Equitable Holdings, Inc. · NYSE:EQH

Equitable — Q4 2025 Earnings Presentation

25 slides from Equitable's earnings presentation, Feb 5, 2026

  1. Slide 1: Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2025 Earnings Results

    Equitable Holdings Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2025 Earnings Results February 4, 2026 Equitable

  2. Slide 2: Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Non-GAAP Financial Measures

    Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Non-GAAP Financial Measures This presentation contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “expects,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “seeks,” “aims,” “plans,” “assume

  3. Slide 3: Full year 2025 highlights

    Full year 2025 highlights Strong cash generation with increasing earnings power • Full year Non-GAAP operating earnings1 per share of $5.64, or $6.21 per share after adjusting for notable items2 • Full year organic cash generation of $1.6bn; projecting c.$1.8bn of cash generation3 in 2026, up over 1

  4. Slide 4: Executing on our growth strategy

    Executing on our growth strategy 2025 Results Progress since IR Day $176bn AUM; $5.9bn net flows; 4% organic growth +13% AUM CAGR1 Retirement Defend & Top five FABN issuer with $5bn issued vs 5-7% target grow core businesses $867bn AUM, $9.4bn active net outflows +480bps adj. op. margin2,3 Asset Man

  5. Slide 5: Tracking towards investor day targets

    Tracking towards investor day targets Cash generation1, $bn Payout ratio2 EPS growth3 On track to achieve 2027 target Delivering consistent capital return Growth expected to accelerate in 2026 Capital release from RGA transaction Incremental buybacks post RGA transaction 95% 21% 20% 2.6 18% 12-15% E

  6. Slide 6: Well-positioned for strong EPS growth in 2026

    Well-positioned for strong EPS growth in 2026 Record AUM/A across businesses Sustained organic growth in Retirement $bn ▲ Organic growth +20% $7.1bn +16% +9% $5.9bn $5.3bn 176 122 867 792 $4.6bn 152 102 ▲ 8% $2.4bn ▲ 5% ▲ 4% ▲ 4% ▲ 2% 2024 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Retirement

  7. Slide 7: Fourth quarter consolidated results summary

    Fourth quarter consolidated results summary Non-GAAP Operating Earnings, Non-GAAP Operating EPS, Assets under management adjusted for notable items1 adjusted for notable items1 and administration $ $bn AUM 25% +8% +10% AUA 1.76 1,121 1.63 1,021 10% $523m 919 999 64% 102 122 4Q24 4Q25 4Q24 4Q25 Finan

  8. Slide 8: 4Q'25 results demonstrate building earnings momentum

    4Q’25 results demonstrate building earnings momentum Retirement earnings drivers, $millions Asset & Wealth Management drivers, $millions Net Interest Margin Fee-based Revenue1 AB Fee Revenue WM Advisory Fees +10% +8% 931 841 923 +2% 133 82 20 450 446 483 409 429 439 +9% 798 821 841 179 197 214 4Q24

  9. Slide 9: Capital management driving shareholder value

    Capital management driving shareholder value Consistent capital return Return to common shareholders Dividends ▪ Returned $354m of capital to shareholders in Share Repurchases $757m Q4, including $277m of share repurchases $81m ▪ Cash & liquid assets of $1.1bn at Holdings1 as $335m $318m $354m $676m

  10. Slide 10: Capital invested in new business delivers 15%+ IRR, strong VNB

    Capital invested in new business delivers 15%+ IRR, strong VNB Value of new business (VNB): present value of future cash flows above capital deployed $600m $575m $510m $450m $365m 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Capital $500m $500m $500m $550m $580m Deployed Note: Figures rounded 4Q25 Earnings Presentation

  11. Slide 11: Forecasting strong EPS growth in 2026

    Forecasting strong EPS growth in 2026 2026 guidance and modeling considerations1 • Expect mid-to-high single digit growth in pre-tax earnings Retirement • Net interest margin spread expected to stabilize in 2H’26 • Full year performance fees of $80-100m Asset Management • 1Q’26 comp ratio accrual of

  12. Slide 12: Key messages

    Key messages Strong balance sheet and consistent cash generation Deploying capital to drive shareholder value Well-positioned for strong earnings growth in 2026 4Q25 Earnings Presentation 12

  13. Slide 13: Appendix

    Appendix Equitable Holdings Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2025 Earnings Results

