Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Berkshire Hathaway's Tax Rate was 19.62% in Q2 2026, up 7.86 percentage points from 11.76% a year earlier and up 2.25 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Berkshire Hathaway's Tax Rate was 18.59% through Jun 30, 2026, up 2.48 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 16.51%, down 2.35 percentage points from FY2024.
- Tax Rate has now declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of -5.82 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Tax Rate was 18.86% in FY2024 (-0.30 pp), 19.16% in FY2023 (-7.11 pp), 26.27% in FY2022 (+7.58 pp) and 18.69% in FY2021 (-3.64 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Tax Rate since Q2 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Tax Rate was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.24 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate over five years was Q3 2022 (a gain of 18.64 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2025 (a drop of 9.05 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, BRK-B's Tax Rate in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 17.37% (Q1 2026), 17.44% (Q4 2025) and 19.00% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,083.21 Bn | -334.26 Bn | 55.86 Bn | 19.62% |
| 2 | Chubb | 127.58 Bn | 79.64 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 20.47% |
| 3 | Progressive | 122.25 Bn | 98.08 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 21.34% |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 81.29 Bn | 73.03 Bn | - | 24.15% |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 75.19 Bn | 51.44 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 20.20% |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 73.16 Bn | 74.37 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Metlife | 60.22 Bn | -46.26 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 24.73% |
| 8 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 57.98 Bn | 52.41 Bn | - | 21.74% |
| 9 | Aon | 57.16 Bn | 50.40 Bn | - | 21.96% |
| 10 | Allstate | 56.84 Bn | 18.09 Bn | 8.73 Bn | 21.03% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 19.62% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 17.37% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 17.44% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 19.00% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.76% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.25% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.79% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 18.54% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 20.03% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 18.30% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.56% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 20.33% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 20.10% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 18.26% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 18.00% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.50% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 14.74% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 20.42% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 18.50% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 20.42% |
API Access
Berkshire Hathaway Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=BRK-B&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=BRK-B&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();