Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Long-Term Debt Repayments (2009 - 2026)
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) posted Long-Term Debt Repayments of $1.96 billion for Q2 2026, down 43.7% from $3.48 billion a year earlier and down 39.9% from the prior quarter.
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Long-Term Debt Repayments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Long-Term Debt Repayments at Berkshire Hathaway was $7.02 billion, down 20.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $7.02 billion, down 41.2% from FY2024.
- Annual Long-Term Debt Repayments shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Berkshire Hathaway's Long-Term Debt Repayments was $11.95 billion in FY2024 (+5.6%), $11.31 billion in FY2023 (+188.0%), $3.93 billion in FY2022 (-44.3%) and $7.05 billion in FY2021 (+9.1%).
- Quarterly Long-Term Debt Repayments has run from a low of $445 million in Q3 2022 to a high of $7.05 billion in Q1 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Long-Term Debt Repayments increased in three of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 3.2%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Long-Term Debt Repayments in the past five years was Q1 2023, with growth of 513.5%; the weakest was Q1 2025, with a decline of 75.3%.
- According to Business Quant data, Long-Term Debt Repayments for the three prior quarters was $3.26 billion (Q1 2026), $1.1 billion (Q4 2025) and $703 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | LT Debt Repayment (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,248.67 Bn | -185.49 Bn | 56.71 Bn | 447.00 Mn |
| 2 | Chubb | 141.22 Bn | 92.15 Bn | 8.67 Bn | - |
| 3 | Progressive | 134.26 Bn | 109.78 Bn | 8.29 Bn | - |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 98.32 Bn | 90.72 Bn | - | 637.00 Mn |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 82.09 Bn | 59.57 Bn | 5.93 Bn | - |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 75.36 Bn | -19.02 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 72.54 Bn | 67.17 Bn | 3.33 Bn | - |
| 8 | Aon | 71.33 Bn | 50.56 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Allstate | 65.04 Bn | 22.10 Bn | -9.85 Bn | - |
| 10 | Metlife | 64.67 Bn | -43.29 Bn | 9.05 Bn | 52.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 447.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.96 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.26 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.10 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 703.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.48 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.74 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.94 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.65 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.32 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.05 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.74 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.00 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.39 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.19 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 669.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 445.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.81 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.01 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.43 Bn |
Berkshire Hathaway Long-Term Debt Repayments API
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-debt-repayments", "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=long-term-debt-repayments&ticker=BRK-B&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();