Berkshire Hathaway BRK-B
NYSE BRK-B
$497.83 +0.97 (+0.20%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 12:26 PM EDT

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

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

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

Berkshire Hathaway's Total Debt history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $4.4 billion for Q1 2022.

  • In Q1 2022, Total Debt fell 5.35% year-over-year to $4.4 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2022 stood at $4.4 billion (down 5.35% YoY), while the FY2021 annual figure was $4.4 billion, down 5.21% from the prior year.
  • Total Debt for Q1 2022 stood at $4.4 billion, roughly flat from $4.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Total Debt was $8.1 billion in Q4 2018, with the low at $4.4 billion in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Total Debt is $4.7 billion (2020), against an average of $5.1 billion.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2019 and 2021: Total Debt sank 35.14% in 2019, then decreased 2.39% in 2021.
  • Berkshire Hathaway's Total Debt stood at $8.1 billion in 2018, then tumbled by 35.14% to $5.3 billion in 2019, then decreased by 11.02% to $4.7 billion in 2020, then decreased by 5.21% to $4.4 billion in 2021, then slipped by 0.27% to $4.4 billion in 2022.
  • Business Quant data shows BRK-B's Total Debt at $4.4 billion in Q1 2022, $4.4 billion in Q4 2021, and $4.5 billion in Q3 2021.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Total Debt (Qtr)
1 Berkshire Hathaway 1,072.68 Bn 745.70 Bn 55.86 Bn -
2 Sun Life Financial 43.77 Bn 32.54 Bn - 6.59 Bn
3 American International 40.43 Bn 2.61 Bn 3.50 Bn 8.97 Bn
4 Hartford Insurance 37.51 Bn 21.20 Bn 3.18 Bn 4.37 Bn
5 Arch Capital 34.29 Bn 33.18 Bn 2.47 Bn 4.30 Bn
6 Aegon 28.16 Bn 28.16 Bn - 1.70 Bn
7 Pelagos Insurance Capital 2.03 Bn 1.58 Bn 357.40 Mn 720.50 Mn
8 Exzeo 1.47 Bn 1.33 Bn 36.84 Mn -
9 International General Insurance Holdings 1.15 Bn 919.15 Mn -5.60 Mn -
10 Waterdrop 359.77 Mn 230.46 Mn 109.06 Mn 39.66 Mn

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 8.11 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 11.37 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 9.69 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 4.80 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 2.70 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 3.18 Bn
Jun 30, 2011 15.06 Bn
Mar 31, 2011 2.41 Bn