MetLife Company Growth, Stability & Outlook

Updated on August 31, 2026

MetLife's Candidate Tradeoffs

If you’re weighing whether MetLife is the right fit, these are the core tradeoffs to consider.

  • MetLife places greater emphasis on steady, resilient growth and measured risk-taking than on frequent strategic pivots and bold experimental bets.

MetLife Employee Reviews

Having a career in application development at a financial services company offers stability and technical growth opportunities. As a developer, I also feel aligned with our purpose to provide solutions that care for millions of people.

Full Stack Software Engineer
Full Stack Software Engineer

I’m getting better as a professional because I get to apply these technologies in an innovative way that better serves our customers, all while collaborating with colleagues from all over the world. We have so much to learn from one another,

Head of Data and Analytics
Head of Data and Analytics

The company, just like it always had, supported my aspirations. Looking back, my comfort zone was long in technology and application development, and when I wanted to grow, I sought opportunities to lean into my expertise while adding new skills that pushed me out of my comfort zone.

Vice President, Head of US Group Disability Technology
Vice President, Head of US Group Disability Technology

The beauty of MetLife is the diversity of roles and the inclusiveness of opportunities. The company has allowed me to have a job when I needed it and a career when I was ready for it. I hold that dearly and share it with those interested in coming here because I find that opportunity at an employer to be hard to find.

Vice President, Head of US Group Disability Technology
Vice President, Head of US Group Disability Technology

What People Are Saying About MetLife

  • Profitability: Adjusted EPS advanced at a double‑digit pace in both Q1 and Q2 2026, with adjusted ROE at the high end of the target range, supported by favorable underwriting and stronger net investment income. Capital deployment remained robust alongside these gains.
  • Future-Ready Strategy: Management’s “New Frontier” plan targets sustained double‑digit adjusted EPS growth and mid‑teens adjusted ROE through 2029. Expansion of fee‑based earnings via MetLife Investment Management—now scaled into the hundreds of billions of AUM with a stated path toward roughly $1T—supports the plan.
  • Diversified Revenue Streams: Broad‑based momentum across Group Benefits, Retirement & Income Solutions, Asia, Latin America, EMEA, and MIM lifted adjusted earnings and revenue‑related metrics in early 2026. Underlying PFO growth excluding episodic pension risk transfers outpaced headline totals, indicating multiple engines of growth.