Berkshire Hathaway BRK-B
NYSE BRK-B
$495.82 -1.04 (-0.21%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) posted quarterly Capital Expenditures of $5.0 billion for Q1 2026, up 16.47% year-over-year from $4.3 billion in Q1 2025, and down 66.14% quarter-over-quarter from $14.7 billion in Q3 2025.

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Berkshire Hathaway's Capital Expenditures history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $5.0 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Capital Expenditures rose 16.47% year-over-year to $5.0 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $28.8 billion (up 7.5% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $20.9 billion, up 10.28% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures for Q1 2026 stood at $5.0 billion, down from $14.7 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Capital Expenditures was $14.7 billion in Q3 2025, with the low at $3.1 billion in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $4.5 billion (2022), against an average of $6.4 billion.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Capital Expenditures jumped 236.3% in 2023, then decreased 3.2% in 2024.
  • Berkshire Hathaway's Capital Expenditures stood at $4.6 billion in 2022, then jumped by 200.66% to $13.7 billion in 2023, then fell by 0.53% to $13.6 billion in 2024, then gained by 8.04% to $14.7 billion in 2025, then plunged by 66.14% to $5.0 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BRK-B's Capital Expenditures at $5.0 billion in Q1 2026, $14.7 billion in Q3 2025, and $4.9 billion in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capex (Qtr)
1 Berkshire Hathaway 1,068.88 Bn 741.90 Bn 55.86 Bn 5.65 Bn
2 Sun Life Financial 43.75 Bn 32.52 Bn - -
3 American International 40.40 Bn 2.58 Bn 3.50 Bn -
4 Hartford Insurance 37.18 Bn 20.87 Bn 3.18 Bn -115.00 Mn
5 Arch Capital 34.10 Bn 32.99 Bn 2.47 Bn 14.00 Mn
6 Aegon 28.00 Bn 28.00 Bn - -
7 Pelagos Insurance Capital 2.03 Bn 1.58 Bn 357.40 Mn 1.00 Mn
8 Exzeo 1.50 Bn 1.36 Bn 36.84 Mn 209,000.00
9 International General Insurance Holdings 1.15 Bn 917.64 Mn -5.60 Mn -
10 Waterdrop 359.74 Mn 230.42 Mn 109.06 Mn -

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 5.65 Bn
Jun 30, 2026 5.65 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 4.99 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 4.99 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 14.73 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 14.73 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 4.86 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 4.86 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 4.28 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 4.28 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 13.63 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 13.63 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 4.54 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 4.54 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 4.39 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 4.39 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 13.70 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 13.70 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 4.69 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 4.69 Bn