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Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) Q3 FY2026 earnings: revenue $105.6 billion, up 11.2% on the year

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B) reported revenue of $105.6 billion for Q3 FY2026, the quarter ended 30 September 2026, up 11.2% on the same quarter a year earlier. Net income was $22.1 billion, down 28.2% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $10.33. The figures are the company's own, from the 10-Q it filed with the SEC on 9 November 2026.

Revenue
$105.6 billion
+11.2% on the year · +3.8% on the quarter
Q4 FY2024Q3 FY2026
Operating margin
13.5%
16.7% a year earlier
Q4 FY2024Q3 FY2026
Net income
$22.1 billion
-28.2% on the year · -13.9% on the quarter
Q4 FY2024Q3 FY2026
Diluted EPS
$10.33
-27.7% on the year · -13.3% on the quarter
Q4 FY2024Q3 FY2026

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

What management said

  • Net earnings fell from prior year: Net earnings attributable to Berkshire shareholders were $22,112 million in the third quarter, against $30,796 million a year earlier. Nine-month net earnings were $57,885 million, against $47,769 million.
  • Operating earnings declined in quarter: Operating earnings were $12,705 million in the third quarter, against $13,485 million in 2025. Nine-month operating earnings were $37,034 million, against $34,286 million.
  • Total investment gains fell in quarter: Investment gains were $9,407 million in the third quarter, against $17,311 million, and $20,851 million in nine months, against $17,243 million. The release says these predominantly relate to equity securities.
Read the earnings call summary

Income statement (profit and loss)

$ millionQ3 FY2026Q2 FY2026Q3 FY2025On the quarterOn the yearLast 8 quarters
Revenue105,647101,80894,972+3.8%+11.2%
Operating income14,22115,73815,836-9.6%-10.2%
Operating margin13.5%15.5%16.7%
Interest expense1,3591,3351,261+1.8%+7.8%
Pre-tax income27,14632,06338,105-15.3%-28.8%
Income tax4,9606,2917,241-21.2%-31.5%
Effective tax rate18.3%19.6%19.0%
Net income22,11225,66730,796-13.9%-28.2%
Net margin20.9%25.2%32.4%
Diluted EPS$10.33$11.91$14.28-13.3%-27.7%
$ 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 FY2026Q2 FY2026Q3 FY2025On the quarterOn the yearLast 8 quarters
Operating cash flow12,26111,21513,789+9.3%-11.1%
Capital expenditure5,5065,6455,586-2.5%-1.4%
Free cash flow6,7555,5708,203+21.3%-17.7%
Free cash flow margin6.4%5.5%8.6%
Cash from investing-1,951-24,336-39,052
Cash from financing-10,028-4,283835
Depreciation and amortisation3,5773,6063,333-0.8%+7.3%
Buybacks9,3134,209n/a+121.3%
Diluted shares, weighted2,140m2,155m2,157m-0.7%-0.8%

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 FY2026Q2 FY2026Q3 FY2025On the quarterOn the yearLast 8 quarters
Shareholders' equity761,368747,910698,155+1.8%+9.1%
Non-controlling interest2,2602,2672,286-0.3%-1.1%
Other liabilities540,279512,894525,522+5.3%+2.8%
Total liabilities and equity1,303,9071,263,0711,225,963+3.2%+6.4%
Goodwill83,41983,17384,525+0.3%-1.3%
Securities held for sale or to maturity17,08217,03417,943+0.3%-4.8%
Cash and equivalents41,65841,36077,111+0.7%-46.0%
Inventory35,09826,57525,319+32.1%+38.6%
Other assets1,126,6501,094,9291,021,065+2.9%+10.3%
Total assets1,303,9071,263,0711,225,963+3.2%+6.4%

Questions

What was Berkshire Hathaway's revenue in Q3 FY2026?

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) reported revenue of $105.6 billion for Q3 FY2026, the quarter ended 30 September 2026, up 11.2% on the same quarter a year earlier.

How much did Berkshire Hathaway earn in Q3 FY2026?

Net income for Q3 FY2026 was $22.1 billion, down 28.2% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $10.33.

When did Berkshire Hathaway report Q3 FY2026 results?

Berkshire Hathaway filed its 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 September 2026 with the SEC on 9 November 2026.

Quarterly results, the last 20 quarters

Q4 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 FY2026Q3 FY2026
Revenue71,79870,81076,18076,93478,16585,39392,50393,21093,37689,86993,65392,99594,91689,72592,51594,97294,23293,675101,808105,647
Operating income8,2068,56311,3868,9076,7499,30611,86312,5579,61213,33714,02811,77216,59911,45713,13115,83612,54713,74815,73814,221
Operating margin11%12%15%12%9%11%13%13%10%15%15%13%17%13%14%17%13%15%15%13%
Interest expensen/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a1,3161,2301,2141,4401,2571,2531,2611,2981,3011,3351,359
Pre-tax income48,9536,957-55,308-4,25822,21144,75245,435-16,95946,93815,70638,13732,50824,0255,14814,75038,10524,45612,31932,06327,146
Tax rate18%18%n/an/a17%20%20%n/a20%18%20%19%18%9%16%19%21%17%20%18%
Net income39,6465,580-43,621-2,79818,16435,50435,912-12,76737,57412,70230,34826,25119,6944,60312,37030,79619,19910,10625,66722,112
Net margin55%8%-57%-4%23%42%39%-14%40%14%32%28%21%5%13%32%20%11%25%21%
Diluted EPS$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$10.33
Operating cash flow7,7956,8298,53211,66210,2018,69312,43413,66914,40010,56613,6021,8034,62110,90310,08513,78911,19210,43811,21512,261
Capital expenditure4,0323,0903,7434,0744,5573,7134,6855,3035,7084,3934,5354,7015,3474,2814,8585,5866,2024,9865,6455,506
Free cash flow3,7633,7394,7897,5885,6444,9807,7498,3668,6926,1739,067-2,898-7266,6225,2278,2034,9905,4525,5706,755
Buybacks6,8693,1801,0111,0552,6084,4501,4001,1282,1932,5623560.00.0n/an/an/an/a2354,2099,313
Filing10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-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 2026, filed 9 November 2026: the filing.