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

Brighthouse Financial Q2 2026 net income $956 million; adjusted earnings $258 million

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Brighthouse Financial reported second quarter 2026 results for the period ended June 30, 2026, with net income available to shareholders of $956 million, or $16.53 per diluted share, up from $60 million, or $1.02 per diluted share, a year earlier. Adjusted earnings were $258 million, or $4.45 per diluted share, compared with $198 million, or $3.43 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2025, and the company said there were no notable items in the quarter. The pending all-cash acquisition by an affiliate of Aquarian Capital at $70.00 per share remains subject to insurance regulatory approvals in Delaware, New York and Massachusetts.

Key points

  • Net income available to shareholders was $956 million ($16.53 per diluted share), versus $60 million ($1.02 per diluted share) in Q2 2025.
  • Adjusted earnings were $258 million ($4.45 per diluted share), versus $198 million ($3.43 per diluted share) in Q2 2025.
  • Annuity sales were $2.4 billion, including $2.1 billion of Shield Level Annuities; life sales were $39 million.
  • Book value was $4.9 billion ($84.35 per share); the estimated combined RBC ratio was between 430% and 450%.

The filing

CompanyBrighthouse Financial (BHF)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 5, 2026, 4:21 PM ET
Accession number0001685040-26-000026

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 August 05, 2026.

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