Berkshire Hathaway Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company — Interest Expense increased by 3.9% to $700.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 8.4%, from $646.00M to $700.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company — Interest Expense shows an upward trend with a 6.5% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Higher interest expense indicates increased debt levels or rising interest rates, which can pressure net margins.
This represents the cost of borrowing funds to finance the segment's capital-intensive operations and infrastructure pro...
Standard 'Interest Expense' reported by any capital-intensive business with significant debt financing.
brk_a_segment_berkshire_hathaway_energy_company_interest_expense| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
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| Value | $513.50M | $513.50M | $513.50M | $535.00M | $535.00M | $535.00M | $535.00M | $570.75M | $570.75M | $570.75M | $570.75M | $645.00M | $625.00M | $630.00M | $628.00M | $646.00M | $664.00M | $658.00M | $674.00M | $700.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +4.2% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +6.7% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +13.0% | -3.1% | +0.8% | -0.3% | +2.9% | +2.8% | -0.9% | +2.4% | +3.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +4.2% | +4.2% | +4.2% | +6.7% | +6.7% | +6.7% | +6.7% | +13.0% | +9.5% | +10.4% | +10.0% | +0.2% | +6.2% | +4.4% | +7.3% | +8.4% |