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Equitable

EQH · NYSE · Financials · Financials, fiscal 2016 to 2025

EQH · Last close · October 26, 2026
$53.58
Value Equitable yourself

Equitable's revenue fell 6.1% to $11.7 billion in fiscal 2025. Its net margin was −11.8%, down from 10.3% a year earlier. It paid out $1.8 billion in dividends and buybacks. The diluted share count fell 8.2%.

EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC. Latest fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 10-K filed February 25, 2026 · 0001333986-26-000012 Updated
Revenue
$11.7B
6.1%
Net margin
−11.8%
22.1 pts
Net income
−$1.4B
$1.3B a year earlier
Free cash flow
—
 
Return on equity
—
 
Market cap
$14.9B
Oct 26 close
P/E
—
Loss: no P/E

Net margin is net income as a share of revenue. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Return on equity is net income as a share of shareholders' equity. Market cap is the last closing share price times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate. P/E is the last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters, or the latest fiscal year where the quarters aren't available; there is none when the company made a loss.

Charts show fiscal years, from the 10-K filings.

Revenue and margins

Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
Margins
Percent of revenue
GrossOperatingNetFree cash flow

Net income and earnings per share

From fiscal 2016 to 2024, earnings per share grew 6.4% a year and net income 0.3% a year, as buybacks cut the share count by 42%. Equitable then lost money in fiscal 2025.

Net income
US$ billions, fiscal years; loss years in red.
Diluted earnings per share
US$ per share, fiscal years, restated for any stock splits; loss years in red.

Returns on capital

Return on capital and on equity
Percent. Return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business (debt plus equity, minus cash); return on equity is net income over shareholders' equity. Both use the average of opening and closing balances.
Return on capitalReturn on equity

Cash flow

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital expenditure. The SEC's structured data for Equitable's filings doesn't give both for any year, so free cash flow is left out.

Payouts and share count

Dividends and buybacks
US$ billions, cash paid in each fiscal year
DividendsShare buybacks
Diluted share count
Weighted-average diluted shares, millions

Valuation

Two ways to value Equitable yourself, both starting from its filings: a discounted cash flow model and the price-to-earnings method.

Discounted cash flow (DCF)

A discounted cash flow (DCF) model values a business as the cash it may generate in future, discounted back to today. The starting figures come from Equitable's 10-K (or, for net cash and shares, its latest 10-Q) and the assumptions are yours: start from one of three example scenarios, then change any figure to see what it implies for a share, and how that compares with the last share price.

The example scenarios need a positive starting cash flow. Equitable's free cash flow isn't available in its filings' structured data (the notes above say why), and so is cash from operations minus depreciation. You can still enter your own figures in the calculator.

From the filings
Cash from operations minus capital spending in fiscal 2025.
Cash and short-term investments minus debt and finance leases at December 31, 2025. Negative means net debt.
Weighted-average diluted shares in fiscal 2025.
Your assumptions
Start from
Fitted to Equitable's own revenue growth, as above. Cautious: growth of -2% then 0% a year, 2% after year 10, a 11% discount rate. Base: growth of 0% then 1% a year, 2.5% after year 10, a 10% discount rate. Optimistic: growth of 2% then 2.5% a year, 3% after year 10, a 9% discount rate.
Long-run growth forever after year 10. Usually close to inflation, and always below the discount rate.
The yearly return an investor wants for the risk. A higher rate gives a lower value.
Value per share on these assumptions
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—
Last close, October 26, 2026
$53.58
Value on these assumptions, against the last close
—

Cash flows in years 1 to 10, valued today
—
Everything after year 10, valued today
—
Plus net cash
—
Share of value from after year 10
—
Projected free cash flow
US$ billions. Each column is one year's projected free cash flow, split into what it is worth today and the part removed by discounting.
Value todayRemoved by discounting

How the value changes with two assumptions

Value per share in US$, with the growth rates above. The highlighted cell matches the current assumptions.
How the model works. Free cash flow grows at the first rate for five years and the second rate for five more, and each year is discounted at the discount rate. Everything after year 10 is valued as year-10 cash flow × (1 + growth after year 10) ÷ (discount rate − growth after year 10), discounted back ten years. Net cash is added and the total is divided by diluted shares. The result depends entirely on the assumptions. It is not a forecast, a price target or a recommendation. The last close is the consolidated US closing price, from Databento.

Price-to-earnings (P/E) method

Another common way to value a company is to multiply its earnings per share by a price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple: the number of years of today's earnings an investor pays for a share. A higher multiple usually means investors expect earnings to grow. Choose a multiple, for example from similar companies, to see the value it gives.

The P/E method needs positive earnings, and Equitable's latest diluted earnings per share were negative or zero.

