Berkshire Hathaway BRK-B
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Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Total Debt (2009 - 2022)

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) posted Total Debt of $4.4 billion for Q1 2022, little changed on a QoQ basis from $4.4 billion in Q4 2021, and down 5.35% year-over-year from $4.7 billion in Q1 2021.

Analysis

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Total Debt (2009 - 2022) Analysis & Trends

Berkshire Hathaway has reported Total Debt for 13 years, with the latest figure at $4.4 billion in Q1 2022.

  • On a quarterly basis, Total Debt fell 5.35% year-over-year to $4.4 billion in Q1 2022; TTM through Mar 2022 was $4.4 billion, a 5.35% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2021 full-year figure at $4.4 billion, down 5.21% from the prior year.
  • Total Debt was $4.4 billion for Q1 2022 at Berkshire Hathaway, roughly flat from $4.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Total Debt was $10.6 billion in Q4 2018, with the low at $4.4 billion in Q1 2022.
  • Average Total Debt over 5 years is $5.3 billion, with a median of $4.7 billion recorded in 2020.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2019 and 2021: Total Debt sank 50.49% in 2019, then dropped 2.39% in 2021.
  • Over 5 years, Total Debt stood at $10.6 billion in 2018, then tumbled by 50.49% to $5.3 billion in 2019, then dropped by 11.02% to $4.7 billion in 2020, then dropped by 5.21% to $4.4 billion in 2021, then declined by 0.27% to $4.4 billion in 2022.
  • The last three Total Debt figures came in at $4.4 billion (Q1 2022), $4.4 billion (Q4 2021), and $4.5 billion (Q3 2021), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Total Debt (Qtr)
1 Berkshire Hathaway 1,099.61 Bn 774.90 Bn 55.86 Bn -
2 Chubb 130.42 Bn 122.12 Bn 9.13 Bn 19.99 Bn
3 Progressive 126.50 Bn 121.50 Bn 9.04 Bn -
4 Travelers Companies 78.28 Bn 54.52 Bn 6.23 Bn -
5 Allstate 64.42 Bn 25.67 Bn 16.28 Bn 7.49 Bn
6 Aflac 57.90 Bn -45.11 Bn 2.27 Bn 7.34 Bn
7 Fairfax Financial Holdings 49.20 Bn 53.91 Bn - -
8 American International 39.53 Bn 1.73 Bn 3.50 Bn 8.97 Bn
9 Hartford Insurance 36.93 Bn 20.62 Bn 3.18 Bn 4.37 Bn
10 Cincinnati Financial 26.06 Bn 24.17 Bn 2.39 Bn 859.00 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2022 4.43 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 4.44 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 4.50 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 4.57 Bn
Mar 31, 2021 4.68 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 4.68 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 4.68 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 4.68 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 5.24 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 5.26 Bn
Sep 30, 2019 5.30 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 5.44 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 10.63 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 15.86 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 12.01 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 11.79 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 2.70 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 3.18 Bn
Jun 30, 2011 34.62 Bn
Mar 31, 2011 33.61 Bn