Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) Debt to Equity (2013 - 2022)

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) recorded quarterly Debt to Equity of $0.01 in Q1 2022, down 1.14% quarter-over-quarter from $0.01 in Q4 2021, and down 16.12% on a YoY basis from $0.01 in Q1 2021.

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) Debt to Equity (2013 - 2022) Analysis & Trends

Berkshire Hathaway's Debt to Equity history runs 10 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $0.01 for Q1 2022.

  • In Q1 2022, Debt to Equity fell 16.12% year-over-year to $0.01; the TTM figure through Mar 2022 stood at $0.01 (down 16.12% YoY), while the FY2021 annual figure was $0.01, down 17.36% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity was $0.01 for Q1 2022 at Berkshire Hathaway, down from $0.01 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt to Equity ranged from a high of $0.02 in Q4 2018 to a low of $0.01 in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Debt to Equity has averaged $0.01 across 5 years, with a median of $0.01 in 2020.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2019 and 2020: Debt to Equity sank 41.94% in 2019, then retreated 14.29% in 2020.
  • A 5-year view of Debt to Equity shows it stood at $0.02 in 2018, then sank by 41.94% to $0.01 in 2019, then retreated by 14.29% to $0.01 in 2020, then declined by 17.36% to $0.01 in 2021, then dropped by 1.14% to $0.01 in 2022.
  • The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at $0.01 (Q1 2022), $0.01 (Q4 2021), and $0.01 (Q3 2021), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (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 -
3 Arch Capital 32.21 Bn 31.30 Bn 4.02 Bn 0.11
4 Brookfield Wealth Solutions 9.95 Bn -3.21 Bn 4.62 Bn 0.04
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 0.01
8 Sun Life Financial 48.32 Mn -8.02 Bn - 0.09
9 Exzeo 1.16 Mn -230.22 Mn 32.74 Mn -
10 Berkshire Hathaway - - 87.16 Bn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2022 0.01
Dec 31, 2021 0.01
Sep 30, 2021 0.01
Jun 30, 2021 0.01
Mar 31, 2021 0.01
Dec 31, 2020 0.01
Sep 30, 2020 0.01
Jun 30, 2020 0.01
Mar 31, 2020 0.01
Dec 31, 2019 0.01
Sep 30, 2019 0.01
Jun 30, 2019 0.01
Dec 31, 2018 0.02
Dec 31, 2017 0.03
Dec 31, 2016 0.03
Dec 31, 2015 0.02
Dec 31, 2014 0.01
Dec 31, 2013 0.01