---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-113900"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BRK-B"
cik: "0001067983"
company_name: "BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC"
filed_at: "2025-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-22T10:39:28.074726+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Berkshire Q1 operating earnings $9.64B, down 14% YoY; net earnings $4.6B on $5B investment loss

## Summary
- Operating earnings $9.64B vs $11.22B in Q1 2024, down 14% YoY.
- Insurance-underwriting earnings fell to $1.34B from $2.60B, down 48% YoY.
- Net earnings $4.60B including $5.04B after-tax investment losses (unrealized losses $7.4B pretax).
- Insurance float rose $2B to $173B; BNSF earnings $1.21B, BHE earnings $1.10B (up 53%).
- Annual meeting: all directors elected; all 7 shareholder proposals defeated.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-113900
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BRK-B
- cik: 0001067983
- company_name: BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC
- filed_at: 2025-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1067983/000119312525113900/0001193125-25-113900-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1067983/000119312525113900/d910967d8k.htm

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