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Brighthouse Financial BHF Variable Annuities — Deferred Sale Inducement Cost

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$5M-16.7%

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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 us-gaap:DeferredSalesInducementsNet.

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 — deferred sale inducement cost?
Brighthouse Financial (BHF) reported variable annuities — deferred sale inducement cost of $172M in Q1 2026.
How has Brighthouse Financial's variable annuities — deferred sale inducement cost changed year-over-year?
Brighthouse Financial's variable annuities — deferred sale inducement cost decreased by 10.9% year-over-year, from $193M to $172M.
What is the long-term trend for Brighthouse Financial's variable annuities — deferred sale inducement cost?
Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Brighthouse Financial's variable annuities — deferred sale inducement cost has grown at a -10.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.02B to $739M.
What does variable annuities — deferred sale inducement cost mean?
Capitalized costs associated with specific sales inducements offered to policyholders, such as enhanced crediting rates or bonus benefits. These costs are deferred and amortized to match the revenue generated from the associated annuity contracts.