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Insurance And Other — Goodwill
Berkshire Hathaway Insurance And Other — Goodwill increased by 0.4% to $56.17B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 1.4%, from $56.97B to $56.17B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Insurance And Other — Goodwill shows an upward trend with a 4.8% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2017
Last reportedQ1 2026May 4, 2026
Rolls up toGoodwill
How to read this metric
An increase suggests recent acquisitions; a decrease indicates potential impairment charges or write-downs of acquired business value.
Detailed definition
Represents the premium paid over the fair value of net identifiable assets during the acquisition of insurance and non-i...
Peer comparison
Standard across diversified holding companies; peers often report this as 'Goodwill' under segment assets.
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brk_a_segment_insurance_and_other_goodwillHistorical 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 | $47.08B | $47.09B | $47.12B | $47.06B | $46.95B | $46.82B | $51.52B | $51.00B | $50.98B | $50.94B | $57.47B | $50.81B | $50.80B | $50.95B | $56.86B | $56.97B | $57.10B | $57.42B | $55.95B | $56.17B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.1% | -0.1% | -0.2% | -0.3% | +10.0% | -1.0% | -0.0% | -0.1% | +12.8% | -11.6% | -0.0% | +0.3% | +11.6% | +0.2% | +0.2% | +0.6% | -2.6% | +0.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -0.3% | -0.6% | +9.3% | +8.4% | +8.6% | +8.8% | +11.6% | -0.4% | -0.4% | +0.0% | -1.1% | +12.1% | +12.4% | +12.7% | -1.6% | -1.4% |
Range$46.82B – $57.47B
CAGR+3.8%
Avg YoY Growth+4.9%
Median YoY Growth+4.2%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Berkshire Hathaway's insurance and other — goodwill?
- Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) reported insurance and other — goodwill of $56.17B in Q1 2026.
- How has Berkshire Hathaway's insurance and other — goodwill changed year-over-year?
- Berkshire Hathaway's insurance and other — goodwill decreased by 1.4% year-over-year, from $56.97B to $56.17B.
- What is the long-term trend for Berkshire Hathaway's insurance and other — goodwill?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Berkshire Hathaway's insurance and other — goodwill has grown at a 4.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $188.34B to $227.43B.
- What does insurance and other — goodwill mean?
- The excess purchase price paid for acquired companies in the insurance and other segment over their net asset value.