Berkshire Hathaway Payments to Acquire Equity Securities, FV-NI increased by 358.5% to $15.94B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 400.7%, from $3.18B to $15.94B. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Payments to Acquire Equity Securities, FV-NI shows an upward trend with a 26.1% CAGR.
Increased spending signals a bullish outlook or a strategic shift toward higher-risk, higher-reward assets.
This metric tracks the cash outflows specifically directed toward the purchase of equity securities that are measured at...
Standard for insurance companies managing large investment portfolios.
investing_payments_to_acquire_equity_securities_fv_ni| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | 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 | $2.11B | $2.11B | $2.11B | $8.98B | $1.68B | $2.87B | $4.57B | $1.70B | $7.32B | $2.69B | $1.62B | $1.50B | $3.43B | $3.18B | $3.91B | $6.36B | $3.48B | $15.94B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +325.0% | -81.2% | +70.6% | +59.0% | -62.8% | +330.6% | -63.2% | -40.0% | -6.9% | +128.1% | -7.1% | +22.8% | +62.6% | -45.3% | +358.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | +325.0% | -20.3% | — | — | -81.1% | +334.7% | -6.3% | -64.7% | -11.6% | -53.2% | +18.3% | +142.0% | +322.8% | +1.4% | +400.7% |