Brighthouse Financial (BHF) Operating Interest Expenses (2016 - 2026)
Brighthouse Financial's Operating Interest Expenses came in at $531 million for Q2 2026, down 1.1% from $537 million a year earlier but up 7.7% from the prior quarter.
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Brighthouse Financial (BHF) Operating Interest Expenses (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Brighthouse Financial reported Operating Interest Expenses of $2.11 billion, down 4.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $2.19 billion, up 2.4% from FY2024.
- Operating Interest Expenses has increased in each of the last six years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 14.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Operating Interest Expenses was $2.14 billion in FY2024 (+17.0%), $1.83 billion in FY2023 (+36.4%), $1.34 billion in FY2022 (+5.4%) and $1.27 billion in FY2021 (+16.2%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Operating Interest Expenses is $248 million (Q1 2022) to $569 million (Q4 2024).
- Year-over-year, Operating Interest Expenses has declined for three consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 4.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Interest Expenses over five years came in Q1 2023 (growth of 70.2%), and the weakest in Q1 2022 (a decline of 16.5%).
- Business Quant data shows BHF's Operating Interest Expenses at $493 million (Q1 2026), $529 million (Q4 2025) and $561 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Interest Exp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,073.91 Bn | -343.57 Bn | 55.86 Bn | - |
| 2 | Chubb | 125.44 Bn | 77.50 Bn | 9.13 Bn | - |
| 3 | Progressive | 120.54 Bn | 96.37 Bn | 9.04 Bn | - |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 81.59 Bn | 73.34 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 74.40 Bn | 50.64 Bn | 6.23 Bn | - |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 72.53 Bn | 73.74 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Metlife | 60.06 Bn | -46.42 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 3.07 Bn |
| 8 | Aon | 58.71 Bn | 51.95 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 58.49 Bn | 52.93 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Brighthouse Financial | 2.87 Bn | -25.24 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 531.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 531.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 493.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 529.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 561.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 537.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 561.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 569.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 556.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 509.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 502.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 525.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 426.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 452.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 422.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 401.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 405.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 284.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 248.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 272.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 413.00 Mn |
API Access
Brighthouse Financial Operating Interest Expenses 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=operating-interest-expenses&ticker=BHF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-interest-expenses", "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=operating-interest-expenses&ticker=BHF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();