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) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) posted quarterly Cash & Equivalents of $19.7 billion for Q1 2026, down 46.6% year-over-year from $36.9 billion in Q1 2025, and up 11.93% quarter-over-quarter from $17.6 billion in Q4 2025.

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Berkshire Hathaway's Cash & Equivalents history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $19.7 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Cash & Equivalents fell 46.6% year-over-year to $19.7 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $19.7 billion (down 46.6% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $17.6 billion, down 60.3% from the prior year.
  • Cash & Equivalents for Q1 2026 stood at $19.7 billion, up from $17.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Cash & Equivalents was $67.0 billion in Q2 2025, with the low at $2.8 billion in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Cash & Equivalents is $26.5 billion (2022), against an average of $26.1 billion.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Cash & Equivalents slumped 85.23% in 2022, then soared 1080.95% in 2024.
  • Berkshire Hathaway's Cash & Equivalents stood at $2.8 billion in 2022, then soared by 35.18% to $3.8 billion in 2023, then jumped by 1080.95% to $44.3 billion in 2024, then tumbled by 60.3% to $17.6 billion in 2025, then climbed by 11.93% to $19.7 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BRK-B's Cash & Equivalents at $19.7 billion in Q1 2026, $17.6 billion in Q4 2025, and $38.4 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash & Equiv. (Qtr)
1 Berkshire Hathaway 1,068.88 Bn 741.90 Bn 55.86 Bn 3.20 Bn
2 Sun Life Financial 43.75 Bn 32.52 Bn - 5.78
3 American International 40.40 Bn 2.58 Bn 3.50 Bn -
4 Hartford Insurance 37.18 Bn 20.87 Bn 3.18 Bn -
5 Arch Capital 34.10 Bn 32.99 Bn 2.47 Bn 1.11 Bn
6 Aegon 28.00 Bn 28.00 Bn - 868.38 Mn
7 Pelagos Insurance Capital 2.03 Bn 1.58 Bn 357.40 Mn 444.30 Mn
8 Exzeo 1.50 Bn 1.36 Bn 36.84 Mn 136.73 Mn
9 International General Insurance Holdings 1.15 Bn 917.64 Mn -5.60 Mn 197.20 Mn
10 Waterdrop 359.74 Mn 230.42 Mn 109.06 Mn 109.01 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 3.20 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 19.70 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 17.60 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 38.40 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 67.00 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 36.89 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 44.33 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 32.61 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 36.97 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 29.30 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 3.75 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 25.57 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 5.44 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 23.81 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 2.78 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 28.87 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 26.53 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 3.57 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 18.80 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 65.16 Bn