berkshire hathaway inc. - BRK.B

BRK.B

Close Chg Chg %
479.98 -0.96 -0.20%

Open Market

479.02

-0.96 (0.20%)

Volume: 127.76K

Last Updated:

Mar 24, 2026, 9:34 AM EDT

Company Overview: berkshire hathaway inc. - BRK.B

BRK.B Key Data

Open

$477.66

Day Range

477.55 - 479.29

52 Week Range

455.19 - 542.07

Market Cap

$1.04T

Shares Outstanding

2.16B

Public Float

1.38B

Beta

0.71

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

15.49

EPS

$31.04

Yield

0.00%

Dividend

N/A

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

5.25M

 

BRK.B Performance

1 Week
 
0.00%
 
1 Month
 
-4.75%
 
3 Months
 
-3.48%
 
1 Year
 
-7.85%
 
5 Years
 
87.30%
 

BRK.B Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 8
Full Ratings ➔

About berkshire hathaway inc. - BRK.B

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, utilities and energy, freight rail transportation, finance, manufacturing, and retailing services. It operates through the following segments: Insurance, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC (BNSF), Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE), Pilot Travel Centers (PTC), Manufacturing, McLane, and Service and Retailing. The Insurance segment includes the underwriting of GEICO, Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group, and Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group. The BNSF segment involves the operation of railroad systems. The BHE segment focuses on regulated electric and gas utility, power generation and distribution, and real estate brokerage activities. The PTC segment consists of managing travel centers and marketing of wholesale fuel. The Manufacturing segment refers to industrial, consumer and building products, home building, and related financial services. The McLane segment covers the wholesale distribution of groceries and non-food items. The Service and Retailing segment relates to the provision of shared aircraft ownership programs, aviation pilot training, electronic components distribution, retailing businesses, automobile dealerships and trailer, and furniture leasing services. The company was founded by Oliver Chace in 1839 and is headquartered in Omaha, NE.

BRK.B At a Glance

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.
3555 Farnam Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68131
Phone 1-402-346-1400 Revenue 371.44B
Industry Property/Casualty Insurance Net Income 66.97B
Sector Finance 2025 Sales Growth 0.003%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2026 Employees 387,815
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BRK.B Valuation

P/E Current 15.493
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 16.193
Price to Sales Ratio 2.919
Price to Book Ratio 1.512
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 23.59
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 11.732
Enterprise Value to Sales 2.285
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.16

BRK.B Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 957,786.573
Income Per Employee 172,680.273
Receivables Turnover 4.729
Total Asset Turnover 0.313

BRK.B Liquidity

Current Ratio 7.251
Quick Ratio 6.879
Cash Ratio 5.684

BRK.B Profitability

Gross Margin 23.631
Operating Margin 15.852
Pretax Margin 22.20
Net Margin 18.029
Return on Assets 5.637
Return on Equity 9.799
Return on Total Capital 7.851
Return on Invested Capital 8.332

BRK.B Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 18.892
Total Debt to Total Capital 15.89
Total Debt to Total Assets 11.09
Long-Term Debt to Equity 16.843
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 14.166
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Annual Financials for Berkshire Hathaway Inc. - BRK.B

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
302.09B 364.48B 371.43B 371.44B
Sales Growth
+9.42% +20.65% +1.91% +0.00%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
242.77B 293.54B 284.86B 283.67B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
10.90B 12.49B 12.86B 13.48B
Depreciation
9.67B 10.66B 11.06B 11.73B
Amortization of Intangibles
1.23B 1.83B 1.79B 1.75B
COGS Growth
+9.89% +20.91% -2.96% -0.42%
Gross Income
59.32B 70.95B 86.58B 87.78B
Gross Income Growth
+7.53% +19.60% +22.03% +1.38%
Gross Profit Margin
+19.64% +19.46% +23.31% +23.63%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
21.21B 22.82B 27.14B 28.89B
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
21.21B 22.82B 27.14B 28.89B
SGA Growth
+5.28% +7.62% +18.93% +6.46%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
63.40B (69.14B) (49.30B) (39.98B)
EBIT after Unusual Expense
(25.28B) 117.27B 108.73B 98.86B
Non Operating Income/Expense
(940.00M) 7.90B 6.84B (11.33B)
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
1.86B 1.97B 1.84B (9.59B)
Interest Expense
4.35B 5.00B 5.20B 5.07B
Interest Expense Growth
+4.31% +14.96% +3.94% -2.52%
Gross Interest Expense
4.35B 5.00B 5.20B 5.07B
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
(30.58B) 120.17B 110.38B 82.46B
Pretax Income Growth
-127.38% +493.01% -8.15% -25.29%
Pretax Margin
-10.12% +32.97% +29.72% +22.20%
Income Tax
(8.52B) 23.02B 20.82B 15.20B
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
4.82B 7.64B 30.46B 13.33B
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
(13.33B) 15.38B (9.65B) 1.87B
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
1.86B 1.97B 1.84B (9.59B)
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
(22.06B) 97.15B 89.56B 67.26B
Minority Interest Expense
761.00M 924.00M 566.00M 292.00M
Net Income
(22.82B) 96.22B 89.00B 66.97B
Net Income Growth
-125.41% +521.68% -7.51% -24.75%
Net Margin Growth
-7.55% +26.40% +23.96% +18.03%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
(22.82B) 96.22B 89.00B 66.97B
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
(22.82B) 96.22B 89.00B 66.97B
EPS (Basic)
-10.3567 44.2747 41.2667 31.042
EPS (Basic) Growth
-126.13% +527.50% -6.79% -24.78%
Basic Shares Outstanding
2.20B 2.17B 2.16B 2.16B
EPS (Diluted)
-10.3567 44.2747 41.2667 31.042
EPS (Diluted) Growth
-126.13% +527.50% -6.79% -24.78%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
2.20B 2.17B 2.16B 2.16B
EBITDA
49.01B 60.61B 72.29B 72.36B
EBITDA Growth
+7.15% +23.67% +19.27% +0.09%
EBITDA Margin
+16.22% +16.63% +19.46% +19.48%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation HOLD Average Target Price 532.923
Number of Ratings 8 Current Quarters Estimate 5.174
FY Report Date 03 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 20.651
Last Quarter’s Earnings 4.729 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 20.619 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 21.556
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 4 3 5 5
Mean Estimate 5.17 4.89 20.65 21.56
High Estimates 5.44 5.27 21.39 22.09
Low Estimate 4.85 4.55 19.45 20.61
Coefficient of Variance 5.71 7.46 3.66 2.77

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 3 3 2
OVERWEIGHT 0 0 0
HOLD 4 4 4
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 1 1 1
MEAN Hold Hold Hold

Insider Actions for Berkshire Hathaway Inc. - BRK.B

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Apr 7, 2025 Ajit Jain Vice Chairman; Director 416 Bona fide gift 0.00
Mar 24, 2025 Charlotte M. Guyman Director 2,372 Bona fide gift 0.00

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