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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Brighthouse Financial (BHF)

Brighthouse Financial Q1 net loss narrows to $294 million, or $5.04 per share

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Brighthouse Financial reported a first-quarter 2025 net loss available to shareholders of $294 million, or $5.04 per diluted share, narrowing from a $519 million loss a year earlier. Adjusted earnings were $235 million, or $4.01 per diluted share, compared with an adjusted loss of $98 million in the first quarter of 2024. Annuity sales fell 21% from the prior quarter, a decline shareholders may weigh against the improved profit figures.

Key points

  • Net loss available to shareholders of $294 million, or $5.04 per diluted share, versus a net loss of $519 million, or $8.22 per share, in Q1 2024.
  • Adjusted earnings of $235 million, or $4.01 per diluted share, versus an adjusted loss of $98 million a year earlier; includes a $10 million unfavorable notable item.
  • Annuity sales decreased 21% quarter-over-quarter to $2.3 billion; life sales rose 24% quarter-over-quarter to $36 million.
  • Repurchased $59 million of common stock in Q1 2025 and a further $26 million through May 6, 2025; holding company liquid assets were $1.0 billion.

The filing

CompanyBrighthouse Financial (BHF)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 8, 2025, 4:21 PM ET
Accession number0001685040-25-000015

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 6:56 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on May 08, 2025.

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