Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) posted Free Cash Flow of $5.57 billion for Q2 2026, up 6.6% from $5.23 billion a year earlier and up 2.2% from the prior quarter.
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Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Free Cash Flow at Berkshire Hathaway was $24.22 billion, up 194.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $25.04 billion, up 115.6% from FY2024.
- Annual Free Cash Flow shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Berkshire Hathaway's Free Cash Flow was $11.62 billion in FY2024 (-61.0%), $29.79 billion in FY2023 (+36.1%), $21.89 billion in FY2022 (-16.3%) and $26.15 billion in FY2021 (-2.3%).
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow has run from a low of -$2.9 billion in Q3 2024 to a high of $9.07 billion in Q2 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Free Cash Flow increased in two of the last four quarters, with an average decline of 11.5%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Free Cash Flow in the past five years was Q2 2023, with growth of 61.8%; the weakest was Q4 2021, with a decline of 46.5%.
- According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow for the three prior quarters was $5.45 billion (Q1 2026), $4.99 billion (Q4 2025) and $8.2 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,083.21 Bn | -334.26 Bn | 55.86 Bn | 5.57 Bn |
| 2 | Chubb | 127.58 Bn | 79.64 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 3.73 Bn |
| 3 | Progressive | 122.25 Bn | 98.08 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 3.47 Bn |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 81.29 Bn | 73.03 Bn | - | 1.45 Bn |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 75.19 Bn | 51.44 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 1.92 Bn |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 73.16 Bn | 74.37 Bn | - | 3.00 Bn |
| 7 | Metlife | 60.22 Bn | -46.26 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 2.23 Bn |
| 8 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 57.98 Bn | 52.41 Bn | - | -41.00 Mn |
| 9 | Aon | 57.16 Bn | 50.40 Bn | - | 483.00 Mn |
| 10 | Allstate | 56.84 Bn | 18.09 Bn | 8.73 Bn | 2.59 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.57 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.45 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.99 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.20 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.23 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.62 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -726.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -2.90 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.07 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.17 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.69 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.37 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.75 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.98 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.75 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.61 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.79 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.74 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.77 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.49 Bn |
API Access
Berkshire Hathaway Free Cash Flow 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=free-cash-flow&ticker=BRK-B&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "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=free-cash-flow&ticker=BRK-B&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();