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Brighthouse Financial BHF Variable Annuities — Effect of changes in risk margin

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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:MarketRiskBenefitEffectOfChangesInRiskMargin.

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 — effect of changes in risk margin?
Brighthouse Financial (BHF) reported variable annuities — effect of changes in risk margin of $7M in Q1 2026.
How has Brighthouse Financial's variable annuities — effect of changes in risk margin changed year-over-year?
Brighthouse Financial's variable annuities — effect of changes in risk margin decreased by 46.2% year-over-year, from $13M to $7M.
What is the long-term trend for Brighthouse Financial's variable annuities — effect of changes in risk margin?
Over 2 years (2021 to 2025), Brighthouse Financial's variable annuities — effect of changes in risk margin has grown at a -26.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$128M to -$69M.
What does variable annuities — effect of changes in risk margin mean?
This metric reflects adjustments to the valuation of market risk benefits due to changes in the risk margins held for uncertainty in actuarial assumptions. It provides insight into the company's evolving view of the risk profile and the capital required to support its annuity guarantees.