v3.25.4
Business segment data (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Schedule of revenues, earnings before income taxes, interest expense, income tax expense, capital expenditures, depreciation, goodwill and identifiable assets by segment

We view our insurance segment as possessing two distinct activities – underwriting and investing. Underwriting decisions are the responsibility of the underwriting managers. Accordingly, performance of underwriting operations is evaluated without any allocation of investment income. As such, the insurance net investment income is presented in the aggregate as a separate component of insurance segment operating earnings. Earnings data of our business segments for each of the three years ended December 31, 2025 are shown in the following tables (in millions).

 

2025

 

Insurance

GEICO

 

BH Primary

 

BHRG

 

Total Underwriting

 

Investment Income

 

Total

 

Premiums earned and investment income

$

44,481

 

$

18,713

 

$

25,708

 

$

88,902

 

$

15,310

 

$

104,212

 

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Losses and LAE

 

32,144

 

 

12,519

 

 

12,644

 

 

57,307

 

 

 

 

57,307

 

Life, annuity and health benefits

 

 

 

 

 

4,379

 

 

4,379

 

 

 

 

4,379

 

Other segment items

 

5,513

 

 

5,409

 

 

6,834

 

 

17,756

 

 

49

 

 

17,805

 

Total costs and expenses

 

37,657

 

 

17,928

 

 

23,857

 

 

79,442

 

 

49

 

 

79,491

 

Earnings before income taxes

$

6,824

 

$

785

 

$

1,851

 

$

9,460

 

$

15,261

 

$

24,721

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2024

 

Insurance

GEICO

 

BH Primary

 

BHRG

 

Total Underwriting

 

Investment Income

 

Total

 

Premiums earned and investment income

$

42,252

 

$

18,733

 

$

27,272

 

$

88,257

 

$

16,812

 

$

105,069

 

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Losses and LAE

 

30,331

 

 

12,666

 

 

13,189

 

 

56,186

 

 

 

 

56,186

 

Life, annuity and health benefits

 

 

 

 

 

3,858

 

 

3,858

 

 

 

 

3,858

 

Other segment items

 

4,108

 

 

5,212

 

 

7,488

 

 

16,808

 

 

64

 

 

16,872

 

Total costs and expenses

 

34,439

 

 

17,878

 

 

24,535

 

 

76,852

 

 

64

 

 

76,916

 

Earnings before income taxes

$

7,813

 

$

855

 

$

2,737

 

$

11,405

 

$

16,748

 

$

28,153

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2023

 

Insurance

GEICO

 

BH Primary

 

BHRG

 

Total Underwriting

 

Investment Income

 

Total

 

Premiums earned and investment income

$

39,264

 

$

17,129

 

$

27,010

 

$

83,403

 

$

11,619

 

$

95,022

 

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Losses and LAE

 

31,814

 

 

11,224

 

 

14,149

 

 

57,187

 

 

 

 

57,187

 

Life, annuity and health benefits

 

 

 

 

 

4,029

 

 

4,029

 

 

 

 

4,029

 

Other segment items

 

3,815

 

 

4,531

 

 

6,928

 

 

15,274

 

 

38

 

 

15,312

 

Total costs and expenses

 

35,629

 

 

15,755

 

 

25,106

 

 

76,490

 

 

38

 

 

76,528

 

Earnings before income taxes

$

3,635

 

$

1,374

 

$

1,904

 

$

6,913

 

$

11,581

 

$

18,494

 

Other segment items related to insurance underwriting include commissions and brokerage expenses and other insurance underwriting expenses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

BNSF

 

 

 

2025

 

2024

 

2023

 

Revenues

 

 

 

$

23,533

 

$

23,572

 

$

23,876

 

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation and benefits

 

 

 

 

5,531

 

 

5,872

 

 

5,551

 

Fuel

 

 

 

 

3,011

 

 

3,267

 

 

3,684

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

 

 

2,722

 

 

2,621

 

 

2,627

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

1,098

 

 

1,078

 

 

1,048

 

Other segment items

 

 

 

 

3,996

 

 

4,086

 

 

4,352

 

Total costs and expenses

 

 

 

 

16,358

 

 

16,924

 

 

17,262

 

Earnings before income taxes

 

 

 

$

7,175

 

$

6,648

 

$

6,614

 

Other segment items of BNSF include purchased services, equipment rents and materials and other expenses.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(26)
Business segment data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BHE

 

 

 

2025

 

2024

 

2023

 

