BREAD FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. (BFH) FY2025 10-K Annual Report

Filed: Feb 13, 2026
Financials
Personal Credit InstitutionsSEC EDGAR

BREAD FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. (BFH) 10-K annual report for fiscal year 2025, filed with SEC EDGAR on Feb 13, 2026. This page provides AI-powered analysis including business overview, management discussion & analysis (MD&A), risk factors, and key financial data such as revenue, net income, gross margin, operating margin, and return on equity (ROE) extracted from XBRL.

BREAD FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. FY2025 10-K Analysis

Business Overview

  • Core business model: Credit card issuance and servicing with associated financial services
  • Strategic outsourcing of credit card processing services initiated June 2022, with FDIC consent order issued Nov 2023 on IT and compliance shortcomings
  • Capital ratios: Common equity tier 1 at 13.0% (2025) vs 12.4% (2024), total capital $3.31B with subordinated notes increased by $400M in 2025
  • Allowance for credit losses sensitive to assumptions; 100 bps increase could change reserve by ~$184M
  • No goodwill impairment indicated in 2025 annual qualitative assessment despite valuation uncertainties

Management Discussion & Analysis

  • Revenue $3,845M in 2025, flat YoY (+$7M vs $3,838M in 2024), down 11% from 2023 ($4,289M)
  • Operating margin approx. 16.0% in 2025 (Income from continuing ops $521M / Revenue $3,845M) vs 7.3% in 2024 ($279M/$3,838M)
  • Best performing segment: Direct-to-consumer deposits growth 11% to $8,523M; worst—Credit card and other loans down 1% to $17,850M average balance
  • Cash flow/use: Declared dividend $0.86/share (up 2%), total non-interest expenses down 3% to $1,988M; repurchased debt cost impact $74M (2025) reducing expenses
  • Forward outlook: Management cautious on macro risks, maintaining prudent credit loss reserves (11.2% reserve rate), emphasizing liquidity and capital adequacy amidst inflation and unemployment uncertainties

Risk Factors

  • No specific regulatory or legal risk disclosed in risk_factors section
  • No geopolitical or macroeconomic threat with concrete exposure detailed in risk_factors section
  • Cybersecurity risk oversight by Board Risk & Technology Committee, Audit Committee reviews major financial risk exposures
  • No competitive or market disruption risk with named competitor or technology detailed in risk_factors section
  • Management team with CISO, CRO, CORO responsible for cybersecurity risk management, CISO reports to EVP and CTO with 25 years experience

BREAD FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. FY2025 Key Financial Metrics
XBRL

Revenue

$3.8B

+0.2% YoY

Net Income

$518M

+87.0% YoY

Net Margin

13.5%

+625bp YoY

ROE

15.6%

+649bp YoY

Total Assets

$22.7B

-1.0% YoY

EPS (Diluted)

$10.89

+98.4% YoY

Operating Cash Flow

$2.1B

+12.5% YoY

Source: XBRL data from BREAD FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. FY2025 10-K filing on SEC EDGAR. All figures in USD.

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