Manufacturing Businesses — Total Costs & Expenses
Berkshire Hathaway Manufacturing Businesses — Total Costs & Expenses increased by 5.6% to $17.61B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 9.7%, from $16.05B to $17.61B. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Manufacturing Businesses — Total Costs & Expenses shows relatively stable performance with a 0.7% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A rising ratio of total expenses to revenue indicates declining operational efficiency or margin compression.
Detailed definition
The aggregate of all operating and non-operating costs incurred by the manufacturing segment. This includes COGS, sellin...
Peer comparison
Standard 'Total Segment Operating Expenses' used to assess overall segment profitability.
brk_a_segment_manufacturing_businesses_costs_and_expensesHistorical Data
| 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 | $16.15B | $16.15B | $16.15B | $16.15B | $15.99B | $15.99B | $15.99B | $15.99B | $15.62B | $16.71B | $16.54B | $16.47B | $16.05B | $16.72B | $16.46B | $16.68B | $17.61B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -1.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -2.3% | +7.0% | -1.0% | -0.4% | -2.6% | +4.2% | -1.5% | +1.3% | +5.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -1.0% | -1.0% | -1.0% | -1.0% | -2.3% | +4.5% | +3.4% | +3.0% | +2.8% | +0.1% | -0.5% | +1.3% | +9.7% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Berkshire Hathaway's manufacturing businesses — total costs & expenses?
- Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) reported manufacturing businesses — total costs & expenses of $17.61B in Q1 2026.
- How has Berkshire Hathaway's manufacturing businesses — total costs & expenses changed year-over-year?
- Berkshire Hathaway's manufacturing businesses — total costs & expenses increased by 9.7% year-over-year, from $16.05B to $17.61B.
- What is the long-term trend for Berkshire Hathaway's manufacturing businesses — total costs & expenses?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Berkshire Hathaway's manufacturing businesses — total costs & expenses has grown at a 0.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $64.60B to $65.92B.
- What does manufacturing businesses — total costs & expenses mean?
- The total of all costs and expenses associated with the manufacturing segment.