Brighthouse Financial (BHF) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Eric Steigerwalt, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $10.5M in 2025, up 4% from $10.1M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 69:1, on median employee pay of $151,894.

Filed
April 14, 2026
Annual meeting
June 2, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$10.5M+4% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
69:1median $151,894
CEO pay in equity
63%$6.6M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
93%of votes cast
CEO Target STI
210%As percentage of base salary
CEO Target LTI
625%As percentage of base salary
Company Performance Factor
115%For 2025 STI awards
2023 PSU Payout
105%For 2023-2025 performance period

How Steigerwalt was paid

$10.5M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary10%Stock awards63%Non-equity incentive24%All other compensation3%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Eric SteigerwaltPresident and Chief Executive Officer$10,461,127
Ed SpeharExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$3,890,477
Myles LambertExecutive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer$3,222,219
Allie LinExecutive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary$2,685,575
John RosenthalExecutive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer$3,467,726

What changed and why

  • $10.5MCEO total compensation increased to $10,461,127 in 2025 compared to $10,068,833 in 2024.
  • 115%Short-term incentive awards were funded at an aggregate Company Performance Factor of 115% for 2025.
  • 105%Performance share units granted in 2023 paid out at 105% of target following the 2023-2025 performance period.
  • 93.1%Stockholders strongly supported the compensation program with 93.1% approval at the previous say-on-pay vote.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.