Growth Metrics

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) Equity Ratio (2016 - 2025)

Berkshire Hathaway has reported Equity Ratio over the past 17 years, most recently at 0.59 for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly results put Equity Ratio at 0.59 for Q4 2025, up 4.31% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Dec 2025 was 0.59 (up 4.31% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was 0.59, up 4.31%.
  • Equity Ratio for Q4 2025 was 0.59 at Berkshire Hathaway, down from 8.39 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Equity Ratio for BRK-A hit a ceiling of 8.39 in Q3 2025 and a floor of 0.51 in Q4 2022.
  • Median Equity Ratio over the past 5 years was 6.39 (2022), compared with a mean of 4.36.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Equity Ratio: dropped 4.52% in 2022 and later surged 1249.59% in 2023.
  • Berkshire Hathaway's Equity Ratio stood at 0.53 in 2021, then fell by 4.52% to 0.51 in 2022, then rose by 4.44% to 0.53 in 2023, then increased by 6.1% to 0.56 in 2024, then increased by 4.31% to 0.59 in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Equity Ratio were 0.59 (Q4 2025), 8.39 (Q3 2025), and 7.95 (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.