What is Berkshire Hathaway's goodwill?

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) reported goodwill of $83.18B in Q1 2026.

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

Berkshire Hathaway's goodwill decreased by 1.0% year-over-year, from $84.01B to $83.18B.

What is the long-term trend for Berkshire Hathaway's goodwill?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Berkshire Hathaway's goodwill has grown at a 2.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $73.73B to $83.07B.

What does goodwill mean?

The excess of acquisition cost over the fair value of net identifiable assets acquired — representing brand value, customer relationships, and synergies from past M&A.

Berkshire Hathaway BRK.B Goodwill

Goodwill at other companies

Howmet AerospaceHWM

$4.08B+1.2%

W.R. BerkleyWRB

$184.33M0.0%

Canadian Pacific Kansas CityCP

$18.75B-3.0%

Mercury GeneralMCY

$42.8M0.0%

Sherwin-WilliamsSHW

$8.02B+2.8%

Icahn EnterprisesIEP

——

Segments

By segment

See full

Manufacturing Businesses$27.15B-2.4%

Berkshire Hathaway Insurance Group$16.56B0.0%

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company$11.66B-0.2%

Pilot Travel Centers LLC$6.55B+1.1%

Service And Retailing Businesses$5.68B-3.3%

Mc Lane Company$232M0.0%

Other financials

Income statement

See full

Revenue$93.7B+4.4%

Net income$10.1B+120%

EPS (diluted)$4.68+120%

Balance sheet

See full

Total debt$6.3B+4.9%

Total equity$727.18B+11.1%

Total assets$1.25T+7.5%

Cash flow

See full

Operating cash flow$10.4B-4.3%

CapEx$5.0B+16.5%

Free cash flow$5.5B-17.7%

Valuation

See full

Market cap$1.07T+2.7%

P/E14.8×-1.8×

P/S2.9×0.0×

Profitability

See full

Net margin19.3%-2.5pp

FCF margin6.4%—

Returns & leverage

See full

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 →

Ask your AI about Berkshire Hathaway's goodwill.

Connect your AI assistant and compare it to peers, right in your chat.

Connect your AI

Claude

Questions, answered.

What is Berkshire Hathaway's goodwill?: Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) reported goodwill of $83.18B in Q1 2026.
How has Berkshire Hathaway's goodwill changed year-over-year?: Berkshire Hathaway's goodwill decreased by 1.0% year-over-year, from $84.01B to $83.18B.
What is the long-term trend for Berkshire Hathaway's goodwill?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Berkshire Hathaway's goodwill has grown at a 2.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $73.73B to $83.07B.
What does goodwill mean?: The excess of acquisition cost over the fair value of net identifiable assets acquired — representing brand value, customer relationships, and synergies from past M&A.