MetLife ( NYSE:MET – Get Free Report ) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The financial services provider reported $2.02 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.32 by ($0.30). MetLife had a return on equity of 19.88% and a net margin of 5.83%.The company had revenue of $17.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $18.58 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $2.28 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that MetLife will post 9.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.