Brighthouse Financial, Inc.

BHF Financial Insurance Life

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $6.8 billion, up 43.2% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
−53.0%
EPS
−34.0%
Free cash flow
−506.8%
Total debt
−0.06%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

42.35 1.25 +3.04%
Market cap
$2.4B
P/E
4.2×
Fwd P/E
3.4×
Dividend yield
—
F-score
n/a
Altman Z
n/a
Beneish M
n/a
Dividend safety
n/a

Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (BHF) Return on equity

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Brighthouse Financial, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 10.1%, up 4.5 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (5.58%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −22.9% (fiscal 2023) to 34.6% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 64% of that period. That is above the Insurance Life industry median of 8.47% and above the Financial sector median of 9.01%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 5.58% (0.12)
FY2024 5.70% 28.59
FY2023 −22.9% (57.52)
FY2022 34.6% 25.57
FY2021 9.06% 15.50
FY2020 −6.44% (1.49)
FY2019 −4.95% (10.90)
FY2018 5.95% 8.52
FY2017 −2.57% 17.44
FY2016 −20.0% (20.01)

Against its own ten years

Low −22.9% High 34.6%
Ten-year median 0.00%
Current reading's percentile 64

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
PRI Primerica, Inc. compare 31.2%
CNO CNO Financial Group, Inc. compare 16.9%
BHF Brighthouse Financial, Inc. 10.1%
JXN Jackson Financial Inc. compare 9.12%
FG F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. compare 8.67%
ABX Abacus Global Management, Inc. compare 6.62%
UNM Unum Group compare 2.25%
GNW Genworth Financial, Inc. compare 0.57%
LNC Lincoln National Corporation compare 0.00%
Insurance Life industry median 8.47%
Financial sector median 9.01%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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