
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 or Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 81-3846992 Delaware (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 28277 (Zip Code) (Address of principal executive offices) Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule405 of the Securities Act. YesNo Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section13 or 15(d) of the Act.YesNo Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1)has filed all reports required to be filed by Section13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12months (or for suchshorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2)has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90days.YesNo Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule405 of RegulationS-T (§232.405 of this chapter)during the preceding 12months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).YesNo Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitionsof “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Accelerated filerSmaller reporting company☐Emerging growth company☐ Large accelerated filer Non-accelerated filer If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standardsprovided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.☑ If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error topreviously issued financial statements.☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes☐No As of June30, 2025, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates of theregistrant was approximately $3.0 billion. As of February20, 2026, 57,184,099 shares of the registrant’s common stock were outstanding. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the registrant’s proxy statement to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the registrant’s 2026 annual meeting of stockholders (the “2026 ProxyStatement”) are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Such 2026 Proxy Statement will be filed within 120 days of the registrant’s fiscal year endedDecember31, 2025. Part I Item1.BusinessItem1A.Risk FactorsItem1B.Unresolved Staff CommentsItem 1C.CybersecurityItem 2.PropertiesItem3.Legal ProceedingsItem4.Mine Safety Disclosures PartII Item5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases ofEquity SecuritiesItem6.[Reserved]Item7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsItem7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market RiskItem8.Financial Statements and Supplementary DataItem9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial DisclosureItem9A.Controls and ProceduresItem9B.Other InformationItem 9C.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections PartIII Item10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate GovernanceItem11.Executive CompensationItem12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related StockholderMattersItem13.Certain Relationships, Related Person Transactions and Director IndependenceItem14.Principal Accountant Fees and Services PartIV Item15.Exhibits and Financial Statement SchedulesItem 16.Form 10-K Summary GlossaryExhibit IndexSignatures Throughout this Annual Report on Form 10-K, “Brighthouse Financial,” the “Company,” “we,” “our” and “us” refer to BrighthouseFinancial, Inc. and its subsidiaries, and “BHF” refers solely to Brighthouse Financial, Inc., the ultimate holding company for all of oursubsidiaries, and not to any of its subsidiaries. The term “Separation” refers to the separation of a substantial portion of MetLife, Inc.’s(tog