Revenues

 

 

 

$

26,297

 

$

26,348

 

$

26,008

 

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy cost of sales

 

 

 

 

6,346

 

 

6,616

 

 

7,057

 

Energy operations and maintenance

 

 

 

 

5,445

 

 

5,470

 

 

6,456

 

Energy depreciation and amortization

 

 

 

 

4,180

 

 

3,957

 

 

3,960

 

Real estate operating costs and expenses

 

 

 

 

4,302

 

 

4,509

 

 

4,316

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

2,642

 

 

2,528

 

 

2,283

 

Other segment items

 

 

 

 

1,040

 

 

976

 

 

996

 

Total costs and expenses

 

 

 

 

23,955

 

 

24,056

 

 

25,068

 

Earnings before income taxes

 

 

 

$

2,342

 

$

2,292

 

$

940

 

Other segment items of BHE primarily consist of property taxes and other expenses. Energy operations and maintenance includes losses associated with the 2020 and 2022 Wildfires. See Note 27.

 

Manufacturing

 

Service and Retailing

 

 

2025

 

2024

 

2023

 

2025

 

2024

 

2023

 

Revenues

$

78,487

 

$

77,231

 

$

75,405

 

$

42,647

 

$

39,874

 

$

39,996

 

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales and services

 

50,937

 

 

50,702

 

 

50,389

 

 

25,579

 

 

23,818

 

 

23,915

 

Cost of leasing

 

1,174

 

 

1,142

 

 

1,051

 

 

6,453

 

 

5,917

 

 

5,011

 

Interest expense

 

1,211

 

 

934

 

 

784

 

 

113

 

 

118

 

 

101

 

Other segment items

 

12,594

 

 

12,558

 

 

11,736

 

 

6,463

 

 

6,321

 

 

6,248

 

Total costs and expenses

 

65,916

 

 

65,336

 

 

63,960

 

 

38,608

 

 

36,174

 

 

35,275

 

Earnings before income taxes

$

12,571

 

$

11,895

 

$

11,445

 

$

4,039

 

$

3,700

 

$

4,721

 

Other segment items of manufacturing, service and retailing segments primarily consist of selling, general and administrative expenses.

 

McLane

 

Pilot

 

 

2025

 

2024

 

2023

 

2025

 

2024

 

2023

 

Revenues

$

50,998

 

$

51,907

 

$

52,607

 

$

42,198

 

$

46,891

 

$

51,739

 

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales and services

 

46,572

 

 

47,604

 

 

48,495

 

 

38,003

 

 

42,591

 

 

47,505

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

214

 

 

217

 

 

208

 

 

1,095

 

 

1,012

 

 

796

 

Other segment items

 

3,536

 

 

3,452

 

 

3,449

 

 

2,910

 

 

2,674

 

 

2,470

 

Total costs and expenses

 

50,322

 

 

51,273

 

 

52,152

 

 

42,008

 

 

46,277

 

 

50,771

 

Earnings before income taxes

$

676

 

$

634

 

$

455

 

$

190

 

$

614

 

$

968

 

Other segment items of McLane include general and administrative expenses. Other segment items of Pilot primarily consist of store operating, interest and general and administrative expenses.

Reconciliations of revenues and earnings before income taxes of our business segments to the consolidated amounts for each of the three years ended December 31, 2025 follows (in millions).

 

Revenues

 

Earnings before income taxes

 

 

2025

 

2024

 

2023

 

2025

 

2024

 

2023

 

Total operating businesses

$

368,372

 

$

370,892

 

$

364,653

 

$

51,714

 

$

53,936

 

$

43,637

 

Investment gains (losses)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

39,078

 

 

52,799

 

 

74,855

 

Equity method earnings (losses)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(9,590

)

 

1,841

 

 

1,973

 

Corporate, eliminations and other

 

3,072

 

 

541

 

 

(171

)

 

1,257

 

 

1,800

 

 

(299

)

$

371,444

 

$

371,433

 

$

364,482

 

$

82,459

 

$

110,376

 

$

120,166

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(26)
Business segment data

Additional segment data for each of the three most recent years follows (in millions).

