Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Payables (2009 - 2026)
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) posted Payables of $61.85 billion for Q2 2026, up 11.7% from $55.37 billion a year earlier and up 6.2% from the prior quarter.
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Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Berkshire Hathaway's Payables came in at $57.27 billion, up 2.8% from FY2024.
- Annual Payables has increased for six consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 13.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Berkshire Hathaway's Payables was $55.72 billion in FY2024 (+1.6%), $54.86 billion in FY2023 (+65.2%), $33.2 billion in FY2022 (+9.3%) and $30.38 billion in FY2021 (+0.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Payables in data going back to Q2 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Payables has increased in each of the last nine quarters, with growth averaging 4.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Payables in the past five years was Q4 2023, with growth of 65.2%; the weakest was Q1 2024, with a decline of 0.6%.
- According to Business Quant data, Payables for the three prior quarters was $58.22 billion (Q1 2026), $57.27 billion (Q4 2025) and $56.96 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,073.91 Bn | -343.57 Bn | 55.86 Bn | 61.85 Bn |
| 2 | Chubb | 125.44 Bn | 77.50 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 10.73 Bn |
| 3 | Progressive | 120.54 Bn | 96.37 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 9.24 Bn |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 81.59 Bn | 73.34 Bn | - | 4.05 Bn |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 74.40 Bn | 50.64 Bn | 6.23 Bn | - |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 72.53 Bn | 73.74 Bn | - | -1.28 Bn |
| 7 | Metlife | 60.06 Bn | -46.42 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 460.00 Mn |
| 8 | Aon | 58.71 Bn | 51.95 Bn | - | 2.27 Bn |
| 9 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 58.49 Bn | 52.93 Bn | - | 1.52 Bn |
| 10 | Allstate | 56.37 Bn | 17.62 Bn | 8.73 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 61.85 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 58.22 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 57.27 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 56.96 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 55.37 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 55.01 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 55.72 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 56.49 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 53.60 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 52.23 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 54.86 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 55.08 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 52.23 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 52.53 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 33.20 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 47.97 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 47.58 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 46.01 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 30.38 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 47.13 Bn |
API Access
Berkshire Hathaway Payables 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=payables&ticker=BRK-B&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "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=payables&ticker=BRK-B&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();