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Brighthouse Financial BHF Variable Annuities — Decrements

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.5B-36.1%
Net income-$766.0M-186%
EPS (diluted)-$13.82-174%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$4.9B+5.1%
Total debt$3.2B0.0%
Total equity$5.6B+6.2%
Total assets$236.80B+0.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$221.0M-251%

Valuation

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Market cap$3.65B+1.7%

Profitability

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Net margin-1.1%-9.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-1.2%-14.2pp
Debt / equity0.6×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Brighthouse Financial in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept bhf:MarketRiskBenefitDecrementsIncreaseDecrease.

The official record: Brighthouse Financial’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Brighthouse Financial's variable annuities — decrements?
Brighthouse Financial (BHF) reported variable annuities — decrements of -$26M in Q1 2026.
How has Brighthouse Financial's variable annuities — decrements changed year-over-year?
Brighthouse Financial's variable annuities — decrements decreased by 13.0% year-over-year, from -$23M to -$26M.
What is the long-term trend for Brighthouse Financial's variable annuities — decrements?
Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Brighthouse Financial's variable annuities — decrements has grown at a 130.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $16M to -$197M.
What does variable annuities — decrements mean?
This metric tracks the reduction in market risk benefit liabilities resulting from policyholder terminations, surrenders, or death claims. It is a key indicator of the rate at which the company's exposure to specific annuity guarantees is being extinguished through normal policy lifecycle events.