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Equitable Holdings EQH Momentum — Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs, Amortization Expense

Other product segments

SCS
$95M+23.4%
GMxB Core
$41M+7.9%
VUL
$17M+6.3%
GMxB Legacy
$15M-16.7%
EG
$12M0.0%
Term
$8M-11.1%
IE
$6M+20.0%
EI
$3M0.0%
IUL
$3M0.0%
UL
$3M0.0%
CB
$2M0.0%

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HIGEmployee Benefits — Amortization of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs
$8.25M-2.9%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$4.2B-7.6%
Net income$621.0M+886%
EPS (diluted)$2.14+1,238%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$9.9B+21.3%
Total debt$3.8B-11.4%
Total equity$273.0M-88.6%
Total assets$310.38B+8.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$499.0M+216%

Valuation

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Market cap$12.75B-34.9%
Enterprise value$6.68B-64.1%
P/S1.1×-0.2×

Profitability

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Net margin-5.9%

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-42%
Debt / equity14.1×+12.3×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Equitable Holdings in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAmortizationExpense.

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

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Questions, answered.

What is Equitable Holdings's momentum — deferred policy acquisition costs, amortization expense?
Equitable Holdings (EQH) reported momentum — deferred policy acquisition costs, amortization expense of $4M in Q1 2026.
How has Equitable Holdings's momentum — deferred policy acquisition costs, amortization expense changed year-over-year?
Equitable Holdings's momentum — deferred policy acquisition costs, amortization expense decreased by 0.0% year-over-year, from $4M to $4M.
What is the long-term trend for Equitable Holdings's momentum — deferred policy acquisition costs, amortization expense?
Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Equitable Holdings's momentum — deferred policy acquisition costs, amortization expense has grown at a -13.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $23M to $15M.
What does momentum — deferred policy acquisition costs, amortization expense mean?
The annual cost recognized from spreading out the upfront expenses of acquiring insurance policies.
How do you interpret momentum — deferred policy acquisition costs, amortization expense?
Higher amortization reduces current period earnings, while lower amortization may indicate a slowdown in new business or changes in expected policy duration.
How does momentum — deferred policy acquisition costs, amortization expense compare across companies?
Standard accounting metric for insurance companies; peers typically report this as a component of operating expenses.