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

MetLife Q2 adjusted EPS $2.02, down 11% YoY; net income $698M; PFOs ex-PRT up 5%
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- Adjusted earnings $1.36B ($2.02 EPS) vs $1.63B ($2.28) in 2Q24, down 16% (11% per share).
- Net income $698M ($1.03 EPS) vs $912M ($1.28) in prior year, down 23%.
- Adjusted PFOs ex-PRT rose 5% to $12.4B; net investment income +9% to $5.7B; variable investment income fell to $195M pre-tax.
- Returned ~$900M to shareholders: $510M buybacks + $382M dividends; holding company cash $5.2B.
- Asia sales +9% CC, Latin America adj earnings +15% CC, EMEA +30%; Group Benefits adj PFOs +4%.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1099219/000109921925000191/0001099219-25-000191-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1099219/000109921925000191/met-20250806.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001099219-25-000191

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