BHF Stock — Brighthouse Financial, Inc.

Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (BHF)

Updated October 16, 2026.

BHF is a Stock. Total return is -31.8% over the past 9.2 years, 290.4 points behind SPY at 258.6%.

Brighthouse Financial provides annuity and life insurance products in the United States, operating through segments focused on variable and fixed annuities, life insurance policies, and a run-off segment managing legacy products and structured settlements. The company's distribution history and current payout status are not established. This security appeals to investors seeking equity exposure to the insurance and financial services sector.

BHF performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -31.8% over the past 9.2 years, 290.4 points behind SPY at 258.6%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 5.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 28.3%.

BHF key facts

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

07/17/2017

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$47.77 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$2,747,327,365

Average volume

572639.0

Beta

0.83

Payout ratio

0.0%

P/E ratio

3.77

Forward P/E

3.3501

EPS

$12.66

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

BHF risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 28.3%.

Who may consider BHF — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (BHF does not currently distribute); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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