Brighthouse Financial (BHF) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026)
Brighthouse Financial's FCF Margin came in at -26.57% for Q2 2026, down 26.46 percentage points from -0.11% a year earlier and down 12.10 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Brighthouse Financial (BHF) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Brighthouse Financial reported FCF Margin of -8.09%, down 8.87 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 3.83%, up 9.97 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin carries a five-year change of -6.62 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, FCF Margin was -6.14% in FY2024 (-2.81 pp), -3.33% in FY2023 (+14.54 pp), -17.87% in FY2022 (-30.75 pp) and 12.88% in FY2021 (+2.44 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly FCF Margin since Q1 2024.
- Year-over-year, FCF Margin increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +20.54 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Margin over five years came in Q1 2025 (a gain of 268.49 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2024 (a drop of 223.44 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows BHF's FCF Margin at -14.47% (Q1 2026), -0.18% (Q4 2025) and 6.44% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,083.69 Bn | -333.79 Bn | 55.86 Bn | 5.47% |
| 2 | Chubb | 127.81 Bn | 79.86 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 23.58% |
| 3 | Progressive | 121.79 Bn | 97.63 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 14.69% |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 80.80 Bn | 72.54 Bn | - | 19.60% |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 75.76 Bn | 52.01 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 15.77% |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 74.06 Bn | 75.27 Bn | - | 20.72% |
| 7 | Metlife | 61.12 Bn | -45.36 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 11.63% |
| 8 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 58.82 Bn | 53.25 Bn | - | -1.02% |
| 9 | Allstate | 57.81 Bn | 19.06 Bn | 8.73 Bn | 13.93% |
| 10 | Brighthouse Financial | 2.99 Bn | -25.12 Bn | 1.03 Bn | -26.57% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -26.57% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -14.47% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.18% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.44% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.11% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.11% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -9.79% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.19% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 23.41% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -262.38% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.86% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 28.97% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -48.67% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -38.94% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -177.95% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -85.82% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.11% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -9.89% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 22.89% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 10.32% |
Brighthouse Financial FCF Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=BHF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "BHF", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=BHF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();