Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) recorded quarterly Tax Provisions of $2.1 billion in Q1 2026, down 70.45% quarter-over-quarter from $7.2 billion in Q3 2025, and up 349.58% on a YoY basis from $476.0 million in Q1 2025.
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Berkshire Hathaway's Tax Provisions history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $2.1 billion for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Tax Provisions rose 349.58% year-over-year to $2.1 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $12.2 billion (down 28.6% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $13.0 billion, down 57.18% from the prior year.
- Tax Provisions was $2.1 billion for Q1 2026 at Berkshire Hathaway, down from $7.2 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Tax Provisions ranged from a high of $17.2 billion in Q4 2022 to a low of -$12.1 billion in Q2 2022.
- Historically, Tax Provisions has averaged $3.4 billion across 5 years, with a median of $2.6 billion in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Tax Provisions plunged 265.38% in 2022, then soared 618.45% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Tax Provisions shows it stood at $17.2 billion in 2022, then sank by 125.55% to -$4.4 billion in 2023, then surged by 237.25% to $6.0 billion in 2024, then rose by 20.12% to $7.2 billion in 2025, then plunged by 70.45% to $2.1 billion in 2026.
- The last three Tax Provisions figures came in at $2.1 billion (Q1 2026), $7.2 billion (Q3 2025), and $2.3 billion (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American International | 39.85 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 224.00 Mn |
| 2 | Hartford Insurance | 35.40 Bn | 26.34 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 201.00 Mn |
| 3 | Arch Capital | 32.21 Bn | 31.30 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 98.00 Mn |
| 4 | Brookfield Wealth Solutions | 9.95 Bn | -3.21 Bn | 4.62 Bn | 49.00 Mn |
| 5 | FIHL | 2.04 Bn | 2.04 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | International General Insurance Holdings | 1.03 Bn | 811.79 Mn | 111.10 Mn | -300,000.00 |
| 7 | Waterdrop | 632.07 Mn | 560.72 Mn | 129.34 Mn | 5.97 Mn |
| 8 | Sun Life Financial | 48.32 Mn | -8.02 Bn | - | 75.11 Mn |
| 9 | Exzeo | 1.16 Mn | -230.22 Mn | 32.74 Mn | 7.18 Mn |
| 10 | Berkshire Hathaway | - | - | 87.16 Bn | 2.14 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.14 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.24 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.29 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 476.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.03 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.64 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.87 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -4.39 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.24 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.00 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.19 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -1.56 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -12.07 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.25 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.56 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.84 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 7.30 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 2.69 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 1.89 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 7.52 Bn |