Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Total Liabilities (2009 - 2026)
Berkshire Hathaway's Total Liabilities came in at $540.28 billion for Q3 2026, up 2.8% from $525.52 billion a year earlier and up 5.3% from the prior quarter.
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Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Total Liabilities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Berkshire Hathaway's Total Liabilities was $502.47 billion, unchanged from FY2024.
- Total Liabilities carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 3.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Total Liabilities was $502.23 billion in FY2024 (unchanged), $502.47 billion in FY2023 (+7.6%), $466.78 billion in FY2022 (+3.9%) and $449.09 billion in FY2021 (+4.7%).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Total Liabilities in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Year-over-year, Total Liabilities has increased for three consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 1.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Total Liabilities over five years came in Q2 2023 (growth of 12.0%), and the weakest in Q2 2025 (a decline of 1.4%).
- Business Quant data shows BRK-B's Total Liabilities at $512.89 billion (Q2 2026), $522.82 billion (Q1 2026) and $502.47 billion (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Liabilities (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,268.35 Bn | -165.80 Bn | 56.71 Bn | 540.28 Bn |
| 2 | Chubb | 143.74 Bn | 94.67 Bn | 8.67 Bn | 205.00 Bn |
| 3 | Progressive | 136.59 Bn | 112.11 Bn | 8.29 Bn | 93.26 Bn |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 98.68 Bn | 91.07 Bn | - | 44.90 Bn |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 82.62 Bn | 60.10 Bn | 5.93 Bn | 113.09 Bn |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 75.03 Bn | -19.34 Bn | - | 723.97 Bn |
| 7 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 72.55 Bn | 67.18 Bn | 3.33 Bn | 54.99 Bn |
| 8 | Aon | 71.77 Bn | 51.00 Bn | - | 54.94 Bn |
| 9 | Allstate | 66.66 Bn | 23.71 Bn | -9.85 Bn | 95.54 Bn |
| 10 | Metlife | 64.78 Bn | -43.18 Bn | 9.05 Bn | 722.09 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 540.28 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 512.89 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 522.82 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 502.47 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 525.52 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 493.69 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 507.79 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 502.23 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 515.45 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 500.89 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 492.25 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 502.47 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 488.44 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 493.02 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 484.00 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 466.78 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 437.07 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 440.02 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 454.73 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 449.09 Bn |
API Access
Berkshire Hathaway Total Liabilities 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-liabilities&ticker=BRK-B&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "total-liabilities", "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-liabilities&ticker=BRK-B&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();