Brighthouse Financial (BHF Quick QuoteBHF - Free Report) reported $2.1 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2026, representing a year-over-year decline of 3.1%. EPS of $9.12 for the same period compares to $4.54 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.21 billion, representing a surprise of -4.81%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +81.31%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $5.03.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

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:

• Total adjusted revenues- Annuities: $1.33 billion versus $1.36 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -0.2% change.
• Adjusted Revenues- Corporate & Other- Other revenues: $2 million versus $3.75 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -60% change.
• Total adjusted revenues- Run-off: $366 million versus $346.28 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -4.9% change.
• Total adjusted revenues- Corporate & Other: $137 million compared to the $136.9 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -10.5% year over year.
• Revenues- Net investment income: $1.26 billion compared to the $1.28 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -5.8% year over year.
• Revenues- Other revenues: $131 million compared to the $136.25 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -8.4% year over year.
• Revenues- Premiums: $164 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $175.67 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -3.5%.
• Revenues- Universal life and investment-type product policy fees: $499 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $543.3 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -6%.
• Adjusted Revenues- Annuities- Premiums: $72 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $75.61 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +5.9%.
• Adjusted Revenues- Annuities- Universal life and investment-type product policy fees: $361 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $382.05 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -3%.
• Adjusted Revenues- Annuities- Net investment income: $783 million compared to the $780.02 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +1.7% year over year.
• Adjusted Revenues- Annuities- Other revenues: $117 million versus $121.5 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -7.1% change.

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Shares of Brighthouse Financial have returned -14.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.