Berkshire Hathaway BRK-B
NYSE BRK-B
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At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) posted quarterly Tax Provisions of $2.1 billion for Q1 2026, up 349.58% year-over-year from $476.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 78.62% quarter-over-quarter from $10.0 billion in Q3 2025.

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

Berkshire Hathaway's Tax Provisions history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $2.1 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Tax Provisions rose 349.58% year-over-year to $2.1 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $14.9 billion (down 45.81% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $15.2 billion, down 50.11% from the prior year.
  • Tax Provisions for Q1 2026 stood at $2.1 billion, down from $10.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Tax Provisions was $16.5 billion in Q3 2024, with the low at -$12.1 billion in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Tax Provisions is $4.4 billion (2022), against an average of $4.8 billion.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Tax Provisions tumbled 265.38% in 2022, then jumped 987.12% in 2023.
  • Berkshire Hathaway's Tax Provisions stood at $6.0 billion in 2022, then soared by 131.85% to $13.8 billion in 2023, then rose by 19.52% to $16.5 billion in 2024, then tumbled by 39.48% to $10.0 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 78.62% to $2.1 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BRK-B's Tax Provisions at $2.1 billion in Q1 2026, $10.0 billion in Q3 2025, and $2.3 billion in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Taxes (Qtr)
1 Berkshire Hathaway 1,068.88 Bn 741.90 Bn 55.86 Bn 6.29 Bn
2 Sun Life Financial 43.75 Bn 32.52 Bn - 205.31 Mn
3 American International 40.40 Bn 2.58 Bn 3.50 Bn 316.00 Mn
4 Hartford Insurance 37.18 Bn 20.87 Bn 3.18 Bn 251.00 Mn
5 Arch Capital 34.10 Bn 32.99 Bn 2.47 Bn 164.00 Mn
6 Aegon 28.00 Bn 28.00 Bn - -75.66 Mn
7 Pelagos Insurance Capital 2.03 Bn 1.58 Bn 357.40 Mn 8.50 Mn
8 Exzeo 1.50 Bn 1.36 Bn 36.84 Mn 8.16 Mn
9 International General Insurance Holdings 1.15 Bn 917.64 Mn -5.60 Mn 100,000.00
10 Waterdrop 359.74 Mn 230.42 Mn 109.06 Mn -984,000.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 6.29 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 2.14 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 10.01 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 2.29 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 476.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 16.54 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 7.64 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 2.87 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 13.84 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 9.24 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 9.00 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 5.97 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 -1.56 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 -12.07 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 1.25 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 8.56 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 1.84 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 7.30 Bn
Mar 31, 2021 2.69 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 9.27 Bn