Berkshire Hathaway BRK-B
NYSE BRK-B
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Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) FCF Payout Ratio (2013 - 2016)

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.0 for Q4 2016, down 262.68% on a QoQ basis from 0.0 in Q3 2016, and down 175.95% year-over-year from 0.0 in Q1 2016.

Analysis

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) FCF Payout Ratio (2013 - 2016) Analysis & Trends

Berkshire Hathaway has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 4 years, with the latest figure at 0.0 in Q4 2016.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio fell 175.95% year-over-year to 0.0 in Q4 2016; TTM through Dec 2016 was 0.0, a 97.83% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2016 full-year figure at 0.0, down 97.83% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.0 for Q4 2016 at Berkshire Hathaway, down from 0.0 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 0.6 in Q1 2014, with the low at 0.0 in Q4 2014.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 4 years is 0.09, with a median of 0.0 recorded in 2013.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2014 and 2015: FCF Payout Ratio slumped 227.01% in 2014, then soared 2020.71% in 2015.
  • Over 4 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.0 in 2013, then plunged by 227.01% to 0.0 in 2014, then jumped by 192.9% to 0.0 in 2015, then plunged by 175.95% to 0.0 in 2016.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.0 (Q4 2016), 0.0 (Q3 2016), and 0.0 (Q2 2016), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (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 0.10
3 Progressive 126.50 Bn 121.50 Bn 9.04 Bn 0.02
4 Travelers Companies 78.28 Bn 54.52 Bn 6.23 Bn 0.14
5 Allstate 64.42 Bn 25.67 Bn 16.28 Bn 0.11
6 Aflac 57.90 Bn -45.11 Bn 2.27 Bn 2.67
7 Fairfax Financial Holdings 49.20 Bn 53.91 Bn - -
8 American International 39.53 Bn 1.73 Bn 3.50 Bn 0.15
9 Hartford Insurance 36.93 Bn 20.62 Bn 3.18 Bn 0.13
10 Cincinnati Financial 26.06 Bn 24.17 Bn 2.39 Bn 0.20
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2016 0.00
Sep 30, 2016 0.00
Jun 30, 2016 0.00
Mar 31, 2016 0.00
Dec 31, 2015 0.00
Sep 30, 2015 0.00
Jun 30, 2015 0.01
Mar 31, 2015 0.02
Dec 31, 2014 0.00
Sep 30, 2014 0.00
Jun 30, 2014 0.00
Mar 31, 2014 0.60
Dec 31, 2013 0.00
Jun 30, 2013 0.53
Mar 31, 2013 0.15