MetLife (NYSE:MET) reported quarterly earnings of $2.42 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.27 by 6.61 percent. This is a 23.47 percent increase over earnings of $1.96 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $19.682 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $19.477 billion by 1.05 percent. This is a 4.54 percent increase over sales of $18.827 billion the same period last year.