Brighthouse Financial (BHF) Tax Rate (2017 - 2026)
Brighthouse Financial (BHF) recorded Tax Rate of 19.98% in Q2 2026, up 11.38 percentage points from 8.60% a year earlier but down 2.53 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Brighthouse Financial (BHF) Tax Rate (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Brighthouse Financial's Tax Rate came in at 14.26% as of Jun 30, 2026, up 2.17 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 7.59%, up 0.72 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Tax Rate has a five-year change of -17.99 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Tax Rate came in at 6.87% in FY2024 (-18.03 pp), 24.90% in FY2023 (+6.98 pp), 17.92% in FY2022 (-0.05 pp) and 17.97% in FY2021 (-7.61 pp).
- Quarterly Tax Rate has ranged from -242.50% in Q4 2022 to 26.16% in Q2 2023 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Rate rose in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +18.83 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Tax Rate in the last five years was a gain of 264.48 percentage points in Q4 2023, against a drop of 262.40 percentage points in Q4 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 22.52% (Q1 2026), 8.00% (Q4 2025) and 17.78% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,082.55 Bn | -334.93 Bn | 55.86 Bn | 19.62% |
| 2 | Chubb | 128.03 Bn | 80.09 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 20.47% |
| 3 | Progressive | 122.38 Bn | 98.22 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 21.34% |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 81.46 Bn | 73.20 Bn | - | 24.15% |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 75.77 Bn | 52.02 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 20.20% |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 73.91 Bn | 75.11 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Metlife | 60.71 Bn | -45.77 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 24.73% |
| 8 | Aon | 58.53 Bn | 51.77 Bn | - | 21.96% |
| 9 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 58.38 Bn | 52.82 Bn | - | 21.74% |
| 10 | Brighthouse Financial | 2.99 Bn | -25.12 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 19.98% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 19.98% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.00% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.78% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.60% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 19.42% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.32% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 18.47% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 18.95% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 19.84% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 20.77% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 19.90% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 21.43% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 20.68% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 14.80% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 18.12% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 19.31% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 23.36% |
API Access
Brighthouse Financial Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=BHF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=BHF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();