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Brighthouse Financial, Inc. BHF

Nasdaq · stock · Life Insurance · website · IPO 2017-07-17 · LEI

Brighthouse Financial, Inc. statistics & valuation

Market cap$3.6B
P / E8.4×
P / S0.5×
P / B0.5×
Net margin6.4%
Return on equity6.3%
Net debt$3.2B
Enterprise value USD$6.8B
Graham number +105.8%$123.09

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($123.09); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
-5.50% 9.60% -11.30% -12.50% 33.00% 56.40% -27.00% 8.20% 6.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
-2.60% 6.00% -4.60% -5.90% 10.20% 69.30% -22.20% 7.70% 6.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
119.8M 119.8M 119.8M 112.5M 95.4M 84.5M 73.6M 66.0M 61.6M 57.9M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
-$3.32B $1.75B -$182.0M $1.49B -$672.0M -$1.32B $3.16B $3.16B $3.15B $3.15B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
-0.20% 0.40% -0.30% -0.40% 0.60% 1.70% -0.50% 0.20% 0.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.13× 0.25× 0.27× 0.27× 0.19× 0.20× 0.56× 0.63× 0.63× 0.46× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
-$24.54 -$3.16 $7.21 -$6.76 -$11.58 $18.39 $51.30 -$18.39 $4.64 $5.71 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

Brighthouse Financial, Inc. trades at about 10.5× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 1.1×–13.3×, median 5.2×).

1.1× 13.3×

Shaded band = 10-year range (1.1×–13.3×); dot = today's 10.5×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Net margin6.4%8.2%-27.0%56.4%33.0%-12.5%-11.3%9.6%-5.5%—
Return on assets0.2%0.2%-0.5%1.7%0.6%-0.4%-0.3%0.4%-0.2%—
Return on equity6.3%7.7%-22.2%69.3%10.2%-5.9%-4.6%6.0%-2.6%—
Debt / equity0.46×0.63×0.63×0.56×0.20×0.19×0.27×0.27×0.25×0.13×

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.