MetLife Q2 Profit Soars - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - MetLife Inc. (MET) Wednesday reported second-quarter net income available to common shareholders of $1.3 billion or $1.17 per share, compared to $471 million or $0.43 per share last year.

Excluding items, operating earnings available to common shareholders for the quarter were $1.59 billion or $1.39 per share, compared with $1.59 billion or $1.43 per share a year ago.

On average, 19 analysts polled by Thomson Reuters estimated earnings of $1.41 per share for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

Total operating revenues for the quarter were $17.80 billion, compared with $17.01 billion in the prior year. Ten analysts estimated revenues of $17.54 billion for the quarter.

Premiums, fees & other revenues for the quarter rose to $12.7 billion from $11.9 billion last year.