Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-B) quarterly cash flow statement — complete operating, investing & financing history
| Metric | Q1'26 | Q4'25 | Q3'25 | Q2'25 | Q1'25 | Q4'24 | Q3'24 | Q2'24 | Q1'24 | Q4'23 | Q3'23 | Q2'23 | Q1'23 | Q4'22 | Q3'22 | Q2'22 | Q1'22 | Q4'21 | Q3'21 | Q2'21 |
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| Cash from Operations | 10.44B | 11.19B | 13.79B | 10.09B | 10.9B | 4.62B | 1.8B | 13.6B | 10.57B | 14.4B | 13.67B | 12.43B | 8.69B | 10.2B | 11.66B | 8.53B | 6.83B | 7.79B | 12.07B | 10.25B |
| Operating CF Growth % | -4.26% | 142.2% | 664.78% | -25.86% | 3.19% | -67.91% | -86.81% | 9.39% | 21.55% | 41.16% | 17.21% | 45.73% | 27.35% | 30.87% | -3.36% | -16.79% | -26.65% | -26.09% | 2.6% | -3.89% |
| Operating CF / Revenue % | 11.14% | 11.88% | 14.52% | 10.9% | 12.15% | 4.87% | 1.94% | 14.52% | 11.76% | 15.42% | 14.66% | 13.44% | 10.18% | 13.07% | 15.16% | 11.2% | 9.64% | 10.86% | 17.1% | 14.83% |
| Net Income | 10.18B | 19.2B | 30.8B | 12.37B | 4.67B | 19.75B | 26.48B | 30.5B | 12.83B | 37.76B | -12.57B | 36.2B | 35.76B | 18.32B | -2.59B | -43.24B | 5.71B | 39.9B | 10.64B | 28.43B |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 3.51B | 3.55B | 3.33B | 3.33B | 3.27B | 3.28B | 3.21B | 3.2B | 3.17B | 3.13B | 3.21B | 3.1B | 3.05B | 2.76B | 2.73B | 2.71B | 2.7B | 2.71B | 2.67B | 2.67B |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.39B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.48B | 1.21B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Taxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.39B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Cash Items | -1.81B | -13.45B | -25.27B | -3B | 4.81B | -11.61B | -22.22B | -26.47B | -4.74B | -37.28B | -2.43B | -34.89B | -36.05B | -13.86B | 9.67B | 64.01B | 775M | -43.02B | -5.6B | -26.91B |
| Working Capital Changes | -1.44B | 1.89B | 4.93B | -2.62B | -1.84B | -6.8B | -5.66B | 6.37B | -695M | 10.79B | -4.32B | 8.03B | 5.94B | 2.98B | 371M | -16.16B | -2.36B | 8.21B | 4.36B | 6.07B |
| Cash from Investing | -4.31B | -38.39B | -39.05B | 49.36B | -16.4B | 4.27B | -3.9B | -7.45B | -3.2B | -7.35B | -28.05B | 10.65B | -7.92B | -6.09B | -7.34B | -15.61B | -58.57B | 17.31B | 23.51B | -22.63B |
| Capital Expenditures | -4.99B | -6.2B | -5.59B | -4.86B | -4.28B | -5.35B | -4.7B | -4.54B | -4.39B | -5.71B | -5.3B | -4.68B | -3.71B | -4.56B | -4.07B | -3.74B | -3.09B | -4.03B | -3.58B | -3.14B |
| Acquisitions | -9.69B | -1.07B | 0 | 0 | 0 | -34M | -20M | -15M | -327M | -40M | -48M | -887M | -7.63B | -10.41B | -80M | -69M | -34M | -252M | -100M | -57M |
| Purchase of Investments | -205.56B | -145.24B | -200.86B | -95.05B | -161.91B | -145.05B | -157.22B | -127.95B | -105.86B | -63.82B | -81.14B | -58.11B | -48.39B | -46.25B | -47.98B | -47.76B | -109.86B | -49.68B | -8.08B | -68.44B |
