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Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) Q3 FY2025 earnings: revenue $95.0 billion, up 2.1% on the year

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B) reported revenue of $95.0 billion for Q3 FY2025, the quarter ended 30 September 2025, up 2.1% on the same quarter a year earlier. Net income was $30.8 billion, up 17.3% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $14.28. The figures are the company's own, from the 10-Q it filed with the SEC on 3 November 2025.

Revenue
$95.0 billion
+2.1% on the year · +2.7% on the quarter
Q4 FY2023Q3 FY2025
Operating margin
16.7%
12.7% a year earlier
Q4 FY2023Q3 FY2025
Net income
$30.8 billion
+17.3% on the year · +149.0% on the quarter
Q4 FY2023Q3 FY2025
Diluted EPS
$14.28
+17.2% on the year · +149.2% on the quarter
Q4 FY2023Q3 FY2025

this quarterthe same quarter a year earlierHover a bar for its figure.

What management said

  • Net earnings rose in the quarter: Net earnings attributable to Berkshire shareholders were $30,796 million in the third quarter of 2025, against $26,251 million a year earlier. Nine-month net earnings were $47,769 million, against $69,301 million.
  • Operating earnings rose in the quarter: Operating earnings were $13,485 million in the third quarter of 2025, against $10,090 million a year earlier. For the first nine months they were $34,286 million, against $32,910 million.
  • Investment gains lifted reported earnings: Investment gains were $17,311 million in the third quarter, against $16,161 million. The company reported that these included $9.2 billion of gains from changes in unrealized value of equity holdings.
Read the earnings call summary

Income statement (profit and loss)

$ millionQ3 FY2025Q2 FY2025Q3 FY2024On the quarterOn the yearLast 8 quarters
Revenue94,97292,51592,995+2.7%+2.1%
Operating income15,83613,13111,772+20.6%+34.5%
Operating margin16.7%14.2%12.7%
Interest expense1,2611,2531,214+0.6%+3.9%
Pre-tax income38,10514,75032,508+158.3%+17.2%
Income tax7,2412,2936,028+215.8%+20.1%
Effective tax rate19.0%15.5%18.5%
Net income30,79612,37026,251+149.0%+17.3%
Net margin32.4%13.4%28.2%
Diluted EPS$14.28$5.73$12.18+149.2%+17.2%
$ million except per share.
Read moreFree cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Those four are arithmetic on the filed numbers; everything else is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and share counts are as they are.

Cash flow

$ millionQ3 FY2025Q2 FY2025Q3 FY2024On the quarterOn the yearLast 8 quarters
Operating cash flow13,78910,0851,803+36.7%+664.8%
Capital expenditure5,5864,8584,701+15.0%+18.8%
Free cash flow8,2035,227-2,898+56.9%
Free cash flow margin8.6%5.6%-3.1%
Cash from investing-39,05249,358-3,904
Cash from financing835-1,166-3,065
Depreciation and amortisation3,3333,3293,206+0.1%+4.0%
Buybacksn/an/a0.0
Diluted shares, weighted2,157m2,157m2,155m0.0%+0.1%

Cash flow lines for the quarter; where the company files them year to date, the quarter is the difference between two filings.

Balance sheet

$ millionQ3 FY2025Q2 FY2025Q3 FY2024On the quarterOn the yearLast 8 quarters
Shareholders' equity698,155667,989629,069+4.5%+11.0%
Non-controlling interest2,2862,2872,737-0.0%-16.5%
Other liabilities525,522493,692515,445+6.4%+2.0%
Total liabilities and equity1,225,9631,163,9681,147,251+5.3%+6.9%
Goodwill84,52584,25184,608+0.3%-0.1%
Securities held for sale or to maturity17,94315,08416,042+19.0%+11.9%
Cash and equivalents77,111101,22837,992-23.8%+103.0%
Inventory25,31924,37123,617+3.9%+7.2%
Other assets1,021,065939,034984,992+8.7%+3.7%
Total assets1,225,9631,163,9681,147,251+5.3%+6.9%

Questions

What was Berkshire Hathaway's revenue in Q3 FY2025?

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) reported revenue of $95.0 billion for Q3 FY2025, the quarter ended 30 September 2025, up 2.1% on the same quarter a year earlier.

How much did Berkshire Hathaway earn in Q3 FY2025?

Net income for Q3 FY2025 was $30.8 billion, up 17.3% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $14.28.

When did Berkshire Hathaway report Q3 FY2025 results?

Berkshire Hathaway filed its 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 September 2025 with the SEC on 3 November 2025.

Quarterly results, the last 20 quarters

Q3 FY2021Q4 FY2021 *Q1 FY2022 †Q2 FY2022 †Q3 FY2022 †Q4 FY2022 * †Q1 FY2023Q2 FY2023Q3 FY2023Q4 FY2023 *Q1 FY2024Q2 FY2024Q3 FY2024Q4 FY2024 *Q1 FY2025Q2 FY2025Q3 FY2025Q4 FY2025 *Q1 FY2026Q2 FY2026
Revenue70,58371,79870,81076,18076,93478,16585,39392,50393,21093,37689,86993,65392,99594,91689,72592,51594,97294,23293,675101,808
Operating income7,1868,2068,56311,3868,9076,7499,30611,86312,5579,61213,33714,02811,77216,59911,45713,13115,83612,54713,74815,738
Operating margin10%11%12%15%12%9%11%13%13%10%15%15%13%17%13%14%17%13%15%15%
Interest expensen/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a1,3161,2301,2141,4401,2571,2531,2611,2981,3011,335
Pre-tax income12,48448,9536,957-55,308-4,25822,21144,75245,435-16,95946,93815,70638,13732,50824,0255,14814,75038,10524,45612,31932,063
Tax rate15%18%18%n/an/a17%20%20%n/a20%18%20%19%18%9%16%19%21%17%20%
Net income10,34439,6465,580-43,621-2,79818,16435,50435,912-12,76737,57412,70230,34826,25119,6944,60312,37030,79619,19910,10625,667
Net margin15%55%8%-57%-4%23%42%39%-14%40%14%32%28%21%5%13%32%20%11%25%
Diluted EPS$4.59$17.63$2.47-$19.84-$1.22$8.23$16.25$16.52-$5.88$17.38$5.88$14.08$12.18$9.13$2.13$5.73$14.28$8.90$4.68$11.91
Operating cash flow12,0677,7956,8298,53211,66210,2018,69312,43413,66914,40010,56613,6021,8034,62110,90310,08513,78911,19210,43811,215
Capital expenditure3,5814,0323,0903,7434,0744,5573,7134,6855,3035,7084,3934,5354,7015,3474,2814,8585,5866,2024,9865,645
Free cash flow8,4863,7633,7394,7897,5885,6444,9807,7498,3668,6926,1739,067-2,898-7266,6225,2278,2034,9905,4525,570
Buybacks7,6326,8693,1801,0111,0552,6084,4501,4001,1282,1932,5623560.00.0n/an/an/an/a2354,209
Filing10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q
Each quarter as filed, linked to its filing.
Read more* The fourth quarter is the full year less the first three quarters, because the company files the year and not the quarter on its own. A quarter marked † is shown as the company last restated it in a later filing, so it compares with the quarters around it on one basis; rest on a figure for the one first filed. EPS is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and the share count are as they are. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Cash flow lines filed year to date are the difference between two filings. Shares outstanding are at the period end where the balance sheet tags them, otherwise the count on the filing's cover page. A derived fourth-quarter EPS is left blank when a split in the year makes the arithmetic meaningless.

10-Q for the period ended 30 September 2025, filed 3 November 2025: the filing.