Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) recorded quarterly Interest Expenses of $1.3 billion in Q1 2026, up 3.17% quarter-over-quarter from $1.3 billion in Q3 2025, and up 3.5% on a YoY basis from $1.3 billion in Q1 2025.

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Berkshire Hathaway's Interest Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.3 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Interest Expenses rose 3.5% year-over-year to $1.3 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $3.8 billion (up 3.08% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $5.1 billion, down 2.52% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses was $1.3 billion for Q1 2026 at Berkshire Hathaway, up from $1.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Interest Expenses ranged from a high of $3.5 billion in Q4 2022 to a low of $103.0 million in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, Interest Expenses has averaged $1.1 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.2 billion in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Interest Expenses sank 86.56% in 2022, then jumped 1094.17% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Interest Expenses shows it stood at $3.5 billion in 2022, then sank by 72.8% to $949.0 million in 2023, then grew by 27.92% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then rose by 3.87% to $1.3 billion in 2025, then increased by 3.17% to $1.3 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Interest Expenses figures came in at $1.3 billion (Q1 2026), $1.3 billion (Q3 2025), and $1.3 billion (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Int Expense (Qtr)
1 American International 39.85 Bn 1.02 Bn 2.60 Bn 100.00 Mn
2 Hartford Insurance 35.40 Bn 26.34 Bn 2.15 Bn 50.00 Mn
3 Arch Capital 32.21 Bn 31.30 Bn 4.02 Bn 37.00 Mn
4 Brookfield Wealth Solutions 9.95 Bn -3.21 Bn 4.62 Bn -112.00 Mn
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 - 118.86 Mn
9 Exzeo 1.16 Mn -230.22 Mn 32.74 Mn -
10 Berkshire Hathaway - - 87.16 Bn 1.30 Bn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 1.30 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 1.30 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.26 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.26 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.25 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.25 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.26 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.26 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.21 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.21 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.23 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.23 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.32 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.32 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 949.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 949.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 103.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 103.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 890.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 890.00 Mn