Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Total Debt (2013 - 2022)

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

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Total Debt (2013 - 2022) Analysis & Trends

Berkshire Hathaway's Total Debt history runs 10 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 was $4.4 billion for Q1 2022 at Berkshire Hathaway, roughly flat from $4.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Total Debt ranged from a high of $7.5 billion in Q4 2018 to a low of $4.4 billion in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Total Debt has averaged $5.0 billion across 5 years, with a median of $4.7 billion in 2020.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2018 and 2021: Total Debt tumbled 31.86% in 2018, then slipped 2.39% in 2021.
  • A 5-year view of Total Debt shows it stood at $7.5 billion in 2018, then retreated by 29.41% to $5.3 billion in 2019, then slipped by 11.02% to $4.7 billion in 2020, then slipped by 5.21% to $4.4 billion in 2021, then dropped 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 Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Total Debt (Qtr)
1 American International 39.85 Bn 1.02 Bn 2.60 Bn -
2 Hartford Insurance 35.40 Bn 26.34 Bn 2.15 Bn -
3 Arch Capital 32.21 Bn 31.30 Bn 4.02 Bn 2.73 Bn
4 Brookfield Wealth Solutions 9.95 Bn -3.21 Bn 4.62 Bn 628.00 Mn
5 FIHL 2.04 Bn 2.04 Bn - -
6 International General Insurance Holdings 1.03 Bn 811.79 Mn 111.10 Mn -
7 Waterdrop 632.07 Mn 560.72 Mn 129.34 Mn 6.63 Mn
8 Sun Life Financial 48.32 Mn -8.02 Bn - 1.63 Bn
9 Exzeo 1.16 Mn -230.22 Mn 32.74 Mn -
10 Berkshire Hathaway - - 87.16 Bn -

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 7.45 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 10.94 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 9.47 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 4.80 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 2.70 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 3.18 Bn