Insurance And Other — Debt Weighted Average Interest Rate
Berkshire Hathaway Insurance And Other — Debt Weighted Average Interest Rate increased by 2.0% to 5.1% in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 13.3%, from 4.5% to 5.1%. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Insurance And Other — Debt Weighted Average Interest Rate shows relatively stable performance with a 3.2% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A lower rate indicates efficient debt management or favorable borrowing conditions, while an increasing rate suggests rising interest costs or a shift in debt composition.
Detailed definition
This metric calculates the average interest rate paid on the total outstanding debt portfolio of the insurance and other...
Peer comparison
Standard metric for assessing cost of debt across all capital-intensive industries.
brk_a_segment_insurance_and_other_debt_weighted_average_interest_rateHistorical Data
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4% | 3.4% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.3% | 4.7% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.4% | 5% | 5.1% |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | -2.4% | -15.0% | +20.6% | +0.0% | +4.9% | +9.3% | -2.1% | +0.0% | -2.2% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -2.2% | +13.6% | +2.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +7.5% | +38.2% | +12.2% | +12.2% | +4.7% | -4.3% | -2.2% | -2.2% | +0.0% | -2.2% | +11.1% | +13.3% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Berkshire Hathaway's insurance and other — debt weighted average interest rate?
- Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) reported insurance and other — debt weighted average interest rate of 5.1% in Q3 2025.
- How has Berkshire Hathaway's insurance and other — debt weighted average interest rate changed year-over-year?
- Berkshire Hathaway's insurance and other — debt weighted average interest rate increased by 13.3% year-over-year, from 4.5% to 5.1%.
- What is the long-term trend for Berkshire Hathaway's insurance and other — debt weighted average interest rate?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Berkshire Hathaway's insurance and other — debt weighted average interest rate has grown at a 3.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 16.4% to 18.0%.
- What does insurance and other — debt weighted average interest rate mean?
- The average interest rate applicable to the segment's total debt.