Insurance And Other — Short Term Borrowings
Berkshire Hathaway Insurance And Other — Short Term Borrowings decreased by 6.3% to $1.24B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 0.2%, from $1.24B to $1.24B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Insurance And Other — Short Term Borrowings shows an upward trend with a 30.0% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
High levels of short-term borrowing relative to cash flow may indicate liquidity pressure, while low levels suggest a conservative financing approach.
Detailed definition
This metric quantifies the total amount of debt obligations due within one year for the insurance and other segment. It...
Peer comparison
Commonly reported as 'Short-term Debt' or 'Current Portion of Long-term Debt' in financial statements.
brk_a_segment_insurance_and_other_short_term_borrowingsHistorical 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 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $386M | $297M | $342M | $306M | $293M | $374M | $1.31B | $1.1B | $823M | $907M | $1.19B | $1.13B | $1.27B | $1.25B | $1.32B | $1.24B | $1.3B | $1.32B | $1.32B | $1.24B |
| QoQ Change | — | -23.1% | +15.2% | -10.5% | -4.2% | +27.6% | +250.3% | -15.7% | -25.5% | +10.2% | +30.9% | -4.8% | +12.3% | -1.4% | +5.1% | -6.0% | +5.1% | +1.6% | +0.1% | -6.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -24.1% | +25.9% | +283.0% | +260.8% | +180.9% | +142.5% | -9.4% | +2.4% | +54.2% | +37.9% | +10.8% | +9.4% | +2.4% | +5.5% | +0.5% | +0.2% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Berkshire Hathaway's insurance and other — short term borrowings?
- Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) reported insurance and other — short term borrowings of $1.24B in Q1 2026.
- How has Berkshire Hathaway's insurance and other — short term borrowings changed year-over-year?
- Berkshire Hathaway's insurance and other — short term borrowings increased by 0.2% year-over-year, from $1.24B to $1.24B.
- What is the long-term trend for Berkshire Hathaway's insurance and other — short term borrowings?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Berkshire Hathaway's insurance and other — short term borrowings has grown at a 30.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.81B to $5.18B.
- What does insurance and other — short term borrowings mean?
- The total amount of debt the segment must repay within the next year.