What is the long-term trend for Berkshire Hathaway's payments for repurchase of common stock?

Over 2 years (2021 to 2023), Berkshire Hathaway's payments for repurchase of common stock has grown at a -41.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $27.06B to $9.17B.

Berkshire Hathaway BRK.B Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock

Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock at other companies

Skyline ChampionSKY

$50M+150%

W.R. BerkleyWRB

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Canadian Pacific Kansas CityCP

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Union PacificUNP

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The Travelers CompaniesTRV

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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:PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock.

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 payments for repurchase of common stock?: Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) reported payments for repurchase of common stock of $235M in Q1 2026.
What is the long-term trend for Berkshire Hathaway's payments for repurchase of common stock?: Over 2 years (2021 to 2023), Berkshire Hathaway's payments for repurchase of common stock has grown at a -41.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $27.06B to $9.17B.