Brighthouse Financial reported third quarter 2026 net income available to shareholders of $302 million, or $5.21 per diluted share, down from $453 million, or $7.89 per share, a year earlier. Adjusted earnings fell to $527 million, or $9.12 per share, from $970 million, or $16.87 per share, though the company said its annual actuarial review added $314 million of net favorable notable items. The company also said regulatory approvals for the pending $70.00 per share Aquarian Capital acquisition are not expected before the December 6, 2026 Outside Date, and the parties are discussing an extension.
Net income available to shareholders was $302 million, or $5.21 per diluted share, versus $453 million, or $7.89 per share, in the third quarter of 2025.
Adjusted earnings, less notable items, were $213 million, or $3.68 per diluted share, versus $261 million, or $4.54 per share, a year earlier.
Annuity sales were $2.4 billion, including $2.1 billion of Shield Level Annuities, with annuity sales down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
The merger agreement's Outside Date is December 6, 2026; the company and Aquarian Capital are discussing an extension, with no assurance of agreement.
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From Brighthouse Financial's 10-Q and 10-K filings (SEC XBRL). YoY compares each quarter with the same quarter a year earlier; it is blank when the year-ago figure is missing or negative.
Annual results
Fiscal year
Revenue
Growth
EPS (diluted)
Growth
Net margin
FY2025
$6.77B
+43.2%
$5.71
+23.1%
6.4%
FY2024
$4.72B
+14.7%
$4.64
—
8.2%
FY2023
$4.12B
-40.1%
$-18.39
-135.8%
-27.0%
FY2022
$6.87B
+38.1%
$51.30
+179.0%
56.4%
FY2021
$4.98B
-41.5%
$18.39
—
33.0%
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What did Brighthouse Financial earn last quarter?
For the quarter ended Sep 2026, Brighthouse Financial reported diluted EPS of $5.21 (-34.0% year over year) on revenue of $853.00M (-53.0%).
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