Brighthouse Financial vs Principal Financial Group
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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 β3.1%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Principal Financial Groupβs earnings: a P/E of 15.6x against 3.6x for Brighthouse Financial.
| Latest fiscal year | BHF Β· FY25 | PFG Β· FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $2.6B | $23.9B |
| Revenue | $6.8B | $15.6B |
| Free cash flow | β | β |
| Net income | $433M | $1.2B |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 43.2% | β3.1% |
| 5-year growth | β4.5% | 1.2% |
| Share count change | β5.9% | β4.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | β | β |
| Operating margin | β | β |
| Net margin | 6.4% | 7.6% |
| FCF margin | β | β |
| Return on capital | β | β |
| Return on equity | β | β |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | β$3.4B | β$434M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | β | β0.2x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $102M | $1.6B |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 3.6x | 15.6x |
| Piotroski F-score | β | β |
Revenue
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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Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.