Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) recorded quarterly Short-term Investments of $288.0 billion in Q1 2026, down 3.27% quarter-over-quarter from $297.8 billion in Q4 2025, and up 9.21% on a YoY basis from $263.7 billion in Q1 2025.

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Berkshire Hathaway's Short-term Investments history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $288.0 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Short-term Investments rose 9.21% year-over-year to $288.0 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $288.0 billion (up 9.21% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $297.8 billion, up 9.64% from the prior year.
  • Short-term Investments was $288.0 billion for Q1 2026 at Berkshire Hathaway, down from $297.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Short-term Investments ranged from a high of $390.5 billion in Q1 2022 to a low of $263.7 billion in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Short-term Investments has averaged $308.9 billion across 5 years, with a median of $306.2 billion in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Short-term Investments soared 38.44% in 2022, then dropped 23.25% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Short-term Investments shows it stood at $308.8 billion in 2022, then rose by 14.59% to $353.8 billion in 2023, then decreased by 23.25% to $271.6 billion in 2024, then rose by 9.64% to $297.8 billion in 2025, then retreated by 3.27% to $288.0 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Short-term Investments figures came in at $288.0 billion (Q1 2026), $297.8 billion (Q4 2025), and $283.2 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (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
4 Brookfield Wealth Solutions 9.95 Bn -3.21 Bn 4.62 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
8 Sun Life Financial 48.32 Mn -8.02 Bn -
9 Exzeo 1.16 Mn -230.22 Mn 32.74 Mn
10 Berkshire Hathaway - - 87.16 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 288.03 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 297.78 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 283.24 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 267.92 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 263.74 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 271.59 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 271.65 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 284.87 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 335.86 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 353.84 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 318.62 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 353.41 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 328.16 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 308.79 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 306.17 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 327.66 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 390.54 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 350.72 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 310.74 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 307.94 Bn