berkshire hathaway inc. - BRK.B

BRK.B

Close Chg Chg %
534.17 -7.91 -1.48%

Closed Market

526.26

-7.91 (1.48%)

Volume: 5.32M

Last Updated:

Mar 28, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT

Company Overview: berkshire hathaway inc. - BRK.B

BRK.B Key Data

Open

$535.22

Day Range

524.68 - 536.00

52 Week Range

395.66 - 537.63

Market Cap

$1.15T

Shares Outstanding

2.16B

Public Float

1.33B

Beta

0.86

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

12.92

EPS

$41.28

Yield

0.00%

Dividend

N/A

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

5.05M

 

BRK.B Performance

1 Week
 
0.84%
 
1 Month
 
2.43%
 
3 Months
 
15.29%
 
1 Year
 
25.16%
 
5 Years
 
192.95%
 

BRK.B Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 7
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 371.43B
Industry Property/Casualty Insurance Net Income 89.00B
Sector Finance 2024 Sales Growth 1.907%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2025 Employees 392,400
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BRK.B Valuation

P/E Current 12.921
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 10.984
Price to Sales Ratio 2.632
Price to Book Ratio 1.506
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 31.954
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 10.916
Enterprise Value to Sales 2.125
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.182

BRK.B Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 946,567.278
Income Per Employee 226,796.636
Receivables Turnover 4.875
Total Asset Turnover 0.334

BRK.B Liquidity

Current Ratio 5.942
Quick Ratio 5.613
Cash Ratio 4.571

BRK.B Profitability

Gross Margin 23.309
Operating Margin 16.002
Pretax Margin 29.716
Net Margin 23.96
Return on Assets 8.004
Return on Equity 14.702
Return on Total Capital 11.224
Return on Invested Capital 12.285

BRK.B Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 22.103
Total Debt to Total Capital 18.102
Total Debt to Total Assets 12.439
Long-Term Debt to Equity 18.464
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 15.122
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Annual Financials for Berkshire Hathaway Inc. - BRK.B

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All values USD millions. 2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
276.09B 302.09B 364.48B 371.43B
Sales Growth
+12.46% +9.42% +20.65% +1.91%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
220.93B 242.77B 293.54B 284.86B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
10.72B 10.90B 12.49B 12.86B
Depreciation
9.47B 9.67B 10.66B 11.06B
Amortization of Intangibles
1.25B 1.23B 1.83B 1.79B
COGS Growth
+12.30% +9.89% +20.91% -2.96%
Gross Income
55.16B 59.32B 70.95B 86.58B
Gross Income Growth
+13.08% +7.53% +19.60% +22.03%
Gross Profit Margin
+19.98% +19.64% +19.46% +23.31%
2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
20.14B 21.21B 22.82B 27.14B
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
20.14B 21.21B 22.82B 27.14B
SGA Growth
+7.09% +5.28% +7.62% +18.93%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
(77.34B) 63.40B (69.14B) (49.30B)
EBIT after Unusual Expense
112.36B (25.28B) 117.27B 108.73B
Non Operating Income/Expense
3.50B (940.00M) 7.90B 6.84B
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
995.00M 1.86B 1.97B 1.84B
Interest Expense
4.17B 4.35B 5.00B 5.20B
Interest Expense Growth
+2.18% +4.31% +14.96% +3.94%
Gross Interest Expense
4.17B 4.35B 5.00B 5.20B
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
111.69B (30.58B) 120.17B 110.38B
Pretax Income Growth
+100.54% -127.38% +493.01% -8.15%
Pretax Margin
+40.45% -10.12% +32.97% +29.72%
Income Tax
20.88B (8.52B) 23.02B 20.82B
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
5.33B 4.82B 7.64B 30.46B
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
15.55B (13.33B) 15.38B (9.65B)
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
995.00M 1.86B 1.97B 1.84B
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
90.81B (22.06B) 97.15B 89.56B
Minority Interest Expense
1.01B 761.00M 924.00M 566.00M
Net Income
89.80B (22.82B) 96.22B 89.00B
Net Income Growth
+111.18% -125.41% +521.68% -7.51%
Net Margin Growth
+32.52% -7.55% +26.40% +23.96%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
89.80B (22.82B) 96.22B 89.00B
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
89.80B (22.82B) 96.22B 89.00B
EPS (Basic)
39.6399 -10.3567 44.2747 41.2667
EPS (Basic) Growth
+122.97% -126.13% +527.50% -6.79%
Basic Shares Outstanding
2.27B 2.20B 2.17B 2.16B
EPS (Diluted)
39.6399 -10.3567 44.2747 41.2667
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+122.97% -126.13% +527.50% -6.79%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
2.27B 2.20B 2.17B 2.16B
EBITDA
45.74B 49.01B 60.61B 72.29B
EBITDA Growth
+12.74% +7.15% +23.67% +19.27%
EBITDA Margin
+16.57% +16.22% +16.63% +19.46%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 522.975
Number of Ratings 7 Current Quarters Estimate 4.757
FY Report Date 03 / 2025 Current Year's Estimate 20.754
Last Quarter’s Earnings 6.744 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 22.00 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 21.837
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 4.76 5.11 20.75 21.84
High Estimates 5.02 5.28 21.95 23.49
Low Estimate 4.55 4.99 19.70 21.00
Coefficient of Variance 4.36 3.02 4.38 4.60

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 2 2 2
OVERWEIGHT 0 0 0
HOLD 5 5 4
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Overweight Overweight Overweight

Insider Actions for Berkshire Hathaway Inc. - BRK.B

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Mar 24, 2025 Charlotte M. Guyman Director 2,372 Bona fide gift 0.00
Mar 17, 2025 Ajit Jain Vice Chairman; Director 426 Bona fide gift 0.00
Feb 27, 2025 Meryl Buchanan Witmer Director 1,000 Bona fide gift 0.00
Nov 26, 2024 Warren Edward Buffett Chairman and CEO; Director 2,401,333 Conversion of derivative security 0.00
Nov 26, 2024 Warren Edward Buffett Chairman and CEO; Director 901,333 Bona fide gift 0.00
Nov 26, 2024 Warren Edward Buffett Chairman and CEO; Director 601,333 Bona fide gift 0.00
Nov 26, 2024 Warren Edward Buffett Chairman and CEO; Director 301,333 Bona fide gift 0.00
Nov 26, 2024 Warren Edward Buffett Chairman and CEO; Director 1,333 Bona fide gift 0.00

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