Berkshire Hathaway BRK-B
NYSE BRK-B
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At close: Sep 11, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) posted Operating Expenses of $86.1 billion for Q2 2026, up 7.69% on a QoQ basis from $79.9 billion in Q1 2026, and up 8.42% year-over-year from $79.4 billion in Q2 2025.

Analysis

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Berkshire Hathaway has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $86.1 billion in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 8.42% year-over-year to $86.1 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $482.2 billion, a 1.58% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $318.5 billion, up 0.88% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $86.1 billion for Q2 2026 at Berkshire Hathaway, up from $79.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $237.4 billion in Q3 2023, with the low at $62.2 billion in Q1 2022.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $107.6 billion, with a median of $79.4 billion recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Operating Expenses soared 248.51% in 2023, then slipped 1.26% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $71.3 billion in 2022, then surged by 232.79% to $237.4 billion in 2023, then changed by 0.0% to $237.4 billion in 2024, then slipped by 0.25% to $236.8 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 63.65% to $86.1 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $86.1 billion (Q2 2026), $79.9 billion (Q1 2026), and $236.8 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Berkshire Hathaway 1,099.61 Bn 774.90 Bn 55.86 Bn 86.07 Bn
2 Chubb 130.42 Bn 122.12 Bn 9.13 Bn 12.19 Bn
3 Progressive 126.50 Bn 121.50 Bn 9.04 Bn 19.40 Bn
4 Travelers Companies 78.28 Bn 54.52 Bn 6.23 Bn 9.39 Bn
5 Allstate 64.42 Bn 25.67 Bn 16.28 Bn 14.45 Bn
6 Aflac 57.90 Bn -45.11 Bn 2.27 Bn 3.12 Bn
7 Fairfax Financial Holdings 49.20 Bn 53.91 Bn - -134.80 Mn
8 American International 39.53 Bn 1.73 Bn 3.50 Bn 5.82 Bn
9 Hartford Insurance 36.93 Bn 20.62 Bn 3.18 Bn 6.03 Bn
10 Cincinnati Financial 26.06 Bn 24.17 Bn 2.39 Bn 2.70 Bn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 86.07 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 79.93 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 236.79 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 79.38 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 78.27 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 237.38 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 79.63 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 76.53 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 237.38 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 80.64 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 76.09 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 71.33 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 68.11 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 64.79 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 62.25 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 63.40 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 63.40 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 60.93 Bn
Mar 31, 2021 56.02 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 58.73 Bn