Berkshire Hathaway BRK-B
NYSE BRK-B
$496.90 -2.94 (-0.59%)
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Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Current Taxes (2009 - 2019)

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) posted quarterly Current Taxes of $24.0 million for Q4 2019, down 92.57% year-over-year from $323.0 million in Q4 2018, and down 92.57% quarter-over-quarter from $323.0 million in Q4 2018.

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Current Taxes (2009 - 2019) Analysis & Trends

Berkshire Hathaway's Current Taxes history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $24.0 million for Q4 2019.

  • In Q4 2019, Current Taxes fell 92.57% year-over-year to $24.0 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2019 stood at $24.0 million (down 92.57% YoY), while the FY2019 annual figure was $24.0 million, down 92.57% from the prior year.
  • Current Taxes for Q4 2019 stood at $24.0 million, down from $323.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Current Taxes was $323.0 million in Q4 2018, with the low at -$643.0 million in Q4 2015.
  • The 3-year median for Current Taxes is $24.0 million (2019), against an average of -$98.7 million.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2015 and 2019: Current Taxes surged 52.23% in 2015, then plunged 92.57% in 2019.
  • Berkshire Hathaway's Current Taxes stood at -$643.0 million in 2015, then surged by 150.23% to $323.0 million in 2018, then slumped by 92.57% to $24.0 million in 2019.
  • Business Quant data shows BRK-B's Current Taxes at $24.0 million in Q4 2019, $323.0 million in Q4 2018, and -$643.0 million in Q4 2015.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Current Taxes (Qtr)
1 Berkshire Hathaway 1,070.84 Bn 743.86 Bn 55.86 Bn -
2 Sun Life Financial 43.38 Bn 32.15 Bn - -
3 American International 40.15 Bn 2.33 Bn 3.50 Bn -
4 Hartford Insurance 37.52 Bn 21.20 Bn 3.18 Bn -
5 Arch Capital 34.10 Bn 32.99 Bn 2.47 Bn -
6 Aegon 28.26 Bn 28.26 Bn - -
7 Pelagos Insurance Capital 2.02 Bn 1.57 Bn 357.40 Mn -
8 Exzeo 1.42 Bn 1.29 Bn 36.84 Mn 411,000.00
9 International General Insurance Holdings 1.14 Bn 901.84 Mn -5.60 Mn -
10 Waterdrop 359.74 Mn 230.42 Mn 109.06 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2019 24.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 323.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -643.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -1.35 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 853.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -211.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 -396.00 Mn