 

Interest expense

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

Business segments

2025

 

2024

 

2023

 

2025

 

2024

 

2023

 

Insurance

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

4,949

 

$

5,462

 

$

3,497

 

BNSF

 

1,098

 

 

1,078

 

 

1,048

 

 

1,699

 

 

1,617

 

 

1,527

 

BHE

 

2,642

 

 

2,528

 

 

2,283

 

 

(1,785

)

 

(1,871

)

 

(2,022

)

Manufacturing

 

1,211

 

 

934

 

 

784

 

 

2,529

 

 

2,598

 

 

2,487

 

Service and retailing

 

113

 

 

118

 

 

101

 

 

982

 

 

912

 

 

1,135

 

McLane

 

32

 

 

22

 

 

 

 

171

 

 

152

 

 

117

 

Pilot

 

227

 

 

302

 

 

414

 

 

27

 

 

 

 

169

 

 

5,323

 

 

4,982

 

 

4,630

 

 

8,572

 

 

8,870

 

 

6,910

 

Reconciliation to consolidated amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment gains (losses)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,316

 

 

11,179

 

 

15,930

 

Equity method earnings (losses)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,234

)

 

322

 

 

223

 

Corporate, eliminations and other

 

(254

)

 

218

 

 

373

 

 

545

 

 

444

 

 

(44

)

$

5,069

 

$

5,200

 

$

5,003

 

$

15,199

 

$

20,815

 

$

23,019

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

Business segments

2025

 

2024

 

2023

 

2025

 

2024

 

2023

 

Insurance

$

109

 

$

99

 

$

68

 

$

438

 

$

411

 

$

401

 

BNSF

 

3,796

 

 

3,690

 

 

3,920

 

 

2,722

 

 

2,621

 

 

2,627

 

BHE

 

10,589

 

 

9,013

 

 

9,148

 

 

4,220

 

 

4,003

 

 

4,010

 

Manufacturing

 

2,681

 

 

2,779

 

 

2,714

 

 

2,464

 

 

2,422

 

 

2,290

 

Service and retailing

 

2,604

 

 

2,360

 

 

2,590

 

 

1,643

 

 

1,522

 

 

1,335

 

McLane

 

207

 

 

236

 

 

264

 

 

214

 

 

217

 

 

208

 

Pilot

 

941

 

 

799

 

 

705

 

 

1,095

 

 

1,012

 

 

796

 

$

20,927

 

$

18,976

 

$

19,409

 

 

12,796

 

 

12,208

 

 

11,667

 

Reconciliation to consolidated amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate, eliminations and other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

680

 

 

647

 

 

819

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

13,476

 

$

12,855

 

$

12,486

 

 

 

 

Goodwill at year-end

 

 

Identifiable assets at year-end

 

Business segments

 

2025

 

2024

 

 

2025

 

2024

 

Insurance

 

$

16,557

 

$

16,557

 

 

$

571,145

 

$

539,884

 

BNSF

 

 

15,351

 

 

15,351

 

 

 

82,532

 

 

80,813

 

BHE

 

 

11,778

 

 

11,669

 

 

 

136,515

 

 

128,276

 

Manufacturing

 

 

26,928

 

 

27,716

 

 

 

122,132

 

 

119,860

 

Service and retailing

 

 

5,682

 

 

5,878

 

 

 

39,124

 

 

37,198

 

McLane

 

 

232

 

 

232

 

 

 

7,135

 

 

7,165

 

Pilot

 

 

6,546

 

 

6,477

 

 

 

18,828

 

 

19,652

 

 

$

83,074

 

$

83,880

 

 

 

977,411

 

 

932,848

 

Reconciliation to consolidated amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate and other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

161,691

 

 

137,153

 

Goodwill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

83,074

 

 

83,880

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,222,176

 

$

1,153,881

 

 

Schedule of insurance premiums written by geographic region

Insurance premiums written by geographic region (based upon the domicile of the insured or reinsured) are summarized below (in millions).

 

 

Property/Casualty

 

 

Life/Health

 

 

2025

 

2024

 

2023

 

 

2025

 

2024

 

2023

 

United States

$

72,461

 

$

71,723

 

$

67,831

 

 

$

1,424

 

$

1,358

 

$

1,285

 

Western Europe

 

5,002

 

 

5,252

 

 

5,014

 

 

 

1,597

 

 

1,407

 

 

1,323

 

Asia Pacific

 

4,592

 

 

5,043

 

 

5,306

 

 

 

1,469

 

 

1,548

 

 

1,760

 

All other

 

2,019

 

 

1,668

 

 

2,188

 

 

 

812

 

 

694

 

 

725

 

$

84,074

 

$

83,686

 

$

80,339

 

 

$

5,302

 

$

5,007

 

$

5,093