Berkshire Hathaway BRK-B
NYSE BRK-B
$496.90 -2.94 (-0.59%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) EBIT (2009 - 2026)

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) posted quarterly EBIT of -$16.8 billion for Q1 2026, up 15.96% year-over-year from -$14.5 billion in Q1 2025, and down 198.72% quarter-over-quarter from $17.0 billion in Q3 2025.

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) EBIT (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Berkshire Hathaway's EBIT history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$16.8 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EBIT rose 15.96% year-over-year to -$16.8 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$80.1 billion (up 53.1% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $48.6 billion, up 169.58% from the prior year.
  • EBIT for Q1 2026 stood at -$16.8 billion, down from $17.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBIT was $17.0 billion in Q3 2025, with the low at -$78.1 billion in Q3 2023.
  • The 5-year median for EBIT is -$52.8 billion (2022), against an average of -$39.3 billion.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: EBIT tumbled 2586.53% in 2023, then surged 574.95% in 2025.
  • Berkshire Hathaway's EBIT stood at -$68.2 billion in 2022, then declined by 14.48% to -$78.1 billion in 2023, then surged by 95.42% to -$3.6 billion in 2024, then soared by 574.95% to $17.0 billion in 2025, then sank by 198.72% to -$16.8 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BRK-B's EBIT at -$16.8 billion in Q1 2026, $17.0 billion in Q3 2025, and -$60.4 billion in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT (Qtr)
1 Berkshire Hathaway 1,070.84 Bn 743.86 Bn 55.86 Bn -30.21 Bn
2 Sun Life Financial 43.38 Bn 32.15 Bn - 1.08 Bn
3 American International 40.15 Bn 2.33 Bn 3.50 Bn 1.13 Bn
4 Hartford Insurance 37.52 Bn 21.20 Bn 3.18 Bn 800.00 Mn
5 Arch Capital 34.10 Bn 32.99 Bn 2.47 Bn -1.02 Bn
6 Aegon 28.26 Bn 28.26 Bn - 1.98 Bn
7 Pelagos Insurance Capital 2.02 Bn 1.57 Bn 357.40 Mn -239.70 Mn
8 Exzeo 1.42 Bn 1.29 Bn 36.84 Mn 28.46 Mn
9 International General Insurance Holdings 1.14 Bn 901.84 Mn -5.60 Mn 14.50 Mn
10 Waterdrop 359.74 Mn 230.42 Mn 109.06 Mn 11.54 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -30.21 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 -16.79 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 17.01 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -60.38 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -19.98 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -3.58 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -71.10 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -76.21 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 -78.10 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 -59.45 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 -60.52 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 -68.23 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 -46.10 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 -2.21 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 -4.53 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 7.40 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 -43.37 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 -83.69 Bn
Mar 31, 2021 -2.39 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 -36.65 Bn