Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Liabilities and Shareholders Equity (2009 - 2026)
Berkshire Hathaway's Liabilities and Shareholders Equity was $1.26 trillion in Q2 2026, up 8.5% from $1.16 trillion a year earlier and up 0.9% from the prior quarter.
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Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Liabilities and Shareholders Equity (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Liabilities and Shareholders Equity at Berkshire Hathaway came in at $1.22 trillion, up 5.9% from FY2024.
- Liabilities and Shareholders Equity has now increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Liabilities and Shareholders Equity was $1.15 trillion in FY2024 (+7.8%), $1.07 trillion in FY2023 (+12.8%), $948.47 billion in FY2022 (-1.1%) and $959.39 billion in FY2021 (+9.8%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Liabilities and Shareholders Equity in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Liabilities and Shareholders Equity has increased for 14 straight quarters, with growth averaging 7.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Liabilities and Shareholders Equity over five years was Q2 2023 (growth of 14.5%); the worst was Q3 2022 (a decline of 2.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, BRK-B's Liabilities and Shareholders Equity in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $1.25 trillion (Q1 2026), $1.22 trillion (Q4 2025) and $1.23 trillion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Liabilities and Shareholders Equity (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,083.21 Bn | -334.26 Bn | 55.86 Bn | 1,263.07 Bn |
| 2 | Chubb | 127.58 Bn | 79.64 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 281.32 Bn |
| 3 | Progressive | 122.25 Bn | 98.08 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 124.93 Bn |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 81.29 Bn | 73.03 Bn | - | 59.68 Bn |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 75.19 Bn | 51.44 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 143.58 Bn |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 73.16 Bn | 74.37 Bn | - | 790.88 Bn |
| 7 | Metlife | 60.22 Bn | -46.26 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 759.37 Bn |
| 8 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 57.98 Bn | 52.41 Bn | - | 81.81 Bn |
| 9 | Aon | 57.16 Bn | 50.40 Bn | - | 53.35 Bn |
| 10 | Allstate | 56.84 Bn | 18.09 Bn | 8.73 Bn | 124.76 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1,263.07 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1,252.27 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1,222.18 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1,225.96 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1,163.97 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1,164.53 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1,153.88 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1,147.25 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1,108.86 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1,070.04 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1,069.98 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1,019.93 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1,041.57 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 997.07 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 948.47 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 902.30 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 909.86 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 969.51 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 959.39 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 920.76 Bn |
API Access
Berkshire Hathaway Liabilities and Shareholders Equity API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=liabilities-and-shareholders-equity&ticker=BRK-B&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "liabilities-and-shareholders-equity", "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=liabilities-and-shareholders-equity&ticker=BRK-B&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();