Brighthouse Financial (BHFAL) Retained Earnings (2016 - 2026)
Brighthouse Financial (BHFAL) reported Retained Earnings of -$1.5 billion for Q1 2026, down 4.69% year-over-year from -$1.5 billion in Q1 2025, and down 111.66% quarter-over-quarter from -$686.0 million in Q4 2025.
Brighthouse Financial (BHFAL) Retained Earnings (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Brighthouse Financial (BHFAL) has 11 years of Retained Earnings data on file, last reported at -$1.5 billion in Q1 2026.
- Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 came in at -$1.5 billion, down 4.69% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$1.5 billion (down 4.69% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$686.0 million, up 87.0% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings retreated to -$1.5 billion in Q1 2026 per BHFAL's latest filing, from -$686.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Retained Earnings peaked at -$686.0 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at -$7.1 billion in Q3 2023.
- A 5-year average of -$4.4 billion and a median of -$5.2 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Retained Earnings.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Retained Earnings slumped 13091.49% in 2022, then jumped 87.0% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at -$6.1 billion in 2022, then grew by 14.08% to -$5.2 billion in 2023, then dropped by 0.61% to -$5.3 billion in 2024, then jumped by 87.0% to -$686.0 million in 2025, then sank by 111.66% to -$1.5 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BHFAL'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 | 568.62 Bn | 568.62 Bn | - | 3.67 Bn |
| 2 | Aflac | 59.20 Bn | 53.55 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 55.70 Bn |
| 3 | Metlife | 55.45 Bn | 39.51 Bn | 256.00 Mn | -19.23 Bn |
| 4 | Unum | 14.44 Bn | 4.48 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 13.50 Bn |
| 5 | Globe Life | 12.48 Bn | 11.80 Bn | 1.45 Bn | -1.70 Bn |
| 6 | Primerica | 8.62 Bn | 8.62 Bn | 770.81 Mn | 2.44 Bn |
| 7 | Jackson Financial | 7.51 Bn | 1.67 Bn | - | -2.73 Bn |
| 8 | Lincoln National | 6.79 Bn | -8.89 Bn | 3.25 Bn | -4.47 Bn |
| 9 | CNO Financial | 4.58 Bn | 4.24 Bn | 754.30 Mn | -1.22 Bn |
| 10 | Brighthouse Financial | - | - | 890.00 Mn | -1.45 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.45 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -686.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -4.02 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -4.26 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.39 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -5.28 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -4.13 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -5.42 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -5.41 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -5.25 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 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 4.60 Bn |