What is Brighthouse Financial's operating cash flow?

Brighthouse Financial (BHF) reported operating cash flow of -$221M in Q1 2026.

How has Brighthouse Financial's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?

Brighthouse Financial's operating cash flow decreased by 251.4% year-over-year, from $146M to -$221M.

What does operating cash flow mean?

Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.

Brighthouse Financial BHF Operating Cash Flow

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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%

Valuation

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Market cap$3.63B+1.7%

Enterprise value$1.88B-9.9%

P/S0.6×+0.1×

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:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.

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 operating cash flow?: Brighthouse Financial (BHF) reported operating cash flow of -$221M in Q1 2026.
How has Brighthouse Financial's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?: Brighthouse Financial's operating cash flow decreased by 251.4% year-over-year, from $146M to -$221M.
What does operating cash flow mean?: Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.