BRK-B · 8-K · 20260507PR212148

Other (FX and Treasury income)

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC · 2026-05-07 · Importance 65 · Surprise 82

The "Other" category contributed $1,260 million to operating earnings in Q1 2026 versus $41 million in Q1 2025, a swing of $1,219 million year-over-year. Berkshire discloses that Other includes foreign currency exchange gains of $249 million in 2026 versus foreign currency exchange losses of $713 million in 2025, and also includes interest and dividend income related to U.S. Treasury Bills and other non-insurance operating investments of $967 million in 2026 and $869 million in 2025. The large positive swing in Other materially lifted consolidated operating earnings in Q1 2026. The filing frames these items as outside the insurance subsidiaries’ direct investments or certain non-insurance operating companies.

Key facts

• Other segment operating earnings for the first quarter of 2026: $1,260 million. source
• Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company operating earnings for the first quarter of 2026: $1,114 million. source
• Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company operating earnings for the first quarter of 2025: $1,097 million. source
• Other segment operating earnings for the first quarter of 2025: $41 million. source
• The company cautions that certain statements in the press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. source