Berkshire Hathaway BRK-B
NYSE BRK-B
$510.34 +3.33 (+0.66%)
At close: Sep 11, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) posted Free Cash Flow of $5.6 billion for Q2 2026, up 2.16% on a QoQ basis from $5.5 billion in Q1 2026, and up 6.56% year-over-year from $5.2 billion in Q2 2025.

Analysis

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Berkshire Hathaway has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 years, with the latest figure at $5.6 billion in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 6.56% year-over-year to $5.6 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $36.3 billion, a 9.15% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $25.0 billion, up 115.58% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $5.6 billion for Q2 2026 at Berkshire Hathaway, up from $5.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $21.1 billion in Q3 2023, with the low at $3.7 billion in Q1 2022.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $8.4 billion, with a median of $6.2 billion recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Free Cash Flow sank 44.95% in 2022, then soared 177.27% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $5.8 billion in 2022, then soared by 266.61% to $21.1 billion in 2023, then sank by 41.49% to $12.3 billion in 2024, then surged by 62.47% to $20.1 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 72.22% to $5.6 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $5.6 billion (Q2 2026), $5.5 billion (Q1 2026), and $20.1 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Berkshire Hathaway 1,099.61 Bn 774.90 Bn 55.86 Bn 5.57 Bn
2 Chubb 130.42 Bn 122.12 Bn 9.13 Bn 3.73 Bn
3 Progressive 126.50 Bn 121.50 Bn 9.04 Bn 3.47 Bn
4 Travelers Companies 78.28 Bn 54.52 Bn 6.23 Bn 1.91 Bn
5 Allstate 64.42 Bn 25.67 Bn 16.28 Bn 2.59 Bn
6 Aflac 57.90 Bn -45.11 Bn 2.27 Bn 112.00 Mn
7 Fairfax Financial Holdings 49.20 Bn 53.91 Bn - -610.40 Mn
8 American International 39.53 Bn 1.73 Bn 3.50 Bn 1.72 Bn
9 Hartford Insurance 36.93 Bn 20.62 Bn 3.18 Bn 1.30 Bn
10 Cincinnati Financial 26.06 Bn 24.17 Bn 2.39 Bn 698.00 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 5.57 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 5.45 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 20.05 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 5.23 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 6.62 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 12.34 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 9.07 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 6.17 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 21.10 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
Jun 30, 2021 7.11 Bn
Mar 31, 2021 6.79 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 7.05 Bn