NYSE$BRK-B

Berkshire Hathaway Inc · Q1 2026 earnings

Q1 2026 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Berkshire Hathaway reported Q1 2026 net earnings attributable to shareholders of $10.1B, with Class B diluted EPS of $4.68.

Net earnings attributable to Berkshire shareholders were $10.1 billion, including roughly $1.2 billion after-tax investment losses from equity mark-to-market. Class B diluted EPS was $4.68. Operating earnings rose across insurance and utilities while investment volatility remains large.

  • Net earnings to Berkshire $10.1B.
  • Class B diluted EPS $4.68.
  • Investment gains/losses create EPS volatility.
  • Insurance, railroad, and energy operations core.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$93.7B

Previous: $89.7B+4.4%
EPS (adj)

$4.68

Previous: $2.13+119.7%
Capital Expenditures

-$4.99B

Previous: -$4.28B-16.5%
Free Cash Flow

$5.12B

No prior period
Net Income

$10.1B

Previous: $4.6B+119.6%
Operating Income

$93B

Previous: $12.7B+631.7%
Gross Profit

$93.6B

Previous: $20.4B+359.0%
Cash & Equivalents

$19.7B

No prior period
Total Assets

$1.25T

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

Berkshire Hathaway · Revenue · Quarterly

$93.7B

Q1 2026+4.4%vs Q1 2025
Beat estimate in 5 of 5 quarters(100%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Berkshire does not give earnings guidance; buybacks and cash deployment discussed.

Tailwinds

  • Massive operating earnings power.
  • Insurance underwriting improvement themes.

Headwinds

  • Equity portfolio mark-to-market swings.
  • Concentrated investment results.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2026

Historical avgQ1 2026

+0.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.8%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.6%

Avg return

30 days after

30%

10 / 33 earnings

Positive

+1.9%

Q2 2016

Best reaction

-1.6%

Q3 2021

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+1.1%+3.3%+4.0%
Q4 2025+0.0%-0.9%-6.0%
Q3 2025+0.0%+3.3%+6.5%
Q2 2025+0.0%-2.4%+6.4%
Q1 2025-0.5%+0.0%-4.7%
Q4 2024+0.0%+4.9%+9.8%
Q3 2024+0.0%+1.8%+5.6%
Q2 2024+0.0%+0.7%+11.1%
Q1 2024+0.0%-0.5%-5.7%
Q4 2023+0.0%+2.5%+8.5%
Q3 2023+0.0%-1.5%-3.7%
Q2 2023+1.2%+1.4%+3.8%
Q1 2023+1.2%+1.7%+7.7%
Q3 2022-0.9%+3.6%+11.1%
Q2 2022-0.2%+0.8%+9.9%
Q1 2022-1.3%-3.6%-9.7%
Q3 2021-1.6%+0.3%+3.5%
Q2 2021+0.6%+1.1%+0.8%
Q1 2021-1.1%+1.7%+6.5%
Q3 2020+1.2%+0.9%-4.1%
Q2 2020+0.7%+0.9%+9.7%
Q1 2020-0.2%-2.6%+2.3%
Q3 2019+0.3%+0.3%+2.8%
Q2 2019+0.0%+1.0%-2.5%
Q1 2019+0.0%+2.2%+7.9%
Q3 2018+0.0%+2.5%-5.0%
Q2 2018+0.0%+0.5%+6.7%
Q1 2018+0.0%+0.7%-2.9%
Q3 2017+0.0%+2.1%+2.5%
Q2 2017+0.0%+1.5%+2.8%
Q1 2017-0.4%-0.9%-1.3%
Q3 2016+0.6%+0.4%+0.3%
Q2 2016+1.9%+0.1%+1.5%
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