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Insurance And Other — Total Costs & Expenses
Berkshire Hathaway Insurance And Other — Total Costs & Expenses decreased by 2.5% to $69.85B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 1.9%, from $68.54B to $69.85B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Insurance And Other — Total Costs & Expenses shows an upward trend with a 7.7% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryProfitability
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2016
Last reportedQ1 2026May 4, 2026
Rolls up toTotal Operating Expenses
How to read this metric
A faster growth rate in total expenses compared to revenue indicates declining profitability.
Detailed definition
The aggregate of all operating costs, including COGS, SG&A, insurance claims, and interest expenses. It provides a compr...
Peer comparison
Standard 'Total Operating Expenses' metric used to calculate operating margins.
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brk_a_segment_insurance_and_other_costs_and_expensesHistorical Data
20 periods
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $51.79B | $54.02B | $53.75B | $52.81B | $54.38B | $57.12B | $60.85B | $56.32B | $56.34B | $56.33B | $109.94B | $66.58B | $69.30B | $70.91B | $68.02B | $68.54B | $69.41B | $68.64B | $71.66B | $69.85B |
| QoQ Change | — | +4.3% | -0.5% | -1.8% | +3.0% | +5.0% | +6.5% | -7.5% | +0.0% | -0.0% | +95.2% | -39.4% | +4.1% | +2.3% | -4.1% | +0.8% | +1.3% | -1.1% | +4.4% | -2.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +5.0% | +5.7% | +13.2% | +6.7% | +3.6% | -1.4% | +80.7% | +18.2% | +23.0% | +25.9% | -38.1% | +3.0% | +0.2% | -3.2% | +5.3% | +1.9% |
Range$51.79B – $109.94B
CAGR+6.5%
Avg YoY Growth+9.4%
Median YoY Growth+5.2%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Berkshire Hathaway's insurance and other — total costs & expenses?
- Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) reported insurance and other — total costs & expenses of $69.85B in Q1 2026.
- How has Berkshire Hathaway's insurance and other — total costs & expenses changed year-over-year?
- Berkshire Hathaway's insurance and other — total costs & expenses increased by 1.9% year-over-year, from $68.54B to $69.85B.
- What is the long-term trend for Berkshire Hathaway's insurance and other — total costs & expenses?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Berkshire Hathaway's insurance and other — total costs & expenses has grown at a 7.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $206.62B to $278.25B.
- What does insurance and other — total costs & expenses mean?
- The total sum of all operating costs and expenses incurred by the business segment.