Brighthouse Financial (BHF) Net Margin (2016 - 2026)
Brighthouse Financial's Net Margin was 58.94% in Q2 2026, up 52.05 percentage points from 6.89% a year earlier and up 110.81 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Brighthouse Financial (BHF) Net Margin (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Brighthouse Financial's Net Margin was 10.96% through Jun 30, 2026, up 2.29 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 4.89%, down 1.16 percentage points from FY2024.
- Net Margin shows a five-year change of +17.89 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Net Margin was 6.05% in FY2024 (+35.54 pp), -29.49% in FY2023 (-84.41 pp), 54.93% in FY2022 (+23.70 pp) and 31.23% in FY2021 (+44.23 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Net Margin since Q4 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Net Margin was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +40.44 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Net Margin over five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 989.13 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2024 (a drop of 216.04 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, BHF's Net Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -51.87% (Q1 2026), 6.63% (Q4 2025) and 24.94% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,083.69 Bn | -333.79 Bn | 55.86 Bn | 25.21% |
| 2 | Chubb | 127.81 Bn | 79.86 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 18.05% |
| 3 | Progressive | 121.79 Bn | 97.63 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 14.02% |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 80.80 Bn | 72.54 Bn | - | 17.10% |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 75.76 Bn | 52.01 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 18.17% |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 74.06 Bn | 75.27 Bn | - | 10.52% |
| 7 | Metlife | 61.12 Bn | -45.36 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 3.68% |
| 8 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 58.82 Bn | 53.25 Bn | - | 8.09% |
| 9 | Allstate | 57.81 Bn | 19.06 Bn | 8.73 Bn | 17.43% |
| 10 | Brighthouse Financial | 2.99 Bn | -25.12 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 58.94% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 58.94% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -51.87% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.63% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 24.94% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.89% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -12.30% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 53.61% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.43% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.63% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -256.93% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -67.29% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 38.72% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -76.05% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -40.89% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 86.61% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 34.61% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 44.46% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 77.40% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 14.37% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.60% |
Brighthouse Financial Net 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=BHF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-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=net-margin&ticker=BHF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();