Brighthouse Financial (BHF) Tax Rate (2016 - 2026)

Brighthouse Financial's (BHF) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 22.52% in Q1 2026, down 234.0% year-on-year from 16.8% in Q1 2025, and up 181.44% on a QoQ basis from 8.0% in Q4 2025.

Brighthouse Financial (BHF) Tax Rate (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Brighthouse Financial (BHF) has 11 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported at 22.52% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Tax Rate fell 234.0% year-over-year to 22.52% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 62.03%, a 5264.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 7.59%, up 72.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate for Q1 2026 stood at 22.52%, up from 8.0% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Tax Rate for BHF reached as high as 26.16% in Q2 2023 and fell as low as 242.5% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 6.4% across 5 years, with a median of 19.42% in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Tax Rate plunged 26240 bps in 2022 and soared 26448 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Tax Rate stood at 242.5% in 2022, then surged by 109 bps to 21.98% in 2023, then declined by 12 bps to 19.42% in 2024, then slumped by 59 bps to 8.0% in 2025, then jumped by 181 bps to 22.52% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Tax Rate figures were 22.52% in Q1 2026, 8.0% in Q4 2025, and 17.78% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Prudential 75.05 Bn 67.97 Bn - 41.35%
2 Aflac 63.80 Bn 58.14 Bn 2.51 Bn 16.82%
3 Metlife 60.34 Bn 44.39 Bn 256.00 Mn 22.89%
4 Manulife Financial 52.65 Bn 53.78 Bn - -
5 Unum 14.19 Bn 4.23 Bn 1.40 Bn 12.49%
6 Primerica 9.76 Bn 9.08 Bn 770.81 Mn 23.78%
7 Jackson Financial 8.17 Bn 3.03 Bn - -5.00%
8 Lincoln National 7.81 Bn -1.09 Bn 3.25 Bn 30.08%
9 F&G Annuities & Life 3.87 Bn 1.67 Bn 1.15 Bn -2.61%
10 Brighthouse Financial 3.60 Bn -2.48 Bn 890.00 Mn 22.52%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 22.52%
Mar 31, 2026 22.52%
Mar 31, 2026 22.52%
Dec 31, 2025 8.00%
Dec 31, 2025 8.00%
Dec 31, 2025 8.00%
Sep 30, 2025 17.78%
Sep 30, 2025 17.78%
Sep 30, 2025 17.78%
Jun 30, 2025 8.60%
Jun 30, 2025 8.60%
Jun 30, 2025 8.60%
Mar 31, 2025 24.86%
Mar 31, 2025 24.86%
Mar 31, 2025 24.86%
Dec 31, 2024 19.42%
Dec 31, 2024 19.42%
Dec 31, 2024 19.42%
Sep 30, 2024 5.32%
Sep 30, 2024 5.32%