Business Segments · Income Tax Expense Benefit
Service And Retailing Businesses — Income Tax Expense Benefit
Berkshire Hathaway Service And Retailing Businesses — Income Tax Expense Benefit increased by 4.8% to $261.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 16.0%, from $225.00M to $261.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Service And Retailing Businesses — Income Tax Expense Benefit shows relatively stable performance with a -2.5% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryProfitability
SignalLower is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2016
Last reportedQ1 2026May 4, 2026
Rolls up toIncome Tax
How to read this metric
Changes reflect shifts in segment profitability or changes in the effective tax rate applied to the segment.
Detailed definition
The portion of the total corporate income tax provision that is allocated to the Service and Retailing segment. It refle...
Peer comparison
Standard tax allocation for business segments.
Metric ID:
brk_a_segment_service_and_retailing_businesses_income_tax_expense_benefitHistorical 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 | $271.50M | $271.50M | $271.50M | $282.75M | $282.75M | $282.75M | $282.75M | $283.75M | $283.75M | $283.75M | $283.75M | $214.00M | $244.00M | $218.00M | $236.00M | $225.00M | $243.00M | $265.00M | $249.00M | $261.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +4.1% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.4% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -24.6% | +14.0% | -10.7% | +8.3% | -4.7% | +8.0% | +9.1% | -6.0% | +4.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +4.1% | +4.1% | +4.1% | +0.4% | +0.4% | +0.4% | +0.4% | -24.6% | -14.0% | -23.2% | -16.8% | +5.1% | -0.4% | +21.6% | +5.5% | +16.0% |
Range$214.00M – $283.75M
CAGR-0.8%
Avg YoY Growth-1.1%
Median YoY Growth+0.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Berkshire Hathaway's service and retailing businesses — income tax expense benefit?
- Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) reported service and retailing businesses — income tax expense benefit of $261.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Berkshire Hathaway's service and retailing businesses — income tax expense benefit changed year-over-year?
- Berkshire Hathaway's service and retailing businesses — income tax expense benefit increased by 16.0% year-over-year, from $225.00M to $261.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Berkshire Hathaway's service and retailing businesses — income tax expense benefit?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Berkshire Hathaway's service and retailing businesses — income tax expense benefit has grown at a -2.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.09B to $982.00M.
- What does service and retailing businesses — income tax expense benefit mean?
- The tax expense attributed to the segment's earnings.