BRK-A: the balance sheet

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For the quarter ending 2026-03-31, BRK-A has $1,252,271M in assets. $522,821M in debts.

Balance Sheets Overview

Debt to Asset Ratio
41.75%
Unit: Million (M) dollars
Assets Breakdown
Short-term investments in u.s. t...
Investments in equity securities
Investments in equity securities...
Others
Liabilities Breakdown
Berkshire shareholders' equity
Liabilities, excluding income ta...
Liabilities, excluding income ta...
Others

Balance Sheets	2026-03-31	2025-12-31	2025-09-30	2025-06-30
Short-term investments in u.s. treasury bills-Insurance And Other	339,261	321,434	305,367	243,605
Investments in fixed maturity securities-Insurance And Other	17,669	17,816	17,943	15,084
Investments in equity securities-Insurance And Other	288,034	297,778	283,241	267,923
Equity method investments-Insurance And Other	19,951	19,978	25,524	25,323
Loans and finance receivables-Insurance And Other	30,101	29,836	29,327	28,722
Inventories-Insurance And Other	25,523	24,424	25,319	24,371
Equipment held for lease, gross	32,224	-	-	-
Equipment held for lease, accumulated depreciation	13,550	-	-	-
Equipment held for lease-Insurance And Other	18,674	18,535	18,250	18,123
Goodwill-Insurance And Other	56,173	55,945	57,418	57,096
Other intangible assets-Insurance And Other	34,275	33,802	34,055	34,079
Deferred charges - retroactive reinsurance-Insurance And Other	7,852	8,104	8,298	8,474
Other-Insurance And Other	27,412	24,413	26,133	25,699
Goodwill-Railroad Utilities And Energy	27,007	27,129	27,107	27,155
Regulatory assets-Railroad Utilities And Energy	4,471	4,821	5,203	5,241
Other-Railroad Utilities And Energy	22,917	20,941	20,697	21,051
Cash and cash equivalents-Insurance And Other	51,478	47,719	72,156	96,193
Cash and cash equivalents-Railroad Utilities And Energy	6,644	4,158	4,150	4,293
Investments in fixed maturity securities	17,669	-	-	-
Investments in equity securities	288,034	-	-	-
Equity method investments	19,951	-	-	-
Loans and finance receivables	30,101	-	-	-
Other receivables-Insurance And Other	47,492	44,331	48,938	47,473
Receivables-Railroad Utilities And Energy	4,267	4,387	4,522	4,323
Inventories	25,523	-	-	-
Property, plant and equipment, gross	70,802	62,979	61,352	60,437
Property, plant and equipment, accumulated depreciation	31,760	31,094	30,616	30,063
Property, plant and equipment-Insurance And Other	39,042	31,885	30,736	30,374
Property, plant and equipment, gross-Railroad	95,241	94,699	93,790	92,967
Property, plant and equipment, accumulated depreciation-Railroad	22,779	22,327	21,965	21,459
Property, plant and equipment, gross-Utilities And Energy	156,739	157,370	154,861	152,969
Property, plant and equipment, accumulated depreciation-Utilities And Energy	45,173	45,002	45,107	45,111
Property, plant and equipment-Railroad Utilities And Energy	184,028	184,740	181,579	179,366
Equipment held for lease, gross	32,224	31,892	31,319	30,906
Equipment held for lease, accumulated depreciation	13,550	13,357	13,069	12,783
Equipment held for lease	18,674	-	-	-
Goodwill	83,180	-	-	-
Total assets	1,252,271	1,222,176	1,225,963	1,163,968

Geico-Physical Damage Insurance	-	914	-	-
Auto Liability Insurance-Geico	-	23,526	-	-
Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group-Medical Professional Liability Insurance	-	9,721	-	-
Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group-Workers Compensation And Other Casualty Insurance	-	26,912	-	-
Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group-Property Insurance Product Line	-	14,944	-	-
Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group-Casualty Insurance	-	34,538	-	-
Unpaid losses and alae, net	-	110,555	-	-
Geico-Physical Damage Insurance	-	3	-	-
Auto Liability Insurance-Geico	-	899	-	-
Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group-Medical Professional Liability Insurance	-	38	-	-
Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group-Workers Compensation And Other Casualty Insurance	-	1,401	-	-
Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group-Property Insurance Product Line	-	688	-	-
Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group-Casualty Insurance	-	1,323	-	-
Reinsurance recoverable	-	4,352	-	-
Unallocated lae	-	2,396	-	-
Other losses and lae	-	3,410	-	-
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses	121,561	120,713	119,837	118,788
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses - retroactive reinsurance contracts	-	-	31,307	31,733
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses - retroactive reinsurance	30,368	31,048	-	-
Unearned insurance premiums	32,753	31,339	33,483	32,414
Life, annuity and health insurance benefits	17,479	17,890	18,275	17,865
Other insurance policyholder liabilities	9,896	10,312	10,747	10,634
Accounts payable, accruals and other liabilities	39,670	38,019	38,172	36,988
Payable for purchases of u.s. treasury bills	17,229	167	23,241	0
Aircraft repurchase liabilities and unearned lease revenues	10,915	10,686	10,052	9,747
Notes payable and other borrowings	42,835	45,763	45,617	45,040
Liabilities, excluding income taxes, principally deferred, total-Insurance And Other	322,706	305,937	330,731	303,209
Accounts payable, accruals and other liabilities	18,545	19,250	18,787	18,382
Regulatory liabilities	6,834	7,013	6,990	7,130
Notes payable and other borrowings	86,051	83,318	81,626	81,980
Liabilities, excluding income taxes, principally deferred, total-Railroad Utilities And Energy	111,430	109,581	107,403	107,492
Income taxes, principally deferred	88,685	86,955	87,388	82,991
Total liabilities	522,821	502,473	525,522	493,692
Common stock at par value	8	8	8	8
Capital in excess of par value	35,566	35,612	35,622	35,624
Accumulated other comprehensive income	-2,511	-2,448	-2,523	-1,895
Retained earnings	773,292	763,186	743,987	713,191
Treasury stock, at cost	79,174	78,939	78,939	78,939
Berkshire shareholders' equity	727,181	717,419	698,155	667,989
Noncontrolling interests	2,269	2,284	2,286	2,287
Total shareholders equity	729,450	719,703	700,441	670,276
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	1,252,271	1,222,176	1,225,963	1,163,968

Unit: Million (M) dollars (except for numbers of shares and EPS). Numbers labeled with * are estimated quarterly values.

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