Berkshire Hathaway BRK-B
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Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Dividends Paid - Common (2013 - 2016)

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) posted Dividends Paid - Common of -$1.0 million for Q4 2016, down 200.0% on a QoQ basis from $1.0 million in Q3 2016, and down 200.0% year-over-year from $1.0 million in Q1 2016.

Analysis

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Dividends Paid - Common (2013 - 2016) Analysis & Trends

Berkshire Hathaway has reported Dividends Paid - Common for 4 years, with the latest figure at -$1.0 million in Q4 2016.

  • On a quarterly basis, Dividends Paid - Common fell 200.0% year-over-year to -$1.0 million in Q4 2016; TTM through Dec 2016 was $2.0 million, a 97.22% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2016 full-year figure at $2.0 million, down 97.22% from the prior year.
  • Dividends Paid - Common was -$1.0 million for Q4 2016 at Berkshire Hathaway, down from $1.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Dividends Paid - Common was $2.3 billion in Q2 2013, with the low at -$1.0 million in Q4 2014.
  • Average Dividends Paid - Common over 4 years is $283.4 million, with a median of $1.0 million recorded in 2013.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2014 and 2015: Dividends Paid - Common plunged 200.0% in 2014, then soared 2600.0% in 2015.
  • Over 4 years, Dividends Paid - Common stood at $1.0 million in 2013, then slumped by 200.0% to -$1.0 million in 2014, then jumped by 200.0% to $1.0 million in 2015, then slumped by 200.0% to -$1.0 million in 2016.
  • The last three Dividends Paid - Common figures came in at -$1.0 million (Q4 2016), $1.0 million (Q3 2016), and $1.0 million (Q2 2016), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Dividends Paid - Common (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 379.00 Mn
3 Progressive 126.50 Bn 121.50 Bn 9.04 Bn 58.00 Mn
4 Travelers Companies 78.28 Bn 54.52 Bn 6.23 Bn 266.00 Mn
5 Allstate 64.42 Bn 25.67 Bn 16.28 Bn 280.00 Mn
6 Aflac 57.90 Bn -45.11 Bn 2.27 Bn 299.00 Mn
7 Fairfax Financial Holdings 49.20 Bn 53.91 Bn - -2.10 Mn
8 American International 39.53 Bn 1.73 Bn 3.50 Bn 263.00 Mn
9 Hartford Insurance 36.93 Bn 20.62 Bn 3.18 Bn 165.00 Mn
10 Cincinnati Financial 26.06 Bn 24.17 Bn 2.39 Bn 143.00 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2016 -1.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 1.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 1.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 1.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 1.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 1.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 27.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 43.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -1.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 1.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 1.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 1.29 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 1.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 2.30 Bn
Mar 31, 2013 590.00 Mn