Brighthouse Financial (BHF Quick QuoteBHF - Free Report) reported $2.1 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2026, representing a year-over-year decline of 2.7%. EPS of $4.35 for the same period compares to $4.17 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.21 billion, representing a surprise of -5.11%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -8.42%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $4.75.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Brighthouse Financial performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Revenues- Universal life and investment-type product policy fees: $533 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $554.82 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -1.8%.
• Revenues- Premiums: $168 million compared to the $176.3 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -9.7% year over year.
• Revenues- Other revenues: $129 million compared to the $141.5 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -5.2% year over year.
• Revenues- Net investment income: $1.26 billion compared to the $1.33 billion average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -2.6% year over year.
• Adjusted Revenues- Annuities- Premiums: $79 million versus $63.2 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• Adjusted Revenues- Annuities- Universal life and investment-type product policy fees: $388 million versus $390.19 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• Adjusted Revenues- Annuities- Net investment income: $771 million versus $778.29 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• Adjusted Revenues- Annuities- Other revenues: $117 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $130 million.
• Adjusted Revenues- Life- Premiums: $89 million compared to the $111.25 million average estimate based on two analysts.
• Adjusted Revenues- Life- Universal life and investment-type product policy fees: $57 million versus $72.91 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• Adjusted Revenues- Life- Net investment income: $98 million versus $114.84 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• Adjusted Revenues- Life- Other revenues: $4 million versus $3.5 million estimated by two analysts on average.

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Shares of Brighthouse Financial have returned +4.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +10.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.