Financing Cash Flow
Berkshire Hathaway Financing Cash Flow increased by 171.6% to $835.00M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 127.2%, from -$3.07B to $835.00M. Over 2 years (FY 2021 to FY 2023), Financing Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a -28.9% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A large negative value typically indicates a company is returning capital to shareholders or paying down debt, while a positive value suggests the company is raising external capital to fund operations or acquisitions.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the net flow of cash between a company and its capital providers, including shareholders and lend...
Peer comparison
Large-cap peers like Microsoft or Alphabet similarly show large negative financing outflows due to aggressive share repurchase programs and dividend distributions.
cf_net_cash_from_financingHistorical 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 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$5.23B | -$7.79B | -$7.14B | $2.64B | -$1.04B | -$1.92B | -$1.35B | -$9.92B | $289.00M | -$4.64B | -$136.00M | -$9.80B | $854.00M | -$3.07B | $53.00M | -$1.17B | $835.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -48.9% | +8.2% | +137.0% | -139.2% | -85.1% | +29.6% | -634.4% | +102.9% | <-999% | +97.1% | <-999% | +108.7% | -458.9% | +101.7% | <-999% | +171.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +80.2% | +75.4% | +81.1% | -475.4% | +127.9% | -141.7% | +89.9% | +1.2% | +195.5% | +33.9% | +100.5% | -236.5% | +127.2% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Berkshire Hathaway's financing cash flow?
- Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) reported financing cash flow of $835.00M in Q3 2025.
- How has Berkshire Hathaway's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Berkshire Hathaway's financing cash flow increased by 127.2% year-over-year, from -$3.07B to $835.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Berkshire Hathaway's financing cash flow?
- Over 2 years (2021 to 2023), Berkshire Hathaway's financing cash flow has grown at a -28.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$28.51B to -$14.41B.
- What does financing cash flow mean?
- The total amount of money a company spends or receives from borrowing debt and managing its own shares and dividends.