# Berkshire Hathaway operating income

entity: /record/berkshire-hathaway.md  
predicate: operating_income  
page: /record/berkshire-hathaway/operating_income  
as_of: 2026-11-10  
cite: AsOf. "Berkshire Hathaway quarterly operating income: 5,885,000,000 United States dollar", as of 2013-03-31. Claim clm_AE08F23E42AB, https://asof.is/claim/clm_AE08F23E42AB, accessed 2026-11-10. Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1067983/000119312513199397/0001193125-13-199397-index.htm.  

As of November 10, 2026, the latest operating income figure on the AsOf record for Berkshire Hathaway is $5.89 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, from a primary source (sec.gov). Berkshire Hathaway's latest full-year operating income is $20.08 billion, dated December 31, 2012, from a primary source (sec.gov); the two periods are kept apart, never compared.

4 claims on Berkshire Hathaway's operating income, 1 open and 3 superseded, each dated and sourced; a replaced value is closed with an end date, never deleted.

## Latest operating income

The newest figure for a shorter period, the quarter ended March 31, 2013: a quarterly_operating_income claim, kept apart from the full-year series.

- [Berkshire Hathaway](/record/berkshire-hathaway.md) | quarterly_operating_income | 5,885,000,000 United States dollar | valid 2013-03-31 to present | conf 0.95 | valid | [clm_AE08F23E42AB](/claim/clm_AE08F23E42AB.md)
  sources: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1067983/000119312513199397/0001193125-13-199397-index.htm

## Latest full-year operating income

What the record asserts on 2026-11-10.

- [Berkshire Hathaway](/record/berkshire-hathaway.md) | operating_income | 20,079,000,000 United States dollar | valid 2012-12-31 to present | conf 0.95 | valid | [clm_BEB8FCED19DC](/claim/clm_BEB8FCED19DC.md)
  sources: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1067983/000119312513087679/0001193125-13-087679-index.htm

## Every dated value

One claim per line, oldest first. Superseded claims stay visible.

- [Berkshire Hathaway](/record/berkshire-hathaway.md) | operating_income | 11,158,000,000 United States dollar | valid 2009-12-31 to 2010-12-31 | conf 0.95 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_274DAC6F58E2](/claim/clm_274DAC6F58E2.md) | [clm_67539532F06C](/claim/clm_67539532F06C.md)
  sources: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1067983/000119312512079022/0001193125-12-079022-index.htm
- [Berkshire Hathaway](/record/berkshire-hathaway.md) | operating_income | 17,271,000,000 United States dollar | valid 2010-12-31 to 2011-12-31 | conf 0.95 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_C3308CC17298](/claim/clm_C3308CC17298.md) | [clm_274DAC6F58E2](/claim/clm_274DAC6F58E2.md)
  sources: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1067983/000119312512079022/0001193125-12-079022-index.htm
- [Berkshire Hathaway](/record/berkshire-hathaway.md) | operating_income | 17,184,000,000 United States dollar | valid 2011-12-31 to 2012-12-31 | conf 0.95 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_BEB8FCED19DC](/claim/clm_BEB8FCED19DC.md) | [clm_C3308CC17298](/claim/clm_C3308CC17298.md)
  sources: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1067983/000119312512079022/0001193125-12-079022-index.htm
- [Berkshire Hathaway](/record/berkshire-hathaway.md) | operating_income | 20,079,000,000 United States dollar | valid 2012-12-31 to present | conf 0.95 | valid | [clm_BEB8FCED19DC](/claim/clm_BEB8FCED19DC.md)
  sources: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1067983/000119312513087679/0001193125-13-087679-index.htm

## What replaced what

- $11.16 billion (2009-12-31 to 2010-12-31, [clm_67539532F06C](/claim/clm_67539532F06C.md)) was replaced by $17.27 billion from 2010-12-31 ([clm_274DAC6F58E2](/claim/clm_274DAC6F58E2.md))
- $17.27 billion (2010-12-31 to 2011-12-31, [clm_274DAC6F58E2](/claim/clm_274DAC6F58E2.md)) was replaced by $17.18 billion from 2011-12-31 ([clm_C3308CC17298](/claim/clm_C3308CC17298.md))
- $17.18 billion (2011-12-31 to 2012-12-31, [clm_C3308CC17298](/claim/clm_C3308CC17298.md)) was replaced by $20.08 billion from 2012-12-31 ([clm_BEB8FCED19DC](/claim/clm_BEB8FCED19DC.md))

## Questions this record answers

### What is Berkshire Hathaway's current operating income?

The latest figure on the record is $5.89 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, from a primary source (sec.gov). The latest full-year figure is $20.08 billion, dated December 31, 2012, from a primary source (sec.gov). The record asserts both as of November 10, 2026.

### What was Berkshire Hathaway's operating income for the quarter ended March 31, 2013?

$5.89 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, dated March 31, 2013, from a primary source (sec.gov) (status valid, confidence 0.95).

### When did Berkshire Hathaway's operating income last change?

The latest value on the record is $20.08 billion, dated December 31, 2012; before it the record holds $17.18 billion, dated December 31, 2011 and closed on December 31, 2012.

### What was Berkshire Hathaway's operating income before $20.08 billion?

$17.18 billion, valid from December 31, 2011 to December 31, 2012 (status superseded), from a primary source (sec.gov).


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