Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate

Latest as of March 2026: 1.44x

Berkshire Hathaway Inc cash flow reinvestment rate. Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK-B) has a Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate of 1.44x as of March 2026, reinvesting $15.03 Billion (capex $4.99 Billion plus investments $10.04 Billion) from operating cash flow of $10.44 Billion. See Berkshire Hathaway Inc leverage flexibility ratio to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Reinvestment Rate

1.44x
(Capex + Investments) / Operating CF

Total Reinvested

$15.03 Billion
Capex + Investments

Operating Cash Flow

$10.44 Billion
USD

Capital Expenditures

$4.99 Billion
USD

Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate of Berkshire Hathaway Inc (1990–2025)

Cash flow reinvestment rate of Berkshire Hathaway Inc from 1990 to 2025. Historical reinvestment intensity for Berkshire Hathaway Inc across 36 annual periods. Explore cash flow to debt ratio of Berkshire Hathaway Inc to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate by Year (1990–2025)

Berkshire Hathaway Inc cash flow reinvestment rate by year from 1990 to 2025. Year-by-year capital reinvestment analysis for Berkshire Hathaway Inc. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see cash flow conversion of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Year Reinvestment Rate Total Reinvested (USD) Operating CF Capex YoY Change
2025 0.97x $44.57 Billion $45.97 Billion $20.93 Billion ▲ +1.4%
2024 0.96x $29.26 Billion $30.59 Billion $18.98 Billion ▼ -7.4%
2023 1.03x $50.81 Billion $49.20 Billion $19.41 Billion ▼ -62.7%
2022 2.77x $103.06 Billion $37.22 Billion $15.46 Billion ▲ +155.8%
2021 1.08x $42.67 Billion $39.42 Billion $13.28 Billion ▲ +221.5%
2020 0.34x $13.39 Billion $39.77 Billion $13.01 Billion ▼ -19.8%
2019 0.42x $16.25 Billion $38.69 Billion $15.98 Billion ▼ -1.6%
2018 0.43x $15.97 Billion $37.40 Billion $14.54 Billion ▼ -63.0%
2017 1.15x $52.80 Billion $45.78 Billion $11.71 Billion ▼ -65.0%
2016 3.29x $107.09 Billion $32.53 Billion $12.95 Billion ▲ +178.2%
2015 1.18x $37.26 Billion $31.49 Billion $16.08 Billion ▲ +37.4%
2014 0.86x $27.57 Billion $32.01 Billion $15.19 Billion ▲ +28.1%
2013 0.67x $18.63 Billion $27.70 Billion $11.09 Billion ▲ +14.1%
2012 0.59x $12.35 Billion $20.95 Billion $9.78 Billion ▲ +47.3%
2011 0.40x $8.19 Billion $20.48 Billion $8.19 Billion ▲ +19.7%
2010 0.33x $5.98 Billion $17.89 Billion $5.98 Billion ▲ +7.3%
2009 0.31x $4.94 Billion $15.85 Billion $4.94 Billion ▼ -42.9%
2008 0.55x $6.14 Billion $11.25 Billion $6.14 Billion ▲ +27.4%
2007 0.43x $5.37 Billion $12.55 Billion $5.37 Billion ▼ -4.5%
2006 0.45x $4.57 Billion $10.20 Billion $4.57 Billion ▲ +92.9%
2005 0.23x $2.19 Billion $9.45 Billion $2.19 Billion ▲ +43.3%
2004 0.16x $1.20 Billion $7.41 Billion $1.20 Billion ▲ +12.1%
2003 0.14x $1.20 Billion $8.26 Billion $1.20 Billion ▼ -48.3%
2002 0.28x $3.13 Billion $11.20 Billion $3.13 Billion ▼ -65.8%
2001 0.82x $5.38 Billion $6.57 Billion $5.38 Billion ▲ +745.6%
2000 0.10x $285.00 Million $2.95 Billion $285.00 Million ▼ -87.3%
1999 0.76x $1.68 Billion $2.20 Billion $1.68 Billion ▼ -31.5%
1998 1.12x $733.00 Million $657.00 Million $733.00 Million ▲ +1111.4%
1997 0.09x $215.10 Million $2.34 Billion $215.10 Million ▼ -48.6%
1996 0.18x $225.60 Million $1.26 Billion $225.60 Million —
1995 0.00x $0.00 $1.13 Billion $0.00 —
1994 0.00x $0.00 $929.10 Million $0.00 —
1993 0.00x $0.00 $726.20 Million $0.00 ▼ -100.0%
1992 0.12x $119.90 Million $997.20 Million $119.90 Million ▼ -47.0%
1991 0.23x $161.00 Million $709.20 Million $161.00 Million —
1990 0.00x $0.00 $522.60 Million $0.00 —
Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate = (ABS(Capex) + ABS(Investments)) / Operating Cash Flow