Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Total Debt (2009 - 2026)
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) posted Total Debt of $130.78 billion for Q3 2026, up 2.8% from $127.24 billion a year earlier and up 1.7% from the prior quarter.
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Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Total Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Berkshire Hathaway's Total Debt came in at $129.08 billion, up 61.6% from FY2024.
- Annual Total Debt shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 94.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Berkshire Hathaway's Total Debt was $79.88 billion in FY2024 (+64.8%), $48.47 billion in FY2023 (-99.9%), $46.54 trillion in FY2022 and $4.44 billion in FY2021 (-5.2%).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Total Debt since Q3 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Total Debt has increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average decline of 20.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Total Debt in the past five years was Q4 2024, with growth of 64.8%; the weakest was Q4 2023, with a decline of 99.9%.
- According to Business Quant data, Total Debt for the three prior quarters was $128.6 billion (Q2 2026), $128.89 billion (Q1 2026) and $129.08 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,268.35 Bn | -165.80 Bn | 56.71 Bn | 130.78 Bn |
| 2 | Chubb | 143.74 Bn | 94.67 Bn | 8.67 Bn | 19.09 Bn |
| 3 | Progressive | 136.59 Bn | 112.11 Bn | 8.29 Bn | 8.39 Bn |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 98.68 Bn | 91.07 Bn | - | 20.53 Bn |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 82.62 Bn | 60.10 Bn | 5.93 Bn | 9.81 Bn |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 75.03 Bn | -19.34 Bn | - | 45.99 Bn |
| 7 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 72.55 Bn | 67.18 Bn | 3.33 Bn | 12.74 Bn |
| 8 | Aon | 71.77 Bn | 51.00 Bn | - | 28.04 Bn |
| 9 | Allstate | 66.66 Bn | 23.71 Bn | -9.85 Bn | 7.49 Bn |
| 10 | Metlife | 64.78 Bn | -43.18 Bn | 9.05 Bn | 5.69 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 130.78 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 128.60 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 128.89 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 129.08 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 127.24 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 127.02 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 125.93 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 79.88 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 43,651.00 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 41,940.00 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 40,723.00 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 48.47 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 40,941.00 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 41,389.00 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 41,436.00 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 46,538.00 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 41,535.00 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 42,640.00 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.43 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.44 Bn |
API Access
Berkshire Hathaway Total Debt 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=total-debt&ticker=BRK-B&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "total-debt", "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=total-debt&ticker=BRK-B&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();