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Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A)


Market Price (9/4/2025): $759781.0 | Market Cap: $1.1 Tril
Sector: Financials | Industry: Multi-line Insurance

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A)


Market Price (9/4/2025): $759781.0
Market Cap: $1.1 Tril
Sector: Financials
Industry: Multi-line Insurance

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Market Valuation

 9/4/252024202320222021
Share Price CYE$759,781.00$680,920.00$542,625.03$468,710.96$450,662.00
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)1,092.7979.2782.9685.9669.3
Total Debt ($ Bil)127.0124.8128.3122.7114.3
Total Cash ($ Bil)100.547.738.035.888.2
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)1,119.31,104.0911.2808.6783.6
Valuation Ratios     
P/S TTM2.62.31.82.91.9
P/EBIT TTM12.88.56.3-26.35.9
P/E TTM16.611.08.2-30.27.6
Sector Ratios     
P/S TTM (Sector)3.63.42.93.03.7
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)11.810.911.59.98.3
P/E TTM (Sector)14.513.111.711.011.0
 9/4/2520242023
Share Price CYE$759,781.00$680,920.00$542,625.03
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)1,092.7979.2782.9
Total Debt ($ Bil)127.0124.8128.3
Total Cash ($ Bil)100.547.738.0
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)1,119.31,104.0911.2
Valuation Ratios   
P/S TTM2.62.31.8
P/EBIT TTM12.88.56.3
P/E TTM16.611.08.2
Sector Ratios   
P/S TTM (Sector)3.63.42.9
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)11.810.911.5
P/E TTM (Sector)14.513.111.7

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

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 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
BRK-A Return2%30%4%16%25%5%112%
Peers Return-14%36%11%8%17%15%89%
S&P 500 Return16%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)

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Financials

BRK-ALGNWHMNAIGAFGMedian
NameBerkshir.Loews Genworth.Horace M.American.American. 
Mkt Price-96.888.5546.1781.34137.4281.34
Mkt Cap-20.33.51.946.611.511.5
Rev LTM-17,7817,0711,58227,7438,2848,284
Op Inc LTM-------
FCF LTM-3,0712286103,1591,6661,666
FCF 3Y Avg-2,8814793734,7961,4311,431
CFO LTM-3,6172286103,1591,6661,666
CFO 3Y Avg-3,5144793734,7961,4311,431

Growth & Margins

BRK-ALGNWHMNAIGAFGMedian
NameBerkshir.Loews Genworth.Horace M.American.American. 
Rev Chg LTM-8.0%-2.4%5.4%2.2%3.5%3.5%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg-9.3%-1.3%7.3%-8.5%9.9%7.3%
Rev Chg Q-6.7%-0.3%3.3%7.2%2.3%3.3%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM-1.6%-0.1%0.8%1.7%0.5%0.8%
Op Mgn LTM-------
Op Mgn 3Y Avg-------
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM-------
CFO/Rev LTM-20.3%3.2%38.5%11.4%20.1%20.1%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg-21.7%6.6%24.7%19.7%18.1%19.7%
FCF/Rev LTM-17.3%3.2%38.5%11.4%20.1%17.3%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg-17.8%6.6%24.7%19.7%18.1%18.1%

Valuation

BRK-ALGNWHMNAIGAFGMedian
NameBerkshir.Loews Genworth.Horace M.American.American. 
Mkt Cap-20.33.51.946.611.511.5
P/S-1.10.51.21.71.41.2
P/EBIT-9.16.29.19.110.99.1
P/E-15.018.713.614.615.015.0
P/CFO-5.615.53.114.76.96.9
Total Yield-6.8%5.3%10.3%9.0%13.3%9.0%
Dividend Yield-0.1%0.0%3.0%2.1%6.6%2.1%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg-18.1%19.1%24.6%10.3%13.8%18.1%
D/E-0.40.40.30.20.10.3
Net D/E-0.1-1.8-1.0-0.6-0.0-0.6

Returns

BRK-ALGNWHMNAIGAFGMedian
NameBerkshir.Loews Genworth.Horace M.American.American. 
1M Rtn-4.4%8.8%10.2%3.9%11.2%8.8%
3M Rtn-9.8%23.2%8.3%-3.8%11.7%9.8%
6M Rtn-13.6%27.2%12.7%1.1%11.6%12.7%
12M Rtn-18.7%23.6%32.0%9.3%10.6%18.7%
3Y Rtn-76.5%107.0%45.5%65.9%30.7%65.9%
1M Excs Rtn-2.5%6.9%8.3%2.0%9.3%6.9%
3M Excs Rtn-0.1%12.9%-1.1%-12.4%3.0%0.1%
6M Excs Rtn-2.4%17.2%1.6%-8.7%0.8%1.6%
12M Excs Rtn-3.6%8.4%20.2%-6.2%-4.3%3.6%
3Y Excs Rtn-13.3%37.6%-18.4%5.1%-32.7%5.1%

Financials

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil20242023202220212020
Insurance95,02282,31075,12269,36167,693
Manufacturing75,40575,78168,73059,07962,730
McLane52,60753,20949,45046,84050,458
Pilot51,739 0  
Service and retailing39,99638,30334,83228,17829,487
Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE)26,00826,39325,09621,03120,114
Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC (BNSF)23,87625,88823,28220,86923,515
Interest expense, not allocated to segments000  
Investment gains (losses)000  
Non-controlled businesses000  
Corporate, eliminations and other-171136-327152619
Total364,482302,020276,185245,510254,616


Assets by Segment
$ Mil20242023202220212020
Insurance538,860459,917483,417399,169364,550
Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE)124,383118,114113,447109,28688,651
Manufacturing115,875113,578107,231104,318104,437
Goodwill84,62678,11973,87573,73481,882
Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC (BNSF)79,22777,75276,58673,80973,699
Corporate and other64,14262,64569,77080,46971,144
Service and retailing34,60031,29128,22126,17326,494
Pilot21,40400  
McLane6,8617,0496,8416,7716,872
Total1,069,978948,465959,388873,729817,729


Price Behavior

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
8/4/20250.3%0.8%8.5%
5/6/20251.3%-0.1%-4.6%
2/24/20250.3%2.4%6.1%
11/4/2024-2.0%2.6%4.1%
8/5/20242.1%4.3%15.4%
5/7/20240.1%1.3%1.4%
2/26/20240.3%-1.2%1.1%
11/7/20230.3%2.3%2.4%
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SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive161414
# Negative688
Median Positive0.3%2.3%4.4%
Median Negative-1.3%-1.4%-1.8%
Max Positive3.8%5.9%15.4%
Max Negative-2.6%-5.3%-17.5%

Insider Activity

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 OwnerTitleFiling DateActionPriceSharesTransacted
Value
Value of
Held Shares
Form
0Jain AjitVice Chairman8082025Sell464.732,000929,45256,839,708Form
1WITMER MERYL B3042025Sell775883.3021,551,7671,551,767Form