Brighthouse Financial, Inc.
Business
Brighthouse Financial, Inc. is a provider of annuity and life insurance products in the United States. It offers a range of annuities (variable, fixed, index-linked and income annuities), life insurance (term, universal, whole and variable life) and related riders and services such as guaranteed death and living benefits, investment management and reinsurance arrangements. The company operates through reportable segments: Annuities; Life; Run-off; and Corporate & Other, and conducts affiliated and unaffiliated reinsurance activity. Its products are distributed through multiple independent channels including broker-dealers, banks, financial advisors, independent marketing organizations and online marketplaces across the U.S.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-28
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiums | 695 | 770 | 828 | 662 | 707 | |
| Universal life and investment-type product policy fees | 2,161 | 2,116 | 2,295 | 2,435 | 2,980 | |
| Net investment income | 5,244 | 5,222 | 4,664 | 4,138 | 4,881 | |
| Other revenues | 555 | 579 | 483 | 478 | 450 | |
| Net investment gains (losses) | −97 | −295 | −246 | −248 | −59 | |
| Net derivative gains (losses) | −1,792 | −3,668 | −3,907 | −592 | −3,983 | |
| Total revenues | 6,766 | 4,724 | 4,117 | 6,873 | 4,976 | |
| Policyholder benefits and claims (including liability remeasurement gains (losses) of ($273), ($978), ($234), respectively) | 1,805 | 2,294 | 2,676 | 2,193 | 2,746 | |
| Interest credited to policyholder account balances | 2,188 | 2,136 | 1,825 | 1,338 | 1,269 | |
| Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs and value of business acquired | 609 | 599 | 620 | 629 | 637 | |
| Change in market risk benefits | −268 | −2,673 | −1,507 | −4,104 | −4,134 | |
| Other expenses | 1,958 | 1,946 | 1,977 | 2,085 | 2,449 | |
| Total expenses | 6,292 | 4,302 | 5,591 | 2,141 | 2,967 | |
| Income (loss) before provision for income tax | 474 | 422 | −1,474 | 4,732 | 2,009 | |
| Provision for income tax expense (benefit) | 36 | 29 | −367 | 848 | 361 | |
| Net income (loss) | 438 | 393 | −1,107 | 3,884 | 1,648 | |
| Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Net income (loss) attributable to Brighthouse Financial, Inc. | 433 | 388 | −1,112 | 3,879 | 1,643 | |
| Preferred stock dividends | 102 | 102 | 102 | 104 | 89 | |
| Net income (loss) available to Brighthouse Financial, Inc.s common shareholders | 331 | 286 | −1,214 | 3,775 | 1,554 | |
| Basic | 5.75 | 4.67 | −18.39 | 51.73 | 18.54 | |
| Diluted | 5.71 | 4.64 | −18.39 | 51.3 | 18.39 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at estimated fair value (amortized cost: $87,046 and $87,603, respectively; allowance for credit losses of $64 and $81, respectively) | 82,014 | 80,055 | 80,991 | 75,577 | 87,582 | |
| Trading securities, at estimated fair value | 506 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Equity securities, at estimated fair value | 79 | 77 | 102 | 89 | 101 | |
| Mortgage loans (net of allowance for credit losses of $200 and $178, respectively) | 22,755 | 23,286 | 22,508 | 22,936 | 19,850 | |
| Policy loans | 1,450 | 2,024 | 1,331 | 1,282 | 1,264 | |
| Limited partnerships and limited liability companies | 4,696 | 4,827 | 4,946 | 4,775 | 4,271 | |
| Short-term investments, principally at estimated fair value | 1,197 | 1,868 | — | — | — | |
| Other invested assets, principally at estimated fair value (net of allowance for credit losses of $0 and $0, respectively) | 7,932 | 5,250 | 4,409 | 2,852 | 3,316 | |
| Total investments | 120,629 | 117,387 | 115,456 | 108,592 | 118,225 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 5,387 | 5,045 | 3,851 | 4,115 | 4,474 | |
| Accrued investment income | 1,260 | 1,277 | 1,183 | 885 | 724 | |
| Premiums, reinsurance and other receivables (net of allowance for credit losses of $3 and $3, respectively) | 21,579 | 21,126 | 19,761 | 18,548 | 16,094 | |
| Deferred policy acquisition costs and value of business acquired | 4,567 | 4,710 | 4,872 | 5,084 | 5,377 | |
| Current income tax recoverable | 16 | 19 | 27 | 38 | 0 | |
| Deferred income tax asset | 1,442 | 1,875 | 1,893 | 1,736 | 0 | |
| Market risk benefit assets | 1,060 | 1,092 | 656 | 483 | — | |
| Other assets | 332 | 370 | 370 | 401 | 482 | |
| Separate account assets | 85,528 | 85,636 | 88,271 | 84,965 | 114,464 | |
| Total assets | 241,800 | 238,537 | 236,340 | 224,847 | 262,257 | |
| Future policy benefits | 32,025 | 31,475 | 32,569 | 31,497 | 39,990 | |
| Policyholder account balances | 87,952 | 87,989 | 81,068 | 73,527 | 65,249 | |
| Market risk benefit liabilities | 8,063 | 8,329 | 10,323 | 10,389 | 16,034 | |
| Other policy-related balances | 3,893 | 3,878 | 3,836 | 4,098 | 3,457 | |
| Payables for collateral under securities loaned and other transactions | 4,705 | 3,891 | 3,670 | 4,560 | 6,269 | |
| Long-term debt | 3,155 | 3,155 | 3,156 | 3,156 | 3,157 | |
| Other liabilities | 9,646 | 9,160 | 8,439 | 7,057 | 4,504 | |
| Separate account liabilities | 85,528 | 85,636 | 88,271 | 84,965 | 114,464 | |
| Total liabilities | 234,967 | 233,513 | 231,332 | 219,249 | 253,807 | |
