Brighthouse Financial (BHF) Retained Earnings (2016 - 2026)
Brighthouse Financial's (BHF) quarterly Retained Earnings came in at -$1.5 billion in Q1 2026, up 68.91% year-on-year from -$859.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 111.66% on a QoQ basis from -$686.0 million in Q4 2025.
Brighthouse Financial (BHF) Retained Earnings (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Brighthouse Financial (BHF) has 11 years of Retained Earnings data on file, last reported at -$1.5 billion in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Retained Earnings rose 68.91% year-over-year to -$1.5 billion in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$1.5 billion, a 68.91% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$686.0 million, up 87.0% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 stood at -$1.5 billion, down from -$686.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Retained Earnings for BHF reached as high as $14.0 billion in Q4 2023 and fell as low as -$7.1 billion in Q3 2023.
- Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged -$1.4 billion across 5 years, with a median of -$4.7 billion in 2025.
- Across the five-year window, Retained Earnings plunged 13091.49% in 2022 and soared 356.84% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Retained Earnings stood at -$6.1 billion in 2022, then soared by 329.35% to $14.0 billion in 2023, then slumped by 137.69% to -$5.3 billion in 2024, then jumped by 87.0% to -$686.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 111.66% to -$1.5 billion in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Retained Earnings figures were -$1.5 billion in Q1 2026, -$686.0 million in Q4 2025, and -$4.0 billion in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prudential | 75.74 Bn | 67.41 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Manulife Financial | 73.69 Bn | 73.69 Bn | - | 137.82 Mn |
| 3 | Aflac | 64.95 Bn | 59.30 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 55.70 Bn |
| 4 | Metlife | 62.10 Bn | 45.95 Bn | 256.00 Mn | 45.06 Bn |
| 5 | Unum | 14.20 Bn | 4.24 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 13.50 Bn |
| 6 | Primerica | 10.02 Bn | 9.35 Bn | 770.81 Mn | 2.44 Bn |
| 7 | Jackson Financial | 8.48 Bn | 2.94 Bn | - | 6.39 Bn |
| 8 | Lincoln National | 7.91 Bn | -986.27 Mn | 3.25 Bn | -4.47 Bn |
| 9 | F&G Annuities & Life | 3.93 Bn | 1.61 Bn | 1.15 Bn | 2.78 Bn |
| 10 | Brighthouse Financial | 3.61 Bn | -2.53 Bn | 890.00 Mn | -1.45 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.45 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -686.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -4.02 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.92 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -4.67 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -5.28 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.95 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -5.42 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -5.41 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.00 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -7.12 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -5.88 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -5.29 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -6.11 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -7.02 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -4.18 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.54 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 47.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.29 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 4.60 Bn |