Business Segments · Interest Expense
Service And Retailing Businesses — Interest Expense
Berkshire Hathaway Service And Retailing Businesses — Interest Expense decreased by 10.3% to $26.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 3.7%, from $27.00M to $26.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Service And Retailing Businesses — Interest Expense shows an upward trend with a 31.3% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryLeverage
SignalLower is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2016
Last reportedQ1 2026May 4, 2026
Rolls up toInterest Expense
How to read this metric
Increasing interest expense may signal higher leverage or rising interest rates impacting the segment's profitability.
Detailed definition
The interest costs incurred on debt specifically allocated to the financing of the Service and Retailing segment's opera...
Peer comparison
Standard interest expense allocation for business segments.
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brk_a_segment_service_and_retailing_businesses_interest_expenseHistorical 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 | $9.50M | $9.50M | $9.50M | $10.50M | $10.50M | $10.50M | $10.50M | $25.25M | $25.25M | $25.25M | $25.25M | $29.00M | $29.00M | $30.00M | $30.00M | $27.00M | $29.00M | $28.00M | $29.00M | $26.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +10.5% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +140.5% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +14.9% | +0.0% | +3.4% | +0.0% | -10.0% | +7.4% | -3.4% | +3.6% | -10.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +10.5% | +10.5% | +10.5% | +140.5% | +140.5% | +140.5% | +140.5% | +14.9% | +14.9% | +18.8% | +18.8% | -6.9% | +0.0% | -6.7% | -3.3% | -3.7% |
Range$9.50M – $30.00M
CAGR+23.6%
Avg YoY Growth+40.0%
Median YoY Growth+12.7%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Berkshire Hathaway's service and retailing businesses — interest expense?
- Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) reported service and retailing businesses — interest expense of $26.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Berkshire Hathaway's service and retailing businesses — interest expense changed year-over-year?
- Berkshire Hathaway's service and retailing businesses — interest expense decreased by 3.7% year-over-year, from $27.00M to $26.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Berkshire Hathaway's service and retailing businesses — interest expense?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Berkshire Hathaway's service and retailing businesses — interest expense has grown at a 31.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $38.00M to $113.00M.
- What does service and retailing businesses — interest expense mean?
- The interest paid on debt used to finance segment operations.