Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Payables (2009 - 2026)

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) recorded quarterly Payables of $18.5 billion in Q1 2026, down 3.66% quarter-over-quarter from $19.2 billion in Q4 2025, and up 3.51% on a YoY basis from $17.9 billion in Q1 2025.

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

Berkshire Hathaway's Payables history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $18.5 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Payables rose 3.51% year-over-year to $18.5 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $18.5 billion (up 3.51% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $19.2 billion, up 5.62% from the prior year.
  • Payables was $18.5 billion for Q1 2026 at Berkshire Hathaway, down from $19.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Payables ranged from a high of $37.0 billion in Q2 2025 to a low of $355.0 million in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Payables has averaged $23.0 billion across 5 years, with a median of $20.6 billion in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Payables sank 98.83% in 2022, then jumped 9027.32% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Payables shows it stood at $355.0 million in 2022, then surged by 9027.32% to $32.4 billion in 2023, then plunged by 43.75% to $18.2 billion in 2024, then advanced by 5.62% to $19.2 billion in 2025, then fell by 3.66% to $18.5 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Payables figures came in at $18.5 billion (Q1 2026), $19.2 billion (Q4 2025), and $18.8 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Payables (Qtr)
1 American International 39.85 Bn 1.02 Bn 2.60 Bn -
2 Hartford Insurance 35.40 Bn 26.34 Bn 2.15 Bn -
3 Arch Capital 32.21 Bn 31.30 Bn 4.02 Bn 798.00 Mn
4 Brookfield Wealth Solutions 9.95 Bn -3.21 Bn 4.62 Bn 1.62 Bn
5 FIHL 2.04 Bn 2.04 Bn - -
6 International General Insurance Holdings 1.03 Bn 811.79 Mn 111.10 Mn -
7 Waterdrop 632.07 Mn 560.72 Mn 129.34 Mn 167.42 Mn
8 Sun Life Financial 48.32 Mn -8.02 Bn - -
9 Exzeo 1.16 Mn -230.22 Mn 32.74 Mn 6.17 Mn
10 Berkshire Hathaway - - 87.16 Bn 18.55 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 18.55 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 19.25 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 18.79 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 36.99 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 17.92 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 18.23 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 21.77 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 32.40 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 20.65 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 32.40 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 22.82 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 20.23 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 32.84 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 355.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 31.10 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 16.19 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 30.93 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 30.38 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 31.15 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 15.73 Bn