Berkshire Hathaway Goodwill

Berkshire Hathaway posts a goodwill of $83B as of March 2026. In the prior-year period, the figure was $0. Comparing that reading with peers and prior periods is usually more useful than looking at the number in isolation.

In the prior comparable period, Berkshire Hathaway's goodwill was $0. The latest reading is $83B (period ending March 2026). Use the history and growth charts on this page for a longer lookback.

Goodwill is one piece of Berkshire Hathaway's financial statement story. At $83B, it should be interpreted next to related metrics — for example revenue with costs, assets with liabilities, or income with margins. Stockcircle links those related pages so you can move from this number to the surrounding context quickly.

Context for BRK.A's goodwill usually means three checks: (1) trend versus prior periods, (2) level versus peers, and (3) consistency with growth and profitability. This page covers the first two; Berkshire Hathaway's other metric pages and overview cover the third.

Judging Berkshire Hathaway against Finance peers is usually better than using a market-wide rule of thumb. Business models inside Finance are more comparable, which makes gaps in goodwill easier to interpret. Start with $83B here, then scan peer and history charts to see if the gap is persistent.