Balance sheet

Fiscal year endFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Cash and short-term investments5,1884,2818,2396,96412,462
Debt incl. finance leases3,9314,0814,0743,8333,860
Net debt (negative means net cash)−1,257−200−4,165−3,131−8,602
Net debt to EBITDA—————
Debt to equity—————
Interest coverage11.7x15.9x4.1x9.6x−3.8x
Current ratio—————
Quick ratio—————
US$ millions unless stated, at each fiscal year end. Net debt to EBITDA is debt minus cash, divided by operating income before depreciation and amortization: roughly how many years of those earnings the net debt equals. Debt to equity is debt as a multiple of shareholders' equity. Interest coverage is operating income divided by interest expense. The current ratio is current assets over current liabilities; the quick ratio leaves out inventory.

Insider trades

Over the 12 months between October 27, 2025 and October 26, 2026, 1 insider bought $4,863 of Equitable shares on the open market, and 8 insiders sold $28.5 million, $25.9 million of it under trading plans set up in advance.

DateInsiderTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Sep 21, 2026Bertram L ScottDirectorSold2,780$54.35$151,093Form 4
Sep 17, 2026Craig C MacKayDirectorSold2,000$54.28$108,560Form 4
Sep 4, 2026Nick LaneSee RemarksSold14,923$53.24$794,501Form 4
Sep 4, 2026Arlene Isaacs-LoweDirectorSold1,000$52.83$52,830Form 4
Aug 17, 2026Jeffrey J HurdChief Operating OfficerSold plan14,359$51.98$746,432Form 4
Aug 11, 2026Craig C MacKayDirectorSold2,200$51.37$113,014Form 4
Aug 10, 2026William James Eckert IVChief Accounting OfficerSold947$52.88$50,077Form 4
Aug 6, 2026Charles G.T. StonehillDirectorSold7,500$51.54$386,550Form 4
Aug 6, 2026Bertram L ScottDirectorSold1,466$51.15$74,986Form 4
Jul 20, 2026Mark PearsonPresident and CEO, DirectorSold plan39,700$48.54$1.9 millionForm 4
Jul 15, 2026Jeffrey J HurdChief Operating OfficerSold plan14,358$48.86$701,578Form 4
Jun 18, 2026Mark PearsonPresident and CEO, DirectorSold plan39,700$45.29$1.8 millionForm 4
The latest 12 of 38 trades. Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from their Form 4 filings with the SEC: one row per person, day and filing, at the day's average price. Grants, option exercises and shares withheld for tax aren't counted. Insiders buy and sell for many reasons, such as taxes, spreading their savings or a plan set up months earlier, so a trade on its own says little about where a company is heading. For information only, not investment advice. Insider trades at all companies

Piotroski F-score

The F-score counts how many of nine simple tests of profitability, funding and efficiency a company passed in a year (Piotroski, 2000). The more tests passed, the stronger the year: 8 or 9 is strong, 0 to 2 weak. Companies that report no gross profit are scored on the other eight.

TestFY23FY24FY25
Net income is positivePassPassFail
Cash from operations is positiveFailPassPass
Return on assets roseFailFailFail
Cash from operations exceeds net incomeFailPassPass
Debt fell relative to assetsFailPassPass
Current ratio rose———
Share count didn't risePassPassPass
Gross margin rose———
Revenue rose relative to assetsFailPassFail
F-score———
Accruals ratio0.6%−0.2%−0.7%
The accruals ratio is net income minus cash from operations, over average total assets.

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10 years of figures

Fiscal yearFY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Income statement
Revenue11,76312,46012,0699,61912,4157,61412,64410,46012,42511,665
Revenue growth—5.9%−3.1%−20.3%29.1%−38.7%66.1%−17.3%18.8%−6.1%
Gross profit——————————
Research and development——————————
Operating income——————————
Net income1,2548341,855−1,764−6481,7552,1531,2831,280−1,380
Diluted EPS (US$)2.241.493.33−3.57−1.563.985.463.423.69−4.83
Diluted shares (millions)561561556494450421380352325298
Cash flow
Cash from operations−236−24361−216−61−193−250−2082,006714
Capital expenditure——————————
Free cash flow——————————
Dividends paid1,0500157285297296294301302314
Share buybacks006481,3504301,6378499191,0141,450
Acquisitions21130000040000
Stock-based compensation213247228276252274328294313262
Balance sheet at fiscal year end
Cash and short-term investments5,6544,8144,4694,4056,1795,1884,2818,2396,96412,462
Debt incl. finance leases—————3,9314,0814,0743,8333,860
Total assets—235,615220,797249,818275,397292,262252,702276,695295,727317,990
Total liabilities—218,471205,178234,406258,077278,699249,106271,550292,179316,202
Shareholders' equity14,54913,42113,86613,45615,57611,5191,4012,6361,565−74
Margins and ratios
Gross margin——————————
Operating margin——————————
Net margin10.7%6.7%15.4%−18.3%−5.2%23.1%17.0%12.3%10.3%−11.8%
Free cash flow margin——————————
Return on capital——————————
Return on equity——13.6%−12.9%−4.5%—————
Return on assets——0.8%−0.8%−0.2%0.6%0.8%0.5%0.5%−0.5%
Net debt to EBITDA——————————
US$ millions unless stated. Where a later 10-K restated a year, the latest filed figure is shown. Download all figures (CSV, US$ millions)
Source: Equitable's Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR. For information only, not investment advice. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with Equitable.