Stock · BRK-A · Financial Services
United States · Large Cap · listed since 1980 · Revenue 12 mo. $384.7B
Price as of 11/06/2026
Berkshire Hathaway Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the insurance, freight rail transportation, and utility businesses.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the insurance, freight rail transportation, and utility businesses. The company provides property, casualty, life, accident, and health insurance and reinsurance; operates railroad systems in North America; generates, transmits, stores, and distributes electricity from natural gas, coal, wind, solar, hydroelectric, nuclear, and geothermal sources; operates natural gas distribution and storage facilities, interstate pipelines, liquefied natural gas facilities, and compressor and meter stations; and holds interest in coal mining assets. It manufactures boxed chocolates and other confectionery products; specialty chemicals, metal cutting tools, and components for aerospace and power generation applications; prefabricated and site-built residential homes, flooring products; insulation, roofing, and engineered products; building and engineered components; paints and coatings; and bricks and masonry products, as well as offers manufactured and site-built home construction, and related lending and financial services. In addition, the company provides recreational vehicles, apparel, footwear, toys, jewelry, custom picture framing products, alkaline batteries, logistics services, and professional aviation training and shared aircraft ownership programs; castings, forgings, fasteners/fastener systems, aerostructures, and precision components; and cobalt, nickel, and titanium alloys. Further, it distributes televisions and information, and grocery and non-food consumer products; franchises and services quick service restaurants; and distributes electronic components. Additionally, it retails automobiles; furniture, bedding, and accessories; household appliances, electronics, and floor coverings; watches, home decor and repair services; sells kitchenware; and motorcycle clothing and equipment. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.
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Summary
48.0 of 100
Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.
Analysis
What the price requires
Book value €638.9B, market value €1.1T (P/B 1.7). At a 9% discount rate, the premium over book value only pays off with a lasting 15.4% return on equity.
Required return on equity per year
15.4%
no perpetual growth
Price to book 1.71×, within its usual range.
Middle half of 20 quarters: 1.46× to 1,940.81×, median 1.56×.
Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.
with respect to the priced-in expectation
No indication in the stored figures.
with respect to the priced-in expectation
Since the last quarter
Q1 → Q2 2026
4 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo., EBIT margin, Shares outstanding, Return on equity
Derivation
Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.
Price as of 11/06/2026.
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 9.33% | 12.46% | Rank 27 |
| Return on capital (Greenblatt) | 9.10% | 59.04% | Rank 23 |
| EBIT margin | 15.85% | 23.06% | Rank 27 |
| FCF margin | 6.74% | 19.82% | Rank 20 |
| Gross margin | 23.63% | 65.53% | Rank 6 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, 1 year | 0.00% | 7.39% | Rank 25 |
| Earnings growth, 3 years per yeardoes not count towards the rank | – | 15.20% | |
| Earnings growth, 5 years per year | 11.79% | 15.17% | Rank 38 |
| Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings) | 5.63% | 1.25% | Rank 90 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yield | 0.00% | 6.47% | Rank 2 |
| FCF yield | 2.05% | 7.16% | Rank 19 |
| EV/saleslower is better | 2.65 | 2.82 | Rank 53 |
| EV/EBITlower is better | 16.74 | 14.24 | Rank 39 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | 6.17% | 7.80% | Rank 47 |
| Share price, 6 months | 19.89% | 8.71% | Rank 83 |
| Share price, 3 months | 14.94% | 0.45% | Rank 90 |
| Distance from 52-week high | −1.46% | −10.68% | Rank 93 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accruals (Sloan)lower is better | 5.51% | 1.23% | Rank 19 |
| Change in share countlower is better | 0.04% | −0.60% | Rank 28 |
| Dividend streak in years | – | 5 | Rank 6 |
| Price reaction to results, market-adjusted | −0.86% | 0.00% | Rank 32 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equity ratio | 58.70% | 9.21% | Rank 93 |
| Net debt/EBITDAlower is better | −3.24 | 0.12 | Rank 77 |
| Debt to equitylower is better | 0.19 | 0.90 | Rank 87 |
| Volatility, 1 yearlower is better | 14.52% | 25.95% | Rank 98 |
Ten years in figures
| Year | Revenue, $B | Net income, $B | Return on equity | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 223.6 | 24.1 | 8.4% | 2.47B |
| 2017 | 242.1 | 44.9 | 12.8% | 2.47B |
| 2018 | 247.8 | 4.0 | 1.1% | 2.47B |
| 2019 | 254.6 | 81.4 | 19.0% | 2.45B |
| 2020 | 245.5 | 42.5 | 9.4% | 2.39B |
| 2021 | 354.6 | 89.8 | 17.4% | 2.27B |
| 2022 | 302.1 | −22.8 | −4.8% | 2.20B |
| 2023 | 364.5 | 96.2 | 16.9% | 2.17B |
| 2024 | 371.4 | 89.0 | 13.7% | 1.44M |
| 2025 | 371.4 | 67.0 | 9.3% | 1.44M |
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Selected fundamental metrics for Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
| Metric | Stock | Sector |
|---|---|---|
| P/E ratio | 18.4 | 15.2 |
| P/B ratio | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 9.3% | 12.5% |
| Equity ratio | 58.7% | 9.2% |
| Debt-to-equity (D/E) | 0.19 | 0.90 |
| Dividend yield | 0.0% | 3.3% |
How comparable stocks in the same sector score in the StockScorer model.
| Symbol | Company | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| BRK-A | Berkshire Hathaway Incthis page | |
| ALV.DE | Allianz SE | locked |
| ZURN.SW | Zurich Insurance Group AG | locked |
| CS.PA | AXA SA | locked |
| G.MI | Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. | locked |
| AIG | American International Group Inc | locked |
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