  14. Slide 14: Explanation of footnotes

    Explanation of footnotes Page 3 1Non-GAAP Operating Earnings equals our consolidated after-tax net income attributable to Holdings adjusted to eliminate the impact of certain items; Please see detailed Non-GAAP reconciliation in Appendix 2Non-GAAP Operating Earnings adjusted for Notable Items; Pleas

  15. Slide 15: Conservative, high quality investment portfolio

    Conservative, high quality investment portfolio General Account Investment Portfolio Fixed Maturity Portfolio U.S. Treasury, Gov’t and Agency <Baa 5% 2% Structured Credit Baa 25% 28% Corporates $111bn 43% 1 1% $83bn Other Fixed Maturities 71% 21% Aaa, Aa, A 3%2% Mortgage Loans Alts. & Other Policy L

  16. Slide 16: High quality private credit aligns with our liability profile

    High quality private credit aligns with our liability profile Private ABS 19% Direct Lending Infrastructure 4% Debt Other $111bn 17% 7% 1 17% $18bn General Private Credit Portfolio Account 53% Corporate Private Placements High quality portfolio aligns with liability duration Diversified portfolio in

  17. Slide 17: Mortgage portfolio with strong fundamentals

    Mortgage portfolio with strong fundamentals Multifamily 38% $111 $23bn Ag. Loans 12% bn1 21% 3% Mortgage General Retail Portfolio Account 11% 20% Industrial 3% Office 5% 8% Hospitality Other RML CMLs are an attractive risk-adjusted investment Office portfolio has solid fundamentals Resilient mortgag

  18. Slide 18: Alternatives portfolio has produced strong returns over time

    Alternatives portfolio has produced strong returns over time Historical Alternative Investment Portfolio Annualized Returns $millions, pre-tax Alternative Investment Portfolio Annualized Returns c. 10% average return since 2017; continue to expect portfolio to deliver +8-12% annual returns over time

  19. Slide 19: Retirement

    Retirement Operating Earnings, adjusted for Notable Items1 Highlights $m ▪ Operating Earnings adjusted for Notable Items1 increased YoY due to higher NIM and fee-based revenues and a lower 395 410 tax rate, partially offset by increased commissions and DAC amortization ▪ Net inflows of $1.3bn in 4Q’

  20. Slide 20: Asset Management (AB)

    Asset Management (AB) Operating Earnings, adjusted for Notable Items1 Highlights $m ▪ Operating earnings flat YoY as growth in base fees was offset by lower performance fees 161 160 ▪ Adjusted operating margin2 of 34.5% in 4Q’25 and 33.7% for FY’25, at the high end of the 30-35% target for 2027 ▪ Pr

  21. Slide 21: Wealth Management

    Wealth Management Operating Earnings, adjusted for Notable Items1 Highlights $m ▪ Operating earnings growth driven by increased AUA and a higher level of transaction activity 66 ▪ Advisory net inflows of $2.1bn in 4Q’25 47 ▪ Total AUA of $122bn, up 20% YoY, with two-thirds in fee-based advisory acco

  22. Slide 22: Reconciliation of Non-GAAP and Other financial disclosures

    Appendix Reconciliation of Non-GAAP and Other financial disclosures EQH Non-GAAP Operating Earnings Three Months Ended Year Ended December 31, December 31, (in millions) 2025 2024 2025 2024 Net income (loss) attributable to Holdings $ 215 $ 892 $ (1,380) $ 1,280 Adjustments related to: Variable annu

  23. Slide 23: Impact of Notable Items by segment and corporate & other

    Appendix Impact of Notable Items1 by segment and corporate & other Q4 (2025) reported Alternatives vs. plan Expense Items Q4 (2025) adjusted Post-tax Post-tax Post-tax Post-tax Retirement 410 - - 410 Asset Management 160 - - 160 Wealth Management 66 - - 66 Corporate and Other (123) - 9.6 (113) Total

  24. Slide 24: Impact of Notable Items by segment and corporate & other

    Appendix Impact of Notable Items1 by segment and corporate & other Three Months Ended Q4 (2025) Retirement Asset Management Wealth Management Corporate and Other Consolidated Non-GAAP Operating Earnings 410 160 66 (123) 513 Post-tax adjustments related to Notable Items: Net Investment Income - - - -

  25. Slide 25: Impact of Notable Items by segment and corporate & other

    Appendix Impact of Notable Items1 by segment and corporate & other Asset Wealth Corporate and Twelve Months Ended Q4 (2025) Retirement Consolidated Management Management Other Non-GAAP Operating Earnings 1,549 571 220 599 1,741 Post-tax adjustments related to Notable Items: Net Investment Income 9 -

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