| Contingencies, Commitments and Guarantees (Note 17) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share; $1,753 aggregate liquidation preference | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock, par value $0.01 per share; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 124,081,967 and 123,480,326 shares issued, respectively; 57,171,217 and 58,629,049 shares outstanding, respectively | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 13,870 | 13,927 | 14,004 | 14,075 | 14,154 | |
| Retained earnings (deficit) | −686 | −1,119 | −1,507 | −395 | −4,274 | |
| Treasury stock, at cost; 66,910,750 and 64,851,277 shares, respectively | −2,688 | −2,572 | −2,309 | −2,042 | −1,543 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | −3,729 | −5,278 | −5,246 | −6,106 | 47 | |
| Total Brighthouse Financial, Inc.s stockholders equity | 6,768 | 4,959 | 4,943 | 5,533 | 16,142 | |
| Noncontrolling interests | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | |
| Total equity | 6,833 | 5,024 | 5,008 | 5,598 | 8,450 | |
| Total liabilities and equity | 241,800 | 238,537 | 236,340 | 224,847 | 262,257 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts associated with investments, net | −320 | −330 | −282 | −233 | −254 | |
| (Gains) losses on investments, net | 51 | 264 | 232 | 248 | 59 | |
| (Gains) losses on derivatives, net | −1,357 | 1,436 | 2,620 | 169 | 3,080 | |
| (Income) loss from equity method investments, net of dividends and distributions | −24 | 41 | 83 | 110 | −987 | |
| Change in market risk benefits, net | 209 | −2,073 | −875 | −3,335 | −3,271 | |
| Change in accrued investment income | 142 | −113 | −215 | −113 | −44 | |
| Change in premiums, reinsurance and other receivables | −400 | −1,451 | −1,280 | −1,374 | 495 | |
| Change in deferred policy acquisition costs and value of business acquired, net | 143 | 162 | 211 | 205 | 142 | |
| Change in income tax | 33 | 30 | −371 | 796 | 255 | |
| Change in other assets | 1,143 | 1,180 | 1,132 | 1,264 | 1,612 | |
| Change in future policy benefits and other policy-related balances | −295 | −281 | 51 | −1,960 | −338 | |
| Change in other liabilities | 420 | 402 | 95 | 176 | −153 | |
| Other, net | 49 | 30 | 39 | 32 | 108 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 259 | −290 | −137 | −1,228 | 641 | |
| Sales, maturities and repayments of fixed maturity securities | 12,722 | 11,721 | 6,028 | 10,728 | 12,616 | |
| Sales, maturities and repayments of trading securities | 44 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Sales, maturities and repayments of equity securities | 39 | 46 | 33 | 53 | 129 | |
| Sales, maturities and repayments of mortgage loans | 2,544 | 1,523 | 1,232 | 2,079 | 2,900 | |
| Sales, maturities and repayments of limited partnerships and limited liability companies | 570 | 337 | 205 | 252 | 271 | |
| Purchases of fixed maturity securities | −12,355 | −11,998 | −8,866 | −15,799 | −21,158 | |
| Purchases of trading securities | −199 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Purchases of equity securities | −21 | −7 | −14 | −37 | −18 | |
| Purchases of mortgage loans | −2,163 | −2,377 | −813 | −5,321 | −6,913 | |
| Purchases of limited partnerships and limited liability companies | −278 | −299 | −453 | −814 | −837 | |
| Cash received in connection with freestanding derivatives | 16,810 | 12,468 | 5,079 | 4,480 | 3,965 | |
| Cash paid in connection with freestanding derivatives | −18,263 | −11,865 | −5,428 | −4,275 | −4,592 | |
| Net change in policy loans | 574 | −692 | −49 | −18 | 27 | |
| Net change in short-term investments | 712 | −675 | −38 | 772 | 1,397 | |
| Net change in other invested assets | 15 | −372 | −112 | −376 | −25 | |
| Other, net | 0 | −4 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 751 | −2,194 | −3,196 | −8,276 | −12,238 | |
| Policyholder account balances: Deposits | 20,187 | 30,410 | 21,989 | 31,693 | 16,118 | |
| Policyholder account balances: Withdrawals | −21,003 | −26,378 | −17,747 | −20,043 | −4,189 | |
| Net change in payables for collateral under securities loaned and other transactions | 814 | 221 | −890 | −1,709 | 1,017 | |
| Long-term debt repaid | −2 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −680 | |
| Dividends on preferred stock | −102 | −102 | −102 | −104 | −89 | |
| Treasury stock acquired in connection with share repurchases | −102 | −250 | −250 | −488 | −499 | |
| Financing element on certain derivative instruments and other derivative related transactions, net | −443 | −204 | 90 | −185 | −368 | |
| Other, net | −17 | −17 | −19 | −16 | −86 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | −668 | 3,678 | 3,069 | 9,145 | 11,963 | |
| Change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 342 | 1,194 | −264 | −359 | 366 | |
| Net cash paid (received) for interest | 151 | 151 | 151 | 152 | 160 | |
| Net cash paid (received) for income tax | 12 | 13 | 7 | 44 | 103 | |
| Transfer of mortgage loans to affiliates | 43 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 0 | |
| Transfer of limited partnerships and limited liability companies from affiliates | 43 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 0 |