Brighthouse Financial, Inc.
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $2.75B
- P/E (TTM)
- 3.8
- Dividend yield
- –
About Brighthouse Financial
Life Insurance, SIC 6311
The company operates as a financial services provider primarily offering life insurance and annuity solutions. Its business activities are organized into distinct operating segments, which include Annuities, Life, and Runoff operations, alongside a corporate division. Through these segments, the organization provides a range of products including variable, fixed, and indexed annuities, as well as term, whole, universal, and variable universal life insurance policies, institutional group annuities, and long-term care insurance. These offerings are designed to serve individual and institutional clients seeking retirement planning, income protection, and mortality coverage.
Regarding operating scale and geographic reach, the provided filing details business interactions with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, along with multiple product lines and portfolio segments. However, the report text does not specify the organization's headquarters location or provide quantitative metrics regarding total facilities, retail stores, or countries of operation.
Summary of the business section of Brighthouse Financial's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Brighthouse Financial, Inc.
- Headquarters
- Charlotte, NC
- Address
- 11225 N Community House Road 28277
- Phone
- (980) 365-7100
- Website
- www.brighthousefinancial.com
- Employees
- 1,400, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Life Insurance
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- Deloitte & Touche LLP, Charlotte, North Carolina
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- BHF
- Other tickers
- BHFAL, BHFAM, BHFAN, BHFAO, BHFAP
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- IPO date
- Jul 17, 2017
- Shares outstanding
- 58M, Jul 31, 2026
- Public float
- $3.00B, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1685040
- CUSIP
- 10922N103
- ISIN
- US10922N1037
- LEI
- 5493003T8SZSHOGGAW52
- EIN
- 81-3846992
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Eric T. Steigerwalt | President and CEO, Director | 388,637 |
| Richard A. Cook | Chief Accounting Officer | 6,969 |
| Melissa B. Pavlovich | Chief Accounting Officer | 12,644 |
| Vonda Huss | EVP & Chief HR Officer | 26,830 |
| Myles Lambert | EVP, Chief Operating Officer | 49,788 |
| John Rosenthal | EVP & Chief Investment Officer | 91,380 |
| Edward A. Spehar | EVP & Chief Financial Officer | 64,413 |
| Allie Lin | EVP & General Counsel | 18,598 |
| Paul M. Wetzel | Director | 23,672 |
| Stephen C. Hooley | Director | 0 |
| Diane E. Offereins | Director | 28,634 |
| Michael J. Inserra | Director | 9,116 |
| Lizabeth H. Zlatkus | Director | 7,234 |
| Carol Juel | Director | 5,157 |
| C. Edward Chaplin | Director | 54,454 |
| Eileen A. Mallesch | Director | 4,602 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Steigerwalt | $10.46M | $13.49M | $3.32M | $179 | $201 |
| FY2024 Steigerwalt | $10.07M | $8.02M | $3.07M | $122 | $172 |
| FY2023 Steigerwalt | $10.01M | $11.44M | $3.17M | $135 | $143 |
| FY2022 Steigerwalt | $9.75M | $6.72M | $3.25M | $131 | $137 |
| FY2021 Steigerwalt | $7.91M | $12.62M | $2.85M | $132 | $124 |
| FY2020 Eric Steigerwalt | $8.13M | $7.94M | $2.93M | $92 | $91 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“At December 31, 2025, we had approximately 1,400 employees.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 2026 | Merger vote | Definitive merger proxy statement |
| Nov 22, 2021 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |
| Nov 20, 2020 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |
| May 21, 2020 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |
| Mar 25, 2019 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |
| Sep 12, 2018 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |
| Mar 21, 2018 | Merger | Registration of securities for a merger or exchange offer (S-4) |
| Oct 5, 2016 | Spin-off | Registration as a new public company (Form 10), e.g. spin-off |