Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Equity Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) recorded quarterly Equity Ratio of 0.58 in Q1 2026, down 1.08% quarter-over-quarter from 0.59 in Q4 2025, and down 92.49% on a YoY basis from 7.73 in Q1 2025.

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

Berkshire Hathaway's Equity Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.58 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Equity Ratio fell 92.49% year-over-year to 0.58; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.58 (down 92.49% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.59, up 3.94% from the prior year.
  • Equity Ratio was 0.58 for Q1 2026 at Berkshire Hathaway, down from 0.59 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Equity Ratio ranged from a high of 8.39 in Q3 2025 to a low of 0.51 in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Equity Ratio has averaged 5.03 across 5 years, with a median of 7.17 in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Equity Ratio soared 1249.59% in 2023, then plunged 92.49% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Equity Ratio shows it stood at 0.51 in 2022, then increased by 4.44% to 0.53 in 2023, then gained by 6.48% to 0.56 in 2024, then increased by 3.94% to 0.59 in 2025, then decreased by 1.08% to 0.58 in 2026.
  • The last three Equity Ratio figures came in at 0.58 (Q1 2026), 0.59 (Q4 2025), and 8.39 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Equity Ratio (Qtr)
1 American International 39.85 Bn 1.02 Bn 2.60 Bn 0.25
2 Hartford Insurance 35.40 Bn 26.34 Bn 2.15 Bn 0.22
3 Arch Capital 32.21 Bn 31.30 Bn 4.02 Bn 0.30
4 Brookfield Wealth Solutions 9.95 Bn -3.21 Bn 4.62 Bn 0.11
5 FIHL 2.04 Bn 2.04 Bn - -
6 International General Insurance Holdings 1.03 Bn 811.79 Mn 111.10 Mn -
7 Waterdrop 632.07 Mn 560.72 Mn 129.34 Mn 0.73
8 Sun Life Financial 48.32 Mn -8.02 Bn - 0.06
9 Exzeo 1.16 Mn -230.22 Mn 32.74 Mn 0.72
10 Berkshire Hathaway - - 87.16 Bn 0.58

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.58
Dec 31, 2025 0.59
Sep 30, 2025 8.39
Jun 30, 2025 7.95
Mar 31, 2025 7.73
Dec 31, 2024 0.56
Sep 30, 2024 7.36
Jun 30, 2024 7.98
Mar 31, 2024 7.78
Dec 31, 2023 0.53
Sep 30, 2023 7.46
Jun 30, 2023 7.70
Mar 31, 2023 7.17
Dec 31, 2022 0.51
Sep 30, 2022 6.45
Jun 30, 2022 6.33
Mar 31, 2022 0.53
Dec 31, 2021 0.53
Sep 30, 2021 0.52
Jun 30, 2021 0.52