Insurance And Other — Selling General And Administrative Expense
Berkshire Hathaway Insurance And Other — Selling General And Administrative Expense decreased by 20.8% to $6.29B in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 14.2%, from $7.32B to $6.29B. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Insurance And Other — Selling General And Administrative Expense shows an upward trend with a 10.8% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Lower SG&A as a percentage of total revenue indicates better corporate scalability and cost control.
Detailed definition
Encompasses all indirect costs of running the business, including executive salaries, marketing, legal, and general offi...
Peer comparison
Standard 'SG&A' metric used across all industries to measure operational overhead.
brk_a_segment_insurance_and_other_selling_general_and_administrative_expenseHistorical 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 | $5.05B | $4.89B | $5.00B | $4.25B | $3.76B | $4.07B | $7.43B | $5.60B | $5.01B | $5.12B | $6.88B | $4.77B | $5.20B | $7.32B | $8.35B | $7.68B | $7.93B | $6.29B |
| QoQ Change | — | -3.1% | +2.2% | -15.0% | -11.5% | +8.1% | +82.5% | -24.6% | -10.7% | +2.3% | +34.3% | -30.6% | +8.8% | +41.0% | +14.0% | -8.0% | +3.3% | -20.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -25.4% | -16.8% | +48.5% | +31.8% | +33.0% | +25.9% | -7.4% | -14.8% | +3.8% | +43.0% | +21.4% | +60.9% | +52.7% | -14.2% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Berkshire Hathaway's insurance and other — selling general and administrative expense?
- Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) reported insurance and other — selling general and administrative expense of $6.29B in Q3 2025.
- How has Berkshire Hathaway's insurance and other — selling general and administrative expense changed year-over-year?
- Berkshire Hathaway's insurance and other — selling general and administrative expense decreased by 14.2% year-over-year, from $7.32B to $6.29B.
- What is the long-term trend for Berkshire Hathaway's insurance and other — selling general and administrative expense?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Berkshire Hathaway's insurance and other — selling general and administrative expense has grown at a 10.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $18.84B to $25.64B.
- What does insurance and other — selling general and administrative expense mean?
- The overhead costs of running the business that are not directly tied to production.