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Condensed Financial Information
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Condensed Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]  
Condensed Financial Information

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. (Parent Company)

Condensed Financial Information

(Dollars in millions)

Schedule I

Balance Sheets

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

14,627

 

 

$

6,337

 

Short-term investments in U.S. Treasury Bills

 

 

112,811

 

 

 

89,705

 

Investments in and advances to consolidated subsidiaries

 

 

604,100

 

 

 

568,987

 

Investment in Kraft Heinz and other assets

 

 

8,871

 

 

 

13,417

 

 

$

740,409

 

 

$

678,446

 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payable for purchase of U.S. Treasury Bills and other liabilities

 

$

150

 

 

$

6,510

 

Income taxes, principally deferred

 

 

178

 

 

 

1,477

 

Notes payable and other borrowings

 

 

22,662

 

 

 

21,091

 

 

 

22,990

 

 

 

29,078

 

Berkshire shareholders’ equity

 

 

717,419

 

 

 

649,368

 

 

 

$

740,409

 

 

$

678,446

 

 

Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income

 

 

 

Year ended December 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From consolidated subsidiaries:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions

 

$

43,665

 

 

$

72,607

 

 

$

9,717

 

Undistributed earnings

 

 

24,143

 

 

 

14,314

 

 

 

85,550

 

 

 

67,808

 

 

 

86,921

 

 

 

95,267

 

Equity in earnings (losses) of Kraft Heinz

 

 

(4,393

)

 

 

745

 

 

 

758

 

Interest and other income

 

 

4,098

 

 

 

1,441

 

 

 

899

 

 

 

67,513

 

 

 

89,107

 

 

 

96,924

 

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General and administrative

 

 

134

 

 

 

381

 

 

 

244

 

Interest expense

 

 

353

 

 

 

535

 

 

 

636

 

Foreign exchange losses (gains) on non-U.S. Dollar denominated debt

 

 

501

 

 

 

(1,376

)

 

 

(371

)

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

(443

)

 

 

572

 

 

 

192

 

 

 

545

 

 

 

112

 

 

 

701

 

Net earnings attributable to Berkshire shareholders

 

 

66,968

 

 

 

88,995

 

 

 

96,223

 

Other comprehensive income attributable to Berkshire shareholders

 

 

1,136

 

 

 

179

 

 

 

1,289

 

Comprehensive income attributable to Berkshire shareholders

 

$

68,104

 

 

$

89,174

 

 

$

97,512

 

 

See Note to Condensed Financial Information

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. (Parent Company)

Condensed Financial Information

(Dollars in millions)

Schedule I (continued)

Statements of Cash Flows

 

 

Year ended December 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings attributable to Berkshire shareholders

 

$

66,968

 

 

$

88,995

 

 

$

96,223

 

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to operating cash flows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Undistributed earnings of consolidated subsidiaries

 

 

(24,143

)

 

 

(14,314

)

 

 

(85,550

)

Non-cash dividends from subsidiaries

 

 

(30,479

)

 

 

(58,339

)

 

 

(1,811

)

Changes in income tax liabilities

 

 

(1,311

)

 

 

294

 

 

 

(44

)

Other*

 

 

1,582

 

 

 

(2,666

)

 

 

(1,207

)

Net cash flows from operating activities

 

 

12,617

 

 

 

13,970

 

 

 

7,611

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in and advances to consolidated subsidiaries, net

 

 

(1,870

)

 

 

(1,332

)

 

 

2,649

 

Purchases of U.S. Treasury Bills

 

 

(170,445

)

 

 

(52,864

)

 

 

(27,278

)

Maturities and sales of U.S. Treasury Bills and other

 

 

166,935

 

 

 

40,244

 

 

 

31,234

 

Net cash flows from investing activities

 

 

(5,380

)

 

 

(13,952

)

 

 

6,605

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from borrowings

 

 

2,972

 

 

 

5,525

 

 

 

2,054

 

Repayments of borrowings

 

 

(1,919

)

 

 

(1,854

)

 

 

(4,310

)

Acquisition of treasury stock

 

 

 

 

 

(2,918

)

 

 

(9,171

)

Net cash flows from financing activities

 

 

1,053

 

 

 

753

 

 

 

(11,427

)

Increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

8,290

 

 

 

771

 

 

 

2,789

 

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year

 

 

6,337

 

 

 

5,566

 

 

 

2,777

 

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year

 

$

14,627

 

 

$

6,337

 

 

$

5,566

 

Other cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income taxes paid

 

$

11,665

 

 

$

26,455

 

 

$

5,630

 

Interest paid

 

 

321

 

 

 

318

 

 

 

297

 

Class B common stock issued in exchange for noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

1,045

 

 

 

 

 

——————

* Includes discount accretion on investments, foreign currency exchange (gains) losses and equity method (earnings) losses of The Kraft Heinz Company.

Note to Condensed Financial Information

As of December 31, 2025, the Parent Company owned 27.5% of the outstanding shares of The Kraft Heinz Company (“Kraft Heinz”) common stock, which is accounted for pursuant to the equity method. The Parent Company recorded an other-than-temporary impairment charge of $5.0 billion in 2025 on this investment. See Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

At various dates in 2025, the Parent Company borrowed approximately ¥451.6 billion (approximately $3.0 billion) through senior note issuances and term loan agreements. The borrowings have interest rates ranging from 1.35% to 3.12% and maturity dates ranging from 2028 to 2055. As of December 31, 2025, the Parent Company’s non-U.S. Dollar denominated borrowings included €3.6 billion and ¥2,343 billion par value senior notes. The gains and losses from the periodic remeasurement of these non-U.S. Dollar denominated notes due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates are included in earnings.

Parent Company debt maturities in each of the next five years are as follows: 2026—$4.2 billion; 2027—$4.1 billion; 2028—$3.4 billion; 2029—$2.6 billion and 2030—$850 million. The Parent Company guarantees certain debt of subsidiaries, which aggregated approximately $20.1 billion at December 31, 2025 and primarily consisted of debt issued by Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation. Such guarantees are an absolute, unconditional and irrevocable guarantee for the full and prompt payment when due of all present and future payment obligations. The Parent Company has also provided guarantees in connection with certain retroactive reinsurance contracts issued by subsidiaries. The amounts of subsidiary payments under these contracts, if any, are contingent upon the outcome of future events.