Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Berkshire Hathaway's Interest Expenses came in at $1.34 billion for Q2 2026, up 6.5% from $1.25 billion a year earlier and up 2.6% from the prior quarter.
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Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Berkshire Hathaway reported Interest Expenses of $5.2 billion, up 0.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $5.07 billion, down 2.5% from FY2024.
- Interest Expenses carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Interest Expenses was $5.2 billion in FY2024 (+3.9%), $5 billion in FY2023 (+15.0%), $4.35 billion in FY2022 (+4.3%) and $4.17 billion in FY2021 (+2.2%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Interest Expenses since Q4 2024.
- Year-over-year, Interest Expenses increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 0.8%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Interest Expenses over five years came in Q1 2024 (growth of 47.9%), and the weakest in Q4 2024 (a decline of 35.4%).
- Business Quant data shows BRK-B's Interest Expenses at $1.3 billion (Q1 2026), $1.3 billion (Q4 2025) and $1.26 billion (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Int Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,083.21 Bn | -334.26 Bn | 55.86 Bn | 1.34 Bn |
| 2 | Chubb | 127.58 Bn | 79.64 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 200.00 Mn |
| 3 | Progressive | 122.25 Bn | 98.08 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 88.00 Mn |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 81.29 Bn | 73.03 Bn | - | 250.00 Mn |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 75.19 Bn | 51.44 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 113.00 Mn |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 73.16 Bn | 74.37 Bn | - | -280.50 Mn |
| 7 | Metlife | 60.22 Bn | -46.26 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 3.07 Bn |
| 8 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 57.98 Bn | 52.41 Bn | - | 168.00 Mn |
| 9 | Aon | 57.16 Bn | 50.40 Bn | - | 179.00 Mn |
| 10 | Allstate | 56.84 Bn | 18.09 Bn | 8.73 Bn | 96.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.34 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.30 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.30 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.26 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.25 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.26 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.44 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.21 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.23 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.32 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.23 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 949.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 935.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 890.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.00 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 795.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 785.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 770.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.85 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 770.00 Mn |
API Access
Berkshire Hathaway Interest Expenses 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=interest-expenses&ticker=BRK-B&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-expenses", "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=interest-expenses&ticker=BRK-B&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();