Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A)
Market Price (9/4/2025): $759781.0 | Market Cap: $1.1 TrilSector: Financials | Industry: Multi-line Insurance
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A)
Market Price (9/4/2025): $759781.0Market Cap: $1.1 TrilSector: FinancialsIndustry: Multi-line Insurance
Market Valuation
| 9/4/25 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share Price CYE | $759,781.00 | $680,920.00 | $542,625.03 | $468,710.96 | $450,662.00 |
| Market Cap CYE ($ Bil) | 1,092.7 | 979.2 | 782.9 | 685.9 | 669.3 |
| Total Debt ($ Bil) | 127.0 | 124.8 | 128.3 | 122.7 | 114.3 |
| Total Cash ($ Bil) | 100.5 | 47.7 | 38.0 | 35.8 | 88.2 |
| Enterprise Value ($ Bil) | 1,119.3 | 1,104.0 | 911.2 | 808.6 | 783.6 |
| Valuation Ratios | |||||
| P/S TTM | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 1.9 |
| P/EBIT TTM | 12.8 | 8.5 | 6.3 | -26.3 | 5.9 |
| P/E TTM | 16.6 | 11.0 | 8.2 | -30.2 | 7.6 |
| Sector Ratios | |||||
| P/S TTM (Sector) | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.7 |
| P/EBIT TTM (Sector) | 11.8 | 10.9 | 11.5 | 9.9 | 8.3 |
| P/E TTM (Sector) | 14.5 | 13.1 | 11.7 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| 9/4/25 | 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share Price CYE | $759,781.00 | $680,920.00 | $542,625.03 |
| Market Cap CYE ($ Bil) | 1,092.7 | 979.2 | 782.9 |
| Total Debt ($ Bil) | 127.0 | 124.8 | 128.3 |
| Total Cash ($ Bil) | 100.5 | 47.7 | 38.0 |
| Enterprise Value ($ Bil) | 1,119.3 | 1,104.0 | 911.2 |
| Valuation Ratios | |||
| P/S TTM | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
| P/EBIT TTM | 12.8 | 8.5 | 6.3 |
| P/E TTM | 16.6 | 11.0 | 8.2 |
| Sector Ratios | |||
| P/S TTM (Sector) | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
| P/EBIT TTM (Sector) | 11.8 | 10.9 | 11.5 |
| P/E TTM (Sector) | 14.5 | 13.1 | 11.7 |
Business Description
Berkshire Hathaway Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the insurance, freight rail transportation, and utility businesses worldwide. It provides property, casualty, life, accident, and health insurance and reinsurance; and operates railroad systems in North America. The company also 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.
Show more
Price Returns Compared
Expand for Detailed View| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Total [1] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Returns | |||||||
| BRK-A Return | 2% | 30% | 4% | 16% | 25% | 5% | 112% |
| Peers Return | -14% | 36% | 11% | 8% | 17% | 15% | 89% |
| S&P 500 Return | 16% | 27% | -19% | 24% | 23% | 10% | 100% |
[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: L, GNW, HMN, AIG, AFG.
[3] 2025 data is for the year up to 9/3/2025 (YTD)
Latest Trefis Analyses
Research & Analysis
Invest in Strategies
Wealth Management
Peer Comparisons for Berkshire Hathaway
Financials
| Median | |
|---|---|
| Name | |
| Mkt Price | 81.34 |
| Mkt Cap | 11.5 |
| Rev LTM | 8,284 |
| Op Inc LTM | - |
| FCF LTM | 1,666 |
| FCF 3Y Avg | 1,431 |
| CFO LTM | 1,666 |
| CFO 3Y Avg | 1,431 |
Growth & Margins
| Median | |
|---|---|
| Name | |
| Rev Chg LTM | 3.5% |
| Rev Chg 3Y Avg | 7.3% |
| Rev Chg Q | 3.3% |
| QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM | 0.8% |
| Op Mgn LTM | - |
| Op Mgn 3Y Avg | - |
| QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM | - |
| CFO/Rev LTM | 20.1% |
| CFO/Rev 3Y Avg | 19.7% |
| FCF/Rev LTM | 17.3% |
| FCF/Rev 3Y Avg | 18.1% |
Valuation
| Median | |
|---|---|
| Name | |
| Mkt Cap | 11.5 |
| P/S | 1.2 |
| P/EBIT | 9.1 |
| P/E | 15.0 |
| P/CFO | 6.9 |
| Total Yield | 9.0% |
| Dividend Yield | 2.1% |
| FCF Yield 3Y Avg | 18.1% |
| D/E | 0.3 |
| Net D/E | -0.6 |
Returns
| Median | |
|---|---|
