What is Berkshire Hathaway's pre-tax income?

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) reported pre-tax income of $12.32B in Q1 2026.

How has Berkshire Hathaway's pre-tax income changed year-over-year?

Berkshire Hathaway's pre-tax income increased by 139.3% year-over-year, from $5.15B to $12.32B.

What is the long-term trend for Berkshire Hathaway's pre-tax income?

Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Berkshire Hathaway's pre-tax income has grown at a -9.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $111.86B to $82.46B.

What does pre-tax income mean?

Total income from all sources — operating income plus non-operating items like interest income, investment gains, and other income — before the provision for income taxes.

Berkshire Hathaway BRK.B Pre-Tax Income

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$616.1M+14.4%

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112,000,000,000%-8,100,000,000pp

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$235.65M+266%

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Segments

By segment

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Berkshire Hathaway Insurance Group$5.57B+5.4%

Manufacturing Businesses$3.06B+12.6%

Service And Retailing Businesses$1.08B+14.9%

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company$744M+2.9%

Mc Lane Company$144M-20.4%

Pilot Travel Centers LLC-$50M-130%

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:IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest.

The official record: Berkshire Hathaway’s 10-Q, filed May 4, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Berkshire Hathaway's pre-tax income?: Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) reported pre-tax income of $12.32B in Q1 2026.
How has Berkshire Hathaway's pre-tax income changed year-over-year?: Berkshire Hathaway's pre-tax income increased by 139.3% year-over-year, from $5.15B to $12.32B.
What is the long-term trend for Berkshire Hathaway's pre-tax income?: Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Berkshire Hathaway's pre-tax income has grown at a -9.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $111.86B to $82.46B.
What does pre-tax income mean?: Total income from all sources — operating income plus non-operating items like interest income, investment gains, and other income — before the provision for income taxes.