Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Treasury Shares (2011 - 2019)
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) recorded Treasury Shares of $83.7 billion in Q2 2026, up 6.0% from $78.94 billion a year earlier and up 5.7% from the prior quarter.
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Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Treasury Shares (2011 - 2019) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Berkshire Hathaway reported Treasury Shares of $78.94 billion, unchanged from FY2024.
- Annual Treasury Shares has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 19.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Treasury Shares came in at $78.94 billion in FY2024 (+2.8%), $76.8 billion in FY2023 (+13.2%), $67.83 billion in FY2022 (+13.4%) and $59.8 billion in FY2021 (+82.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Treasury Shares in data going back to Q4 2013.
- On a year-over-year basis, Treasury Shares rose in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 1.7%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Treasury Shares in the last five years was growth of 120.4% in Q3 2021, against a decline of 1.0% in Q2 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $79.17 billion (Q1 2026), $78.94 billion (Q4 2025) and $78.94 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Treasury Shares (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,178.60 Bn | -238.88 Bn | 55.86 Bn | 83.70 Bn |
| 2 | Chubb | 140.37 Bn | 92.42 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 14.49 Mn |
| 3 | Progressive | 133.48 Bn | 109.32 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 217.00 Mn |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 94.69 Bn | 87.08 Bn | - | 85.23 Mn |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 84.57 Bn | 60.82 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 586.80 Mn |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 77.66 Bn | -16.05 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 69.43 Bn | 63.86 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Metlife | 66.04 Bn | -40.44 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 559.04 Mn |
| 9 | Allstate | 65.83 Bn | 27.08 Bn | 8.73 Bn | 646.00 Mn |
| 10 | Aon | 65.06 Bn | 58.30 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2019 | 14.44 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 12.67 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 6.15 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 5.56 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 1.42 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 1.42 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 1.42 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 1.42 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 1.42 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 1.42 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 1.42 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 1.42 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 1.42 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 1.42 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 1.42 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 1.42 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 1.42 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 1.42 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 1.42 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 1.42 Mn |
API Access
Berkshire Hathaway Treasury Shares 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=treasury-shares&ticker=BRK-B&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "treasury-shares", "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=treasury-shares&ticker=BRK-B&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();