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Total Debt for Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) 1990-2026

As of · Reported

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Latest period

$146B

YoY change

-3.2%

5Y CAGR

+2.6%

Peak year (FY2024)

$144B

Total Debt history chart for Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) from 2016 to 2025

Latest: $139B

Total Debt growth chart for Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) from 2016 to 2025

Latest: -3.2%

Total Debt history table for Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) from 1990 to 2025

  • FY2025$139B-3.2%
  • FY2024$144B+7.5%
  • FY2023$134B+4.6%
  • FY2022$128B+7.1%
  • FY2021$119B-2.5%
  • FY2020$122B+12.0%
  • FY2019$109B+12.1%
  • FY2018$97.5B-5.0%
  • FY2017$103B+18.9%
  • FY2016$86.3B+19.2%
  • FY2015$72.3B+7.7%
  • FY2014$67.2B+13.6%
  • FY2013$59.1B-5.8%
  • FY2012$62.7B+3.9%
  • FY2011$60.4B+3.1%
  • FY2010$58.6B+54.5%
  • FY2009$37.9B+2.8%
  • FY2008$36.9B+9.0%
  • FY2007$33.8B+3.7%
  • FY2006$32.6B+108.9%
  • FY2005$15.6B+6.9%
  • FY2004$14.6B+60.2%
  • FY2003$9.12B+32.6%
  • FY2002$6.88B-34.1%
  • FY2001$10.4B+118.3%
  • FY2000$4.78B+20.1%
  • FY1999$3.98B-4.9%
  • FY1998$4.19B+84.6%
  • FY1997$2.27B-7.7%
  • FY1996$2.46B+131.4%
  • FY1995$1.06B+31.0%
  • FY1994$811M-16.6%
  • FY1993$972M-25.2%
  • FY1992$1.3B+3.6%
  • FY1991$1.26B+1.3%
  • FY1990$1.24B—

Total Debt values are taken from Berkshire Hathaway's reported balance sheets (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 Total Debt at Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B)

According to Berkshire Hathaway's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported total debt is $146B. Total debt is the sum of short-term and long-term interest-bearing borrowings on the balance sheet (notes, bonds, term loans, lease liabilities). Useful for leverage and refinancing risk — compare with cash on hand for net leverage, and total liabilities for the broader obligations picture.

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

The 2025 reading of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) total debt is $139B – edged down 3.2% year-over-year.

Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Berkshire Hathaway total debt expanded at a +2.6% compound annual rate, with mixed annual results across the window.

$144B stands as the all-time-high annual total debt, posted in 2024, against a low of $811M during 1994.

Berkshire Hathaway Total Debt by Year

Berkshire Hathaway Total Debt 2025: $139B

In 2025, Berkshire Hathaway reported total debt of $139B, edged down 3.2% below 2024.

Berkshire Hathaway Total Debt 2024: $144B

Berkshire Hathaway total debt in 2024 was $144B, grew 7.5% from 2023. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

Berkshire Hathaway Total Debt 2023: $134B

2023's total debt for Berkshire Hathaway came in at $134B, edged up 4.6% from 2022.

Berkshire Hathaway Total Debt 2022: $128B

Berkshire Hathaway posted total debt of $128B in 2022, grew 7.1% from 2021.

Berkshire Hathaway Total Debt 2021: $119B

Berkshire Hathaway total debt in 2021 was $119B.

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