Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Total Debt (2009 - 2026)
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) posted Total Debt of $4.43 billion for Q1 2022, down 5.3% from $4.68 billion a year earlier and down 0.3% from the prior quarter.
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Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Total Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2021, Berkshire Hathaway's Total Debt came in at $4.44 billion, down 5.2% from FY2020.
- Annual Total Debt has declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -14.8% (FY2016 to FY2021).
- In prior years, Berkshire Hathaway's Total Debt was $4.68 billion in FY2020 (-11.0%), $5.26 billion in FY2019 (-35.1%), $8.11 billion in FY2018 (-28.7%) and $11.37 billion in FY2017 (+14.7%).
- The Q1 2022 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Total Debt since Q4 2014.
- On a year-over-year basis, Total Debt has declined in each of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 8.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Total Debt in the past five years was Q4 2017, with growth of 14.7%; the weakest was Q4 2019, with a decline of 35.1%.
- According to Business Quant data, Total Debt for the three prior quarters was $4.44 billion (Q4 2021), $4.5 billion (Q3 2021) and $4.57 billion (Q2 2021).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,178.60 Bn | -238.88 Bn | 55.86 Bn | 128.60 Bn |
| 2 | Chubb | 140.37 Bn | 92.42 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 18.54 Bn |
| 3 | Progressive | 133.48 Bn | 109.32 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 8.39 Bn |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 94.69 Bn | 87.08 Bn | - | 20.53 Bn |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 84.57 Bn | 60.82 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 9.07 Bn |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 77.66 Bn | -16.05 Bn | - | 46.19 Bn |
| 7 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 69.43 Bn | 63.86 Bn | - | 13.48 Bn |
| 8 | Metlife | 66.04 Bn | -40.44 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 5.89 Bn |
| 9 | Allstate | 65.83 Bn | 27.08 Bn | 8.73 Bn | 7.49 Bn |
| 10 | Aon | 65.06 Bn | 58.30 Bn | - | 14.97 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 | 102.19 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 99.91 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 62.52 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();