What is Berkshire Hathaway's total costs & expenses?

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) reported total costs & expenses of $79.93B in Q1 2026.

How has Berkshire Hathaway's total costs & expenses changed year-over-year?

Berkshire Hathaway's total costs & expenses increased by 2.1% year-over-year, from $78.27B to $79.93B.

What is the long-term trend for Berkshire Hathaway's total costs & expenses?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Berkshire Hathaway's total costs & expenses has grown at a 6.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $243.75B to $318.47B.

Berkshire Hathaway BRK.A Total costs & expenses

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Segments

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Berkshire Hathaway Insurance Group$19.74B-1.7%

Manufacturing Businesses$17.61B+9.7%

Mc Lane Company$11.79B-1.7%

Pilot Travel Centers LLC$11.3B+10.1%

Service And Retailing Businesses$9.91B+7.7%

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company$5.92B+5.0%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$93.7B+4.4%

Net income$10.1B+120%

Balance sheet

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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/E14.6×+0.1×

P/S2.8×-0.3×

Profitability

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Net margin19.3%-2.5pp

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:CostsAndExpenses.

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 total costs & expenses?: Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) reported total costs & expenses of $79.93B in Q1 2026.
How has Berkshire Hathaway's total costs & expenses changed year-over-year?: Berkshire Hathaway's total costs & expenses increased by 2.1% year-over-year, from $78.27B to $79.93B.
What is the long-term trend for Berkshire Hathaway's total costs & expenses?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Berkshire Hathaway's total costs & expenses has grown at a 6.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $243.75B to $318.47B.