Brighthouse Financial (BHF) Shares Outstanding (2016 - 2026)
Brighthouse Financial (BHF) posted Shares Outstanding of 57.54 million for Q2 2026, up 0.2% from 57.41 million a year earlier and up 0.4% from the prior quarter.
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Brighthouse Financial (BHF) Shares Outstanding (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Brighthouse Financial's Shares Outstanding came in at 57.53 million, down 6.0% from FY2024.
- Annual Shares Outstanding has declined for eight consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -9.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Brighthouse Financial's Shares Outstanding was 61.2 million in FY2024 (-7.3%), 66.01 million in FY2023 (-9.5%), 72.97 million in FY2022 (-12.9%) and 83.78 million in FY2021 (-12.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Shares Outstanding since Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 5.3%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Shares Outstanding in the past five years was Q2 2026, with growth of 0.2%; the weakest was Q3 2022, with a decline of 13.5%.
- According to Business Quant data, Shares Outstanding for the three prior quarters was 57.33 million (Q1 2026), 57.53 million (Q4 2025) and 57.22 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,073.91 Bn | -343.57 Bn | 55.86 Bn | 1.44 Mn |
| 2 | Chubb | 125.44 Bn | 77.50 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 387.41 Mn |
| 3 | Progressive | 120.54 Bn | 96.37 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 583.00 Mn |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 81.59 Bn | 73.34 Bn | - | 480.00 Mn |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 74.40 Bn | 50.64 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 210.50 Mn |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 72.53 Bn | 73.74 Bn | - | 1.70 Bn |
| 7 | Metlife | 60.06 Bn | -46.42 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 642.60 Mn |
| 8 | Aon | 58.71 Bn | 51.95 Bn | - | 213.20 Mn |
| 9 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 58.49 Bn | 52.93 Bn | - | 256.70 Mn |
| 10 | Brighthouse Financial | 2.87 Bn | -25.24 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 57.54 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 57.54 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 57.33 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 57.53 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 57.22 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 57.41 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 58.26 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 61.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 60.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 61.96 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 63.04 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 66.01 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 65.41 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 66.72 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 67.87 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 72.97 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 71.52 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 74.57 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 76.85 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 83.78 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 82.70 Mn |
API Access
Brighthouse Financial Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=BHF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=BHF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();