Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
MetLife (MET) — Dividend Profile
Finance·Life Insurance
11y payment streak9y growth streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
2.84%
@ $83.46
TTM Yield
2.75%
Forward Annual
$2.37
Quarterly
Market Cap
$52.1b
Payout (FCF)
—
Payout (Earnings)
54%
Latest Amount
$0.5925
Ex 2026-05-12
3y CAGR
-17.4%
5y CAGR
-9.4%
10y CAGR
-0.3%
Next Ex-Date
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Dividend Safety Forensics
Composite of six quantitative scores plus a 5-point yield-trap framework. Each axis contributes independently; the overall label is the aggregate.
Forensics: WarningYield Trap: Green2 of 6 red flags · 0 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
Grey (2.29)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
High (47.6%)
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
5/9 (Moderate)
Beneish M (manipulation)
Detects accounting manipulation signals in earnings.
Flagged
Dividend Safety (EQ)
Composite from payout ratio, FCF coverage, accrual quality.
No coverage
FCF Coverage
Free cash flow divided by dividends. 2.0× = strong cushion.
No coverage
Yield-trap signals (5-point Benzinga framework)
Payout > 100%
Paying out more than it earns over TTM.
✓ OK
FCF coverage < 1.0×
Free cash flow doesn't fully cover the dividend.
✓ OK
Yield > 2× sector median
Yield well above peers — often a sign of price collapse, not premium income.
✓ OK
High leverage (D/E > 2)
Debt-to-equity above 2× — limits flexibility if cash flow dips.
✓ OK
6m return < -25%
Current 6m return: +7.0%
✓ OK
Dividend Capture Stats
Measures how this stock has historically behaved around its ex-dividend dates over the last 10 years. Pre-tax, pre-commission, before-slippage. Based on 25 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-0.24%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
96%
24 of 25 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
1 days
1 – 4 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.83%
Per-cycle return when capture succeeds
Disclaimer: Historical capture statistics are descriptive, not predictive. Past recovery patterns don’t guarantee future ones. The "naive capture" math also ignores taxes (qualified-dividend treatment vs. short-term gains can swing outcomes significantly).
Annual dividends per share
Sum of recurring per-share payments per calendar year. Current year is partial.
Cumulative per-share payments
Full dividend history (41)
Ex-Date▼AmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-05-12$0.5925Quarterly2026-06-09recurring
2026-02-03$0.5675Quarterly2026-03-10recurring
2025-11-04$0.5675Quarterly2025-12-09recurring
2025-08-05$0.5675Quarterly2025-09-09recurring
2025-05-06$0.5675Quarterly2025-06-10recurring
2025-02-04$0.5450Quarterly2025-03-11recurring
2024-11-05$0.5450Quarterly2024-12-16recurring
2024-08-06$0.5450Quarterly2024-09-10recurring
2024-05-06$0.5450Quarterly2024-06-11recurring
2024-02-05$0.5200Quarterly2024-03-14recurring
2023-11-08$0.5200Quarterly2023-12-14recurring
2023-08-07$0.5200Quarterly2023-09-14recurring
2023-05-08$0.5200Quarterly2023-06-14recurring
2023-02-06$0.5000Quarterly2023-03-14recurring
2022-11-07$0.5000Quarterly2022-12-14recurring
2022-08-08$0.5000Quarterly2022-09-14recurring
2022-05-09$0.5000Quarterly2022-06-14recurring
2022-02-07$0.4800Quarterly2022-03-14recurring
2021-11-08$0.4800Quarterly2021-12-14recurring
2021-08-09$0.4800Quarterly2021-09-14recurring
2021-05-10$0.4800Quarterly2021-06-14recurring
2021-02-04$0.4600Quarterly2021-03-15recurring
2020-11-02$0.4600Quarterly2020-12-14recurring
2020-08-03$0.4600Quarterly2020-09-14recurring
2020-05-07$0.4600Quarterly2020-06-12recurring
2020-02-03$0.4400Quarterly2020-03-13recurring
2019-11-04$0.4400Quarterly2019-12-13recurring
2019-08-05$0.4400Quarterly2019-09-13recurring
2019-05-06$0.4400Quarterly2019-06-13recurring
2019-02-04$0.4200Quarterly2019-03-13recurring
2018-11-05$0.4200Quarterly2018-12-13recurring
2018-08-03$0.4200Quarterly2018-09-13recurring
2018-05-04$0.4200Quarterly2018-06-13recurring
2018-02-02$0.4000Quarterly2018-03-13recurring
2017-11-03$0.4000Quarterly2017-12-13recurring
2017-08-03$0.4000Quarterly2017-09-13recurring
2017-05-04$0.4000Quarterly2017-06-13recurring
2017-02-02$0.4000Quarterly2017-03-13recurring
2016-11-03$0.4000Quarterly2016-12-13recurring
2016-08-04$0.4000Quarterly2016-09-13recurring
2016-05-05$0.4000Quarterly2016-06-13recurring
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