Growth Metrics

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

Berkshire Hathaway's quarterly Debt to Equity came in at $0.01 in Q1 2022, down 16.12% year-on-year from $0.01 in Q1 2021, and down 1.14% quarter-over-quarter from $0.01 in Q4 2021.

Berkshire Hathaway has reported Debt to Equity for 10 years, with the latest figure at $0.01 in Q1 2022.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2022, Debt to Equity fell 16.12% year-over-year to $0.01; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2022 stood at $0.01 (down 16.12% YoY), and the FY2021 full-year result was $0.01, down 17.36% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity for Q1 2022 stood at $0.01, down from $0.01 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt to Equity was $0.02 in Q4 2018, with the low at $0.01 in Q1 2022.
  • Average Debt to Equity over 5 years is $0.01, with a median of $0.01 recorded in 2020.
  • Year-over-year, Debt to Equity sank 41.94% in 2019 and slipped 14.29% in 2020.
  • Tracing BRK-A's Debt to Equity over 5 years: stood at $0.02 in 2018, then plunged by 41.94% to $0.01 in 2019, then decreased by 14.29% to $0.01 in 2020, then fell by 17.36% to $0.01 in 2021, then declined 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 39.62 Bn 784.91 Mn 2.60 Bn -
2 Hartford Insurance 34.97 Bn 25.91 Bn 2.15 Bn -
3 Aegon 34.55 Bn 34.55 Bn - -
4 Arch Capital 31.37 Bn 30.45 Bn 4.02 Bn 0.11
5 Fidelis Insurance Holdings 2.04 Bn 2.04 Bn 386.80 Mn -
6 International General Insurance Holdings 1.03 Bn 811.79 Mn 70.90 Mn -
7 Waterdrop 762.05 Mn 690.71 Mn 129.34 Mn 0.01
8 Exzeo 1.28 Mn -230.11 Mn 32.74 Mn -
9 Sun Life Financial 43.53 -7.92 Bn - 0.42
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