What is Berkshire Hathaway's income tax?

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) reported income tax of $2.14B in Q1 2026.

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

Berkshire Hathaway's income tax increased by 349.6% year-over-year, from $476M to $2.14B.

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

Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Berkshire Hathaway's income tax has grown at a -10.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $20.91B to $15.2B.

What does income tax mean?

Total income tax expense (current + deferred) recognized in the income statement, representing the company's total tax obligation on pre-tax income.

Berkshire Hathaway BRK.B Income Tax

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Segments

By segment

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Berkshire Hathaway Insurance Group$1.17B+11.2%

Manufacturing Businesses$716M+17.2%

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company-$430M-1.9%

Service And Retailing Businesses$261M+16.0%

Mc Lane Company$34M-24.4%

Pilot Travel Centers LLC-$9M-124%

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:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit.

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 income tax?: Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) reported income tax of $2.14B in Q1 2026.
How has Berkshire Hathaway's income tax changed year-over-year?: Berkshire Hathaway's income tax increased by 349.6% year-over-year, from $476M to $2.14B.
What is the long-term trend for Berkshire Hathaway's income tax?: Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Berkshire Hathaway's income tax has grown at a -10.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $20.91B to $15.2B.
What does income tax mean?: Total income tax expense (current + deferred) recognized in the income statement, representing the company's total tax obligation on pre-tax income.