Brighthouse Financial (BHF) Retained Earnings (2016 - 2026)
Brighthouse Financial (BHF) posted quarterly Retained Earnings of -$1.5 billion for Q1 2026, up 68.91% year-over-year from -$859.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 111.66% quarter-over-quarter from -$686.0 million in Q4 2025.
Brighthouse Financial (BHF) Retained Earnings (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Brighthouse Financial (BHF) has reported Retained Earnings for 11 consecutive years, with -$1.5 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Retained Earnings rose 68.91% year-over-year to -$1.5 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$1.5 billion (up 68.91% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$686.0 million, up 87.0% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings declined to -$1.5 billion in Q1 2026 per BHF's latest filing, from -$686.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $14.0 billion in Q4 2023 and bottomed at -$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.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Retained Earnings slumped 13091.49% — and 2025, when it surged 356.84%.
- Brighthouse Financial's Retained Earnings stood at -$6.1 billion in 2022, then jumped by 329.35% to $14.0 billion in 2023, then slumped by 137.69% to -$5.3 billion in 2024, then surged by 87.0% to -$686.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 111.66% to -$1.5 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BHF's Retained Earnings at -$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 | Manulife Financial | 71.09 Bn | 51.18 Bn | - | 4.16 Bn |
| 2 | Metlife | 60.92 Bn | 33.61 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 45.38 Bn |
| 3 | Aflac | 58.76 Bn | -44.24 Bn | 2.27 Bn | 56.22 Bn |
| 4 | Prudential | 36.12 Bn | 27.79 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Unum | 14.03 Bn | 4.49 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 13.68 Bn |
| 6 | Jackson Financial | 9.31 Bn | 3.33 Bn | - | 7.55 Bn |
| 7 | Primerica | 9.24 Bn | 8.61 Bn | 717.74 Mn | 2.47 Bn |
| 8 | Lincoln National | 8.24 Bn | -3.44 Bn | 2.62 Bn | 9.32 Bn |
| 9 | Genworth Financial | 3.79 Bn | 1.80 Bn | 668.00 Mn | 1.78 Bn |
| 10 | Brighthouse Financial | 3.06 Bn | -5.01 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 13.85 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.85 Bn |
| 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 |