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) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2022)

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

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

Berkshire Hathaway's Debt Ratio history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.0 for Q1 2022.

  • In Q1 2022, Debt Ratio fell 13.66% year-over-year to 0.0; the TTM figure through Mar 2022 stood at 0.0 (down 13.66% YoY), while the FY2021 annual figure was 0.0, down 13.67% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio for Q1 2022 stood at 0.0, down from 0.0 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.01 in Q4 2018, with the low at 0.0 in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Debt Ratio is 0.01 (2020), against an average of 0.01.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2019 and 2021: Debt Ratio plunged 43.86% in 2019, then decreased 13.31% in 2021.
  • Berkshire Hathaway's Debt Ratio stood at 0.01 in 2018, then slumped by 43.86% to 0.01 in 2019, then slipped by 16.73% to 0.01 in 2020, then slipped by 13.67% to 0.0 in 2021, then fell by 1.31% to 0.0 in 2022.
  • Business Quant data shows BRK-B's Debt Ratio at 0.0 in Q1 2022, 0.0 in Q4 2021, and 0.0 in Q3 2021.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Berkshire Hathaway 1,068.88 Bn 741.90 Bn 55.86 Bn -
2 Sun Life Financial 43.75 Bn 32.52 Bn - 0.02
3 American International 40.40 Bn 2.58 Bn 3.50 Bn 0.05
4 Hartford Insurance 37.18 Bn 20.87 Bn 3.18 Bn 0.05
5 Arch Capital 34.10 Bn 32.99 Bn 2.47 Bn 0.05
6 Aegon 28.00 Bn 28.00 Bn - 0.01
7 Pelagos Insurance Capital 2.03 Bn 1.58 Bn 357.40 Mn 0.05
8 Exzeo 1.50 Bn 1.36 Bn 36.84 Mn -
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 0.04

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 0.01
Dec 31, 2017 0.02
Dec 31, 2016 0.02
Dec 31, 2015 0.01
Dec 31, 2014 0.01
Dec 31, 2013 0.01
Jun 30, 2011 0.04
Mar 31, 2011 0.01