| Sale/Maturity of Investments | 220.03B | 113.3B | 167.45B | 149.07B | 149.58B | 154.49B | 158.25B | 125.08B | 107.54B | 62.14B | 58.35B | 74.01B | 51.63B | 55.22B | 44.49B | 36.27B | 54.09B | 72.22B | 34.26B | 48.85B |
| Other Investing | -4.09B | 815M | -55M | 195M | 202M | 210M | -214M | -28M | -163M | 77M | 95M | 331M | 182M | -94M | 308M | -308M | 333M | -948M | 1.01B | 156M |
| Cash from Financing | 174M | 2.51B | 835M | -1.17B | 53M | 1.65B | -3.06B | 854M | -9.8B | -136M | -4.64B | 289M | -9.92B | -1.35B | -1.92B | -1.04B | 2.64B | -7.14B | -7.79B | -5.23B |
| Dividends Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Share Repurchases | -235M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.92B | 0 | -356M | -2.56B | -2.19B | -1.13B | -1.4B | -4.45B | -2.61B | -1.05B | -1.01B | -3.18B | -6.87B | -7.63B | -5.98B |
| Stock Issued | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Debt Issuance (Net) | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | -1000K | 1000K | 1000K | -1000K | 1000K | -1000K | 1000K | -1000K | 1000K | -1000K | 1000K | -1000K | 1000K | 1000K | -1000K | 1000K | 1000K |
| Other Financing | -196M | -63M | 24M | -611M | -143M | -3.56B | -2.17B | -150M | -2.66B | 145M | -3.49B | -423M | -380M | -538M | 23M | -1.1B | -367M | 60M | -416M | -207M |
| Net Change in Cash | 6.24B | -24.43B | -24.18B | 58.31B | -5.52B | 10.38B | -5.08B | 6.91B | -2.47B | 7.04B | -19.05B | 23.36B | -9.1B | 3.04B | 2.13B | -8.44B | -49.04B | 18.07B | 27.81B | -17.66B |
| Exchange Rate Effect | -63M | 260M | 248M | 29M | -76M | -158M | 87M | -97M | -44M | 126M | -34M | -23M | 47M | 285M | -276M | -327M | 50M | 103M | 14M | -51M |
| Cash at Beginning | 52.57B | 76.31B | 100.49B | 42.18B | 48.38B | 37.99B | 43.07B | 35.55B | 38.02B | 31.6B | 50.65B | 27.3B | 36.4B | 33.36B | 31.22B | 39.66B | 88.71B | 70.64B | 42.83B | 60.49B |
| Cash at End | 58.81B | 51.88B | 76.31B | 100.49B | 42.85B | 48.38B | 37.99B | 42.32B | 35.55B | 38.64B | 31.6B | 50.65B | 27.3B | 36.4B | 33.36B | 31.22B | 39.66B | 88.71B | 70.64B | 42.83B |
| Free Cash Flow | 5.45B | 4.99B | 8.2B | 5.23B | 6.62B | -726M | -2.9B | 9.07B | 6.17B | 8.69B | 8.37B | 7.75B | 4.98B | 5.64B | 7.59B | 4.79B | 3.74B | 3.76B | 8.49B | 7.11B |
| FCF Growth % | -17.67% | 787.33% | 383.06% | -42.35% | 7.27% | -108.35% | -134.64% | 17.01% | 23.96% | 54% | 10.25% | 61.81% | 33.19% | 49.99% | -10.58% | -32.63% | -44.91% | -46.62% | 0.64% | -4.56% |
| FCF Margin % | 5.82% | 5.3% | 8.64% | 5.65% | 7.38% | -0.76% | -3.12% | 9.68% | 6.87% | 9.31% | 8.98% | 8.38% | 5.83% | 7.23% | 9.87% | 6.28% | 5.28% | 5.24% | 12.02% | 10.29% |
| FCF per Share | 2.53 | 2.31 | 3.8 | 2.42 | 3.07 | -0.34 | -1.34 | 4.21 | 2.86 | 4.02 | 3.85 | 3.56 | 2.28 | 2.57 | 3.45 | 2.17 | 1.69 | 1.69 | 3.76 | 3.12 |