| Name | |
| 1M Rtn | 8.8% |
| 3M Rtn | 9.8% |
| 6M Rtn | 12.7% |
| 12M Rtn | 18.7% |
| 3Y Rtn | 65.9% |
| 1M Excs Rtn | 6.9% |
| 3M Excs Rtn | 0.1% |
| 6M Excs Rtn | 1.6% |
| 12M Excs Rtn | 3.6% |
| 3Y Excs Rtn | 5.1% |
Segment Financials
Revenue by Segment
| $ Mil | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insurance | 95,022 | 82,310 | 75,122 | 69,361 | 67,693 |
| Manufacturing | 75,405 | 75,781 | 68,730 | 59,079 | 62,730 |
| McLane | 52,607 | 53,209 | 49,450 | 46,840 | 50,458 |
| Pilot | 51,739 | 0 | |||
| Service and retailing | 39,996 | 38,303 | 34,832 | 28,178 | 29,487 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE) | 26,008 | 26,393 | 25,096 | 21,031 | 20,114 |
| Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC (BNSF) | 23,876 | 25,888 | 23,282 | 20,869 | 23,515 |
| Interest expense, not allocated to segments | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Investment gains (losses) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Non-controlled businesses | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Corporate, eliminations and other | -171 | 136 | -327 | 152 | 619 |
| Total | 364,482 | 302,020 | 276,185 | 245,510 | 254,616 |
| $ Mil | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insurance | 538,860 | 459,917 | 483,417 | 399,169 | 364,550 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE) | 124,383 | 118,114 | 113,447 | 109,286 | 88,651 |
| Manufacturing | 115,875 | 113,578 | 107,231 | 104,318 | 104,437 |
| Goodwill | 84,626 | 78,119 | 73,875 | 73,734 | 81,882 |
| Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC (BNSF) | 79,227 | 77,752 | 76,586 | 73,809 | 73,699 |
| Corporate and other | 64,142 | 62,645 | 69,770 | 80,469 | 71,144 |
| Service and retailing | 34,600 | 31,291 | 28,221 | 26,173 | 26,494 |
| Pilot | 21,404 | 0 | 0 | ||
| McLane | 6,861 | 7,049 | 6,841 | 6,771 | 6,872 |
| Total | 1,069,978 | 948,465 | 959,388 | 873,729 | 817,729 |
Earnings Returns History
Expand for More| Forward Returns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings Date | 1D Returns | 5D Returns | 21D Returns |
| 8/4/2025 | 0.3% | 0.8% | 8.5% |
| 5/6/2025 | 1.3% | -0.1% | -4.6% |
| 2/24/2025 | 0.3% | 2.4% | 6.1% |
| 11/4/2024 | -2.0% | 2.6% | 4.1% |
| 8/5/2024 | 2.1% | 4.3% | 15.4% |
| 5/7/2024 | 0.1% | 1.3% | 1.4% |
| 2/26/2024 | 0.3% | -1.2% | 1.1% |
| 11/7/2023 | 0.3% | 2.3% | 2.4% |
| ... | |||
| SUMMARY STATS | |||
| # Positive | 16 | 14 | 14 |
| # Negative | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| Median Positive | 0.3% | 2.3% | 4.4% |
| Median Negative | -1.3% | -1.4% | -1.8% |
| Max Positive | 3.8% | 5.9% | 15.4% |
| Max Negative | -2.6% | -5.3% | -17.5% |
SEC Filings
Expand for More| Report Date | Filing |
|---|---|
| 6302025 | 10-Q 6/30/2025 |
| 3312025 | 10-Q 3/31/2025 |
| 12312024 | 10-K 12/31/2024 |
| 9302024 | 10-Q 9/30/2024 |
| 6302024 | 10-Q 6/30/2024 |
| 3312024 | 10-Q 3/31/2024 |
| 12312023 | 10-K 12/31/2023 |
| 9302023 | 10-Q 9/30/2023 |
| 6302023 | 10-Q 6/30/2023 |
| 3312023 | 10-Q 3/31/2023 |
| 12312022 | 10-K 12/31/2022 |
| 9302022 | 10-Q 9/30/2022 |
| 6302022 | 10-Q 6/30/2022 |
| 3312022 | 10-Q 3/31/2022 |
| 12312021 | 10-K 12/31/2021 |
| 9302021 | 10-Q 9/30/2021 |
Industry Resources
| Financials Resources |
| Federal Reserve Economic Data |
| Federal Reserve |
| FDIC Data |
| American Banker |
| The Banker |
| Banking Technology |
| Multi-line Insurance Resources |
| Insurance Business America |
| A.M. Best |
| National Underwriter |
| Insurance News |
External Quote Links
| Y Finance | Barrons |
| TradingView | Morningstar |
| SeekingAlpha | ValueLine |
| Motley Fool | Robinhood |
| CNBC | Etrade |
| MarketWatch | Unusual Whales |
| YCharts | Perplexity Finance |
| FinViz |