What is Berkshire Hathaway's impairment charges?

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) reported impairment charges of $2.67B in Q4 2025.

What does impairment charges mean?

Non-cash asset impairment charges added back in the operating cash flow reconciliation since they don't represent cash outflows.

Berkshire Hathaway BRK.B Impairment Charges

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$93.7B+4.4%

Net income$10.1B+120%

EPS (diluted)$4.68+120%

Balance sheet

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Total debt$6.3B+4.9%

Total equity$727.18B+11.1%

Total assets$1.25T+7.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$10.4B-4.3%

CapEx$5.0B+16.5%

Free cash flow$5.5B-17.7%

Valuation

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Market cap$1.06T-10.0%

P/E14.7×+0.1×

P/S2.8×-0.4×

Profitability

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Net margin19.3%-2.5pp

FCF margin6.4%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity10.5%-2.7pp

Debt / equity0×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Berkshire Hathaway in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:EquityMethodInvestmentOtherThanTemporaryImpairment.

The official record: Berkshire Hathaway’s 10-K, filed March 2, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Berkshire Hathaway's impairment charges?: Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) reported impairment charges of $2.67B in Q4 2025.
What does impairment charges mean?: Non-cash asset impairment charges added back in the operating cash flow reconciliation since they don't represent cash outflows.