Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Berkshire Hathaway's (BRK-B) Debt Ratio was 0.00 for Q1 2022, down 13.7% from 0.01 a year earlier and down 1.3% from the prior quarter.
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Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dating back to Q4 2013, Berkshire Hathaway's Debt Ratio record includes 18 quarters.
- Debt Ratio has declined for four consecutive years.
- By year, Debt Ratio came in at 0.01 in FY2020 (-16.7%), 0.01 in FY2019 (-43.9%), 0.01 in FY2018 (-29.2%) and 0.02 in FY2017 (+1.5%).
- The Q1 2022 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Debt Ratio in data going back to Q4 2013.
- Year over year, Debt Ratio has now declined in each of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 16.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Debt Ratio in five years was Q4 2017 (growth of 1.5%); the low point was Q4 2019 (a decline of 43.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q1 2022 came in at 0.00 (Q4 2021), 0.00 (Q3 2021) and 0.01 (Q2 2021).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chubb | 138.54 Bn | 85.12 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 0.07 |
| 2 | Progressive | 132.52 Bn | 108.35 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 0.07 |
| 3 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 94.26 Bn | 86.42 Bn | - | 0.34 |
| 4 | Travelers Companies | 84.42 Bn | 60.67 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 0.06 |
| 5 | Manulife Financial | 75.91 Bn | -18.97 Bn | - | 0.06 |
| 6 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 69.11 Bn | 63.52 Bn | - | 0.16 |
| 7 | Allstate | 64.98 Bn | 26.25 Bn | 8.73 Bn | 0.06 |
| 8 | Metlife | 64.85 Bn | -41.93 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 0.01 |
| 9 | Aon | 64.80 Bn | 58.01 Bn | - | 0.28 |
| 10 | Berkshire Hathaway | 783.99 Mn | -1,418.96 Bn | 55.86 Bn | 0.10 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.10 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.10 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.11 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.10 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.11 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.11 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.07 |
| 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 | 0.13 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.13 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 0.09 |
API Access
Berkshire Hathaway Debt Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=BRK-B&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "ticker": "BRK-B", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=BRK-B&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();