How has Berkshire Hathaway's manufacturing businesses — goodwill changed year-over-year?

Berkshire Hathaway's manufacturing businesses — goodwill decreased by 2.4% year-over-year, from $27.83B to $27.15B.

What does manufacturing businesses — goodwill mean?

Represents the premium paid over the fair value of net identifiable assets during the acquisition of manufacturing-related subsidiaries. This intangible asset reflects the value of synergies, brand reputation, and market position inherent in the acquired manufacturing businesses.

Berkshire Hathaway BRK.A Manufacturing Businesses — Goodwill

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$16.56B0.0%

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$11.66B-0.2%

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$6.55B+1.1%

Service And Retailing Businesses

$5.68B-3.3%

Mc Lane Company

$232M0.0%

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PATKManufacturing — Goodwill

$718.9M+5.0%

ACTGManufacturing Operations — Goodwill

$16.75M+1.0%

NUSManufacturing — Goodwill

$78.88M0.0%

HZOProduct Manufacturing — Goodwill

$0—

GHC

GHCManufacturing — Goodwill, Gross

$272.52M+16.0%

CWCOManufacturing Units — Goodwill

$1.99M0.0%

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$1.07T+3.1%

P/E14.8×-1.7×

P/S2.9×0.0×

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:Goodwill.

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 manufacturing businesses — goodwill?: Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) reported manufacturing businesses — goodwill of $27.15B in Q1 2026.
How has Berkshire Hathaway's manufacturing businesses — goodwill changed year-over-year?: Berkshire Hathaway's manufacturing businesses — goodwill decreased by 2.4% year-over-year, from $27.83B to $27.15B.
What does manufacturing businesses — goodwill mean?: Represents the premium paid over the fair value of net identifiable assets during the acquisition of manufacturing-related subsidiaries. This intangible asset reflects the value of synergies, brand reputation, and market position inherent in the acquired manufacturing businesses.