Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) recorded quarterly Capital Expenditures of $5.0 billion in Q1 2026, down 66.14% quarter-over-quarter from $14.7 billion in Q3 2025, and up 16.47% on a YoY basis from $4.3 billion in Q1 2025.

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Berkshire Hathaway's Capital Expenditures history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $5.0 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Capital Expenditures rose 16.47% year-over-year to $5.0 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $28.8 billion (up 7.5% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $20.9 billion, up 10.28% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures was $5.0 billion for Q1 2026 at Berkshire Hathaway, down from $14.7 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Capital Expenditures ranged from a high of $14.7 billion in Q3 2025 to a low of $3.1 billion in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Capital Expenditures has averaged $6.4 billion across 5 years, with a median of $4.5 billion in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Capital Expenditures surged 236.3% in 2023, then slipped 3.2% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Capital Expenditures shows it stood at $4.6 billion in 2022, then surged by 200.66% to $13.7 billion in 2023, then retreated by 0.53% to $13.6 billion in 2024, then advanced by 8.04% to $14.7 billion in 2025, then sank by 66.14% to $5.0 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $5.0 billion (Q1 2026), $14.7 billion (Q3 2025), and $4.9 billion (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capex (Qtr)
1 American International 39.85 Bn 1.02 Bn 2.60 Bn -
2 Hartford Insurance 35.40 Bn 26.34 Bn 2.15 Bn 31.00 Mn
3 Arch Capital 32.21 Bn 31.30 Bn 4.02 Bn 8.00 Mn
4 Brookfield Wealth Solutions 9.95 Bn -3.21 Bn 4.62 Bn -
5 FIHL 2.04 Bn 2.04 Bn - -
6 International General Insurance Holdings 1.03 Bn 811.79 Mn 111.10 Mn -
7 Waterdrop 632.07 Mn 560.72 Mn 129.34 Mn -
8 Sun Life Financial 48.32 Mn -8.02 Bn - -
9 Exzeo 1.16 Mn -230.22 Mn 32.74 Mn 327,000.00
10 Berkshire Hathaway - - 87.16 Bn 4.99 Bn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 4.99 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 4.99 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 14.73 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 14.73 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 4.86 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 4.86 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 4.28 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 4.28 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 13.63 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 13.63 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 4.54 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 4.54 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 4.39 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 4.39 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 13.70 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 13.70 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 4.69 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 4.69 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 3.71 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 3.71 Bn