BRK.B — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of BRK.B's newest periodic SEC filing (10-K/10-Q) against the prior same-form filing: paragraphs added and removed per section, with verbatim excerpts. Purely a deterministic text diff — no similarity scores, no directional read, not investment advice.
Comparing 10-Q · 2026-05-04 vs the prior 10-Q · 2025-11-03
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +72 | −77 | ~18 | 26 |
| Market risk (Item 3) | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 0 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 0 |
| Legal proceedings | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 1 |
| Risk factors | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 0 |
| Other information | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 0 |
Counts are paragraphs; added/removed means text added or removed vs the prior filing — no direction or judgement implied.
Representative excerpts
Up to 5 excerpts of about 300 characters per section, quoted verbatim from the two SEC filings.
MD&A
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-04
Through our subsidiaries, we engage in numerous diverse business activities. The business segment data (Note 24 to the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements and Note 26 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025) should be read in con…
Our periodic operating results may be affected in future periods by the impacts of ongoing macroeconomic and geopolitical conflicts and events, including wars, tensions from developing international trade policies and tariffs, as well as changes in industry or company-specific factors or events. Con…
Insurance underwriting generated after-tax earnings in the first quarter of $1.7 billion in 2026 and $1.3 billion in 2025. We experienced no significant catastrophe events in the first quarter of 2026, while after-tax losses from significant events were $860 million in the first quarter of 2025. Bef…
After-tax earnings of BNSF increased 13.4% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to 2025, primarily attributable to higher revenues and improved operating efficiencies. After-tax earnings of BHE in the first quarter of 2026 increased 1.5% compared to 2025, which reflected higher earnings from the na…
Earnings from our manufacturing, service and retailing businesses increased 4.5% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to 2025. Results among our numerous operations in 2026 were mixed, with overall earnings increases in our manufacturing and service businesses and lower earnings from the retailing …
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-11-03
Other-than-temporary impairment of investment in Kraft Heinz
Through our subsidiaries, we engage in numerous diverse business activities. The business segment data (Note 24 to the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements and Note 26 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024) should be read in con…
Our periodic operating results may be affected in future periods by the impacts of ongoing macroeconomic and geopolitical conflicts and events, as well as changes in industry or company-specific factors or events. These events, including tensions from developing international trade policies and tari…
After-tax insurance underwriting earnings increased $1.6 billion in the third quarter and $86 million in the first nine months of 2025 compared to the same periods in 2024. The comparative earnings increase in the third quarter was primarily attributable to lower incurred losses from current year si…
After-tax earnings of BNSF increased $66 million (4.8%) in the third quarter and $376 million (10.0%) in the first nine months of 2025 compared to 2024, primarily from core pricing gains, improved operating efficiencies and lower effective income tax rates. After-tax earnings of BHE declined $140 mi…
How to read Risk Factors (Item 1A) in a 10-Q
A 10-Q risk-factor section usually takes one of three forms; this page classifies it as one of:
- Pointer — the filer states there have been no material changes and points back to the annual 10-K risk factors; there is no own risk text to compare this quarter.
- Partial update — the filer carves out specific updated risks ("except as set forth below"); the excerpts show exactly what is new this quarter.
- Restated in full — the quarter carries the complete risk-factor text. When the prior quarter was only a pointer there is no prior full text to diff against, so the page flags the section as restated instead.
This describes the filing structure only — it is never a judgement on whether risk went up or down.
Source: text-level diff of the two SEC EDGAR filings · deterministic (no AI-generated content) · for reference only · not investment advice