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

Brighthouse Financial Q4 net income falls to $112 million from $646 million

Negative Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Brighthouse Financial reported fourth-quarter 2025 net income available to shareholders of $112 million, or $1.93 per diluted share, down from $646 million, or $10.79 per diluted share, a year earlier. Adjusted earnings, less notable items, were $227 million, or $3.93 per diluted share, compared with $352 million, or $5.88 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2024. The company is being acquired by Aquarian Capital for $70.00 per share in cash, and shareholders approved the merger on February 12, 2026.

Key points

  • Q4 2025 net income available to shareholders was $112 million ($1.93 per diluted share), versus $646 million ($10.79) in Q4 2024
  • Q4 2025 adjusted earnings were $214 million ($3.70 per diluted share), versus $304 million ($5.07) in Q4 2024
  • Full-year 2025 net income available to shareholders was $331 million ($5.71 per diluted share), up from $286 million ($4.64) in 2024
  • Full-year 2025 adjusted earnings, less notable items, were $931 million ($16.07 per diluted share), down from $1,209 million ($19.63) in 2024

The filing

CompanyBrighthouse Financial (BHF)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 23, 2026, 4:25 PM ET
Accession number0001685040-26-000009

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

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 February 23, 2026.

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