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Berkshire Hathaway NYSE:BRK.A Stock Report

Last Price

US$615.18k

Market Cap

US$882.6b

7D

2.5%

1Y

25.2%

Updated

24 Apr, 2024

Data

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Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

NYSE:BRK.A Stock Report

Market Cap: US$882.6b

BRK.A Stock Overview

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the insurance, freight rail transportation, and utility businesses worldwide.

BRK.A fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation4/6
Future Growth0/6
Past Performance3/6
Financial Health5/6
Dividends0/6

Rewards

Risk Analysis

No risks detected for BRK.A from our risk checks.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Berkshire Hathaway
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$615,175.00
52 Week HighUS$647,039.00
52 Week LowUS$482,500.00
Beta0.89
1 Month Change-0.70%
3 Month Change6.76%
1 Year Change25.16%
3 Year Change49.68%
5 Year Change88.76%
Change since IPO35,459.25%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Buffett's Bonanza? Berkshire's 2023 A Mixed Bag

Apr 08

Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s (NYSE:BRK.A) P/S Ratio

Apr 01
Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s (NYSE:BRK.A) P/S Ratio

Berkshire Hathaway: Never Bet Against Buffett

Mar 29

Berkshire Hathaway: Warren Buffett Has Work With GEICO, BNSF, And Especially BHE

Mar 13

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. 2023 Shareholder Letter

Feb 25

Tracking Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Portfolio - Q4 2023 Update

Feb 15

Berkshire After Buffett