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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. BRK.B

Financial  —  Insurance Diversified
505.48 0.30 0.06% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$974.3B
P/E
12.7×
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Overview Business Profile Financial Analysis Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Metrics & Ratios 10-Q 10-K

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B) Debt to equity

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s debt to equity at the end of the quarter to 30 June 2026 was 0.2×, down 0.0× from fiscal 2025 (0.2×). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.2× (fiscal 2025) to 0.4× (fiscal 2016) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is below the Insurance Diversified industry median of 0.2× and below the Financial sector median of 0.2×.

Debt to equity, annual

Annual

Period Debt to equity Change
FY2025 0.2× (6.32%)
FY2024 0.2× (15.27%)
FY2023 0.2× (11.30%)
FY2022 0.3× 14.83%
FY2021 0.2× (14.32%)
FY2020 0.3× 7.38%
FY2019 0.2× (12.80%)
FY2018 0.3× (5.11%)
FY2017 0.3× (18.14%)
FY2016 0.4× 9.27%

Quarterly

Period Debt to equity Change
Jun 2026 0.2× (3.00%)
Mar 2026 0.2× (1.51%)
Dec 2025 0.2× (1.27%)
Sep 2025 0.2× (4.12%)
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 0.2× High 0.4×
Ten-year median 0.3×
Current reading's percentile 9

Debt to equity against peers

Company Debt to equity
XZO Exzeo Group, Inc. compare 0.0×
BRK.A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. compare 0.2×
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. 0.2×
HIG The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. compare 0.2×
ACGL Arch Capital Group Ltd. compare 0.2×
AIG American International Group, Inc. compare 0.3×
PLGO Pelagos Insurance Capital Limited compare 0.3×
AEG Aegon NV compare 0.4×
BNT Brookfield Wealth Solutions Ltd. compare 0.6×
Insurance Diversified industry median 0.2×
Financial sector median 0.2×
Market median 0.2×

What Debt to equity is

Debt to Equity Ratio shows how much a company relies on borrowed money compared with the money its shareholders have in the business.

(Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt) ÷ Shareholders Equity (Total)

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