Berkshire Hathaway BRK-B
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At close: Sep 11, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2022)

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) posted Debt Ratio of 0.0 for Q1 2022, down 1.31% on a QoQ basis from 0.0 in Q4 2021, and down 13.66% year-over-year from 0.01 in Q1 2021.

Analysis

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2022) Analysis & Trends

Berkshire Hathaway has reported Debt Ratio for 13 years, with the latest figure at 0.0 in Q1 2022.

  • On a quarterly basis, Debt Ratio fell 13.66% year-over-year to 0.0 in Q1 2022; TTM through Mar 2022 was 0.0, a 13.66% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2021 full-year figure at 0.0, down 13.67% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio was 0.0 for Q1 2022 at Berkshire Hathaway, down from 0.0 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.02 in Q4 2018, with the low at 0.0 in Q1 2022.
  • Average Debt Ratio over 5 years is 0.01, with a median of 0.01 recorded in 2020.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2019 and 2021: Debt Ratio sank 57.15% in 2019, then dropped 13.31% in 2021.
  • Over 5 years, Debt Ratio stood at 0.02 in 2018, then slumped by 57.15% to 0.01 in 2019, then declined by 16.73% to 0.01 in 2020, then declined by 13.67% to 0.0 in 2021, then decreased by 1.31% to 0.0 in 2022.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.0 (Q1 2022), 0.0 (Q4 2021), and 0.0 (Q3 2021), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Berkshire Hathaway 1,099.61 Bn 774.90 Bn 55.86 Bn -
2 Chubb 130.42 Bn 122.12 Bn 9.13 Bn 0.07
3 Progressive 126.50 Bn 121.50 Bn 9.04 Bn -
4 Travelers Companies 78.28 Bn 54.52 Bn 6.23 Bn -
5 Allstate 64.42 Bn 25.67 Bn 16.28 Bn 0.06
6 Aflac 57.90 Bn -45.11 Bn 2.27 Bn 0.06
7 Fairfax Financial Holdings 49.20 Bn 53.91 Bn - -
8 American International 39.53 Bn 1.73 Bn 3.50 Bn 0.05
9 Hartford Insurance 36.93 Bn 20.62 Bn 3.18 Bn 0.05
10 Cincinnati Financial 26.06 Bn 24.17 Bn 2.39 Bn 0.02
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2022 0.00
Dec 31, 2021 0.00
Sep 30, 2021 0.00
Jun 30, 2021 0.01
Mar 31, 2021 0.01
Dec 31, 2020 0.01
Sep 30, 2020 0.01
Jun 30, 2020 0.01
Mar 31, 2020 0.01
Dec 31, 2019 0.01
Sep 30, 2019 0.01
Jun 30, 2019 0.01
Dec 31, 2018 0.02
Dec 31, 2017 0.02
Dec 31, 2016 0.02
Dec 31, 2015 0.02
Dec 31, 2014 0.01
Dec 31, 2013 0.01
Jun 30, 2011 0.09
Mar 31, 2011 0.09