Growth Metrics

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

Berkshire Hathaway has reported Operating Expenses over the past 17 years, most recently at $79.1 billion for Q3 2025.

  • Quarterly results put Operating Expenses at $79.1 billion for Q3 2025, down 2.57% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Dec 2025 was $236.8 billion (changed 0.25% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $318.5 billion, up 0.88%.
  • Operating Expenses for Q3 2025 was $79.1 billion at Berkshire Hathaway, roughly flat from $79.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for BRK-A hit a ceiling of $81.2 billion in Q3 2024 and a floor of $56.0 billion in Q1 2021.
  • Median Operating Expenses over the past 5 years was $76.1 billion (2023), compared with a mean of $71.9 billion.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Expenses: grew 24.46% in 2023 and later fell 2.57% in 2025.
  • Berkshire Hathaway's Operating Expenses stood at $63.4 billion in 2021, then rose by 12.51% to $71.3 billion in 2022, then grew by 13.07% to $80.7 billion in 2023, then grew by 0.71% to $81.2 billion in 2024, then decreased by 2.57% to $79.1 billion in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Operating Expenses were $79.1 billion (Q3 2025), $79.4 billion (Q2 2025), and $78.3 billion (Q1 2025) per Business Quant data.