Brighthouse Financial (BHF) Return on Equity [ROE] (2017 - 2026)
Brighthouse Financial (BHF) reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 13.66% for Q2 2026, up 1.54 percentage points from 12.12% a year earlier and up 14.62 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Brighthouse Financial (BHF) Return on Equity [ROE] (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Brighthouse Financial posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 7.39%, down 0.45 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of +13.54 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 7.83% in FY2024 (+28.71 pp), -20.87% in FY2023 (-76.17 pp), 55.30% in FY2022 (+42.88 pp) and 12.42% in FY2021 (+18.57 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] spans a low of -24.40% in Q3 2024 and a high of 93.38% in Q3 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Equity [ROE] gained in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +13.19 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Equity [ROE] in five years was Q2 2022 (a gain of 105.40 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2023 (a drop of 99.90 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -0.96% (Q1 2026), 6.61% (Q4 2025) and 15.98% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,073.91 Bn | -343.57 Bn | 55.86 Bn | 11.64% |
| 2 | Chubb | 125.44 Bn | 77.50 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 14.32% |
| 3 | Progressive | 120.54 Bn | 96.37 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 35.24% |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 81.59 Bn | 73.34 Bn | - | 26.91% |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 74.40 Bn | 50.64 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 25.51% |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 72.53 Bn | 73.74 Bn | - | 17.86% |
| 7 | Metlife | 60.06 Bn | -46.42 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 13.22% |
| 8 | Aon | 58.71 Bn | 51.95 Bn | - | 40.61% |
| 9 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 58.49 Bn | 52.93 Bn | - | 6.62% |
| 10 | Brighthouse Financial | 2.87 Bn | -25.24 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 13.66% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.66% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.96% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.61% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 15.98% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.12% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.97% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.41% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -24.40% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -21.07% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -23.76% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -24.22% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.19% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -2.22% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 31.53% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 75.68% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 93.38% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 76.12% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 48.52% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.43% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -7.42% |
API Access
Brighthouse Financial Return on Equity [ROE] 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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=BHF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=BHF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();