Berkshire Hathaway BRK-B
NYSE BRK-B
$495.82 -1.04 (-0.21%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) posted quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) of $2.2 billion for Q1 2026, little changed year-over-year from $2.2 billion in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $2.2 billion in Q4 2025.

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

Berkshire Hathaway's Shares Outstanding (Entity) history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $2.2 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Shares Outstanding (Entity) changed 0.01% year-over-year to $2.2 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $2.2 billion (changed 0.01% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $2.2 billion, changed 0.04% from the prior year.
  • Shares Outstanding (Entity) for Q1 2026 stood at $2.2 billion, roughly flat from $2.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Shares Outstanding (Entity) was $2.2 billion in Q1 2022, with the low at $2.2 billion in Q3 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Shares Outstanding (Entity) is $2.2 billion (2024), against an average of $2.2 billion.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Shares Outstanding (Entity) dropped 3.82% in 2022, then advanced 0.11% in 2025.
  • Berkshire Hathaway's Shares Outstanding (Entity) stood at $2.2 billion in 2022, then dropped by 1.36% to $2.2 billion in 2023, then slipped by 0.77% to $2.2 billion in 2024, then climbed by 0.04% to $2.2 billion in 2025, then fell by 0.01% to $2.2 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BRK-B's Shares Outstanding (Entity) at $2.2 billion in Q1 2026, $2.2 billion in Q4 2025, and $2.2 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares Outstanding (Qtr)
1 Berkshire Hathaway 1,068.88 Bn 741.90 Bn 55.86 Bn 2.15 Bn
2 Sun Life Financial 43.75 Bn 32.52 Bn - 554.00 Mn
3 American International 40.40 Bn 2.58 Bn 3.50 Bn 529.54 Mn
4 Hartford Insurance 37.18 Bn 20.87 Bn 3.18 Bn 273.30 Mn
5 Arch Capital 34.10 Bn 32.99 Bn 2.47 Bn 343.20 Mn
6 Aegon 28.00 Bn 28.00 Bn - 1.55 Bn
7 Pelagos Insurance Capital 2.03 Bn 1.58 Bn 357.40 Mn 84.41 Mn
8 Exzeo 1.50 Bn 1.36 Bn 36.84 Mn 88.23 Mn
9 International General Insurance Holdings 1.15 Bn 917.64 Mn -5.60 Mn 43.28 Mn
10 Waterdrop 359.74 Mn 230.42 Mn 109.06 Mn 359.77 Mn

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 2.15 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 2.16 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 2.16 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 2.16 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 2.16 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 2.16 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 2.16 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 2.16 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 2.16 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 2.16 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 2.17 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 2.17 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 2.17 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 2.18 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 2.20 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 2.20 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 2.21 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 2.21 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 2.27 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 2.25 Bn