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Free Cash Flow for Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) 1990-2026

As of · Reported

Metric

Latest period

$23.9B

YoY change

+115.6%

5Y CAGR

-1.3%

Peak year (FY2017)

$34.1B

Free Cash Flow history chart for Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) from 2016 to 2025

Latest: $25B

Free Cash Flow growth chart for Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) from 2016 to 2025

Latest: +115.6%

Free Cash Flow history table for Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) from 1990 to 2025

  • FY2025$25B+115.6%
  • FY2024$11.6B-61.0%
  • FY2023$29.8B+36.9%
  • FY2022$21.8B-16.8%
  • FY2021$26.1B-2.3%
  • FY2020$26.8B+17.8%
  • FY2019$22.7B-0.7%
  • FY2018$22.9B-32.9%
  • FY2017$34.1B+74.0%
  • FY2016$19.6B+27.1%
  • FY2015$15.4B-8.4%
  • FY2014$16.8B+1.3%
  • FY2013$16.6B+48.7%
  • FY2012$11.2B-9.0%
  • FY2011$12.3B+3.1%
  • FY2010$11.9B+9.2%
  • FY2009$10.9B+113.3%
  • FY2008$5.11B-28.7%
  • FY2007$7.18B+27.6%
  • FY2006$5.62B-22.4%
  • FY2005$7.25B+16.9%
  • FY2004$6.2B-34.4%
  • FY2003$9.45B-34.1%
  • FY2002$14.3B+1096.7%
  • FY2001$1.2B-62.9%
  • FY2000$3.23B+522.7%
  • FY1999$519M-782.9%
  • FY1998-$76M-103.6%
  • FY1997$2.12B+105.0%
  • FY1996$1.03B-8.3%
  • FY1995$1.13B+21.4%
  • FY1994$929M+27.9%
  • FY1993$726M-17.2%
  • FY1992$877M+60.0%
  • FY1991$548M+4.9%
  • FY1990$523M—

Free Cash Flow values are taken from Berkshire Hathaway's reported cash flow statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Free Cash Flow at Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B)

Free Cash Flow for Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B): headline value $23.9B · YoY +115.6%. Annual and quarterly series, chart, and tables are below.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

In 2025, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) free cash flow totalled $25B – surged 115.6% year-over-year.

Berkshire Hathaway free cash flow compound annual growth for the 2020–2025 (5 years) window is -1.3%, with a net decline across the window.

Between 2017 and 2025, Berkshire Hathaway free cash flow declined 26.5%, falling from $34.1B to $25B.

2017 marks the peak free cash flow at $34.1B, with the historical low of -$76M recorded in 1998.

Berkshire Hathaway Free Cash Flow by Year

Berkshire Hathaway Free Cash Flow 2025: $25B

Berkshire Hathaway free cash flow in 2025 was $25B, surged 115.6% from 2024.

Berkshire Hathaway Free Cash Flow 2024: $11.6B

2024's free cash flow for Berkshire Hathaway came in at $11.6B, plunged 61.0% below 2023.

Berkshire Hathaway Free Cash Flow 2023: $29.8B

Berkshire Hathaway posted free cash flow of $29.8B in 2023, surged 36.9% from 2022.

Berkshire Hathaway Free Cash Flow 2022: $21.8B

In 2022, Berkshire Hathaway reported free cash flow of $21.8B, declined 16.8% below 2021.

Berkshire Hathaway Free Cash Flow 2021: $26.1B

Berkshire Hathaway free cash flow in 2021 was $26.1B.

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