Brighthouse Financial
BHF · Life & Health Insurance
$45.41
2.0%Principal Financial Group
PFG · Life & Health Insurance
$108.57
1.4%The short version
- Principal Financial Group is the larger business, with $15.6B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $6.8B for Brighthouse Financial, about 2.3 times as much.
- Brighthouse Financial grew revenue faster (43.2%, against −3.1%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Principal Financial Group’s earnings: a P/E of 15.6x against 3.6x for Brighthouse Financial.
| Latest fiscal year | BHF · FY25 | PFG · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $2.6B | $23.9B |
| Revenue | $6.8B | $15.6B |
| Free cash flow | — | — |
| Net income | $433M | $1.2B |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 43.2% | −3.1% |
| 5-year growth | −4.5% | 1.2% |
| Share count change | −5.9% | −4.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | — | — |
| Net margin | 6.4% | 7.6% |
| FCF margin | — | — |
| Return on capital | — | — |
| Return on equity | — | — |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | −$3.4B | −$434M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | — | −0.2x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $102M | $1.6B |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 3.6x | 15.6x |
| Piotroski F-score | — | — |
FY16
BHF $3.0B
PFG $12.4B
FY17
BHF $6.8B
PFG $14.1B
FY18
BHF $9.0B
PFG $14.2B
FY19
BHF $6.6B
PFG $16.2B
FY20
BHF $8.5B
PFG $14.7B
FY21
BHF $5.0B
PFG $14.4B
FY22
BHF $6.9B
PFG $17.5B
FY23
BHF $4.1B
PFG $13.7B
FY24
BHF $4.7B
PFG $16.1B
FY25
BHF $6.8B
PFG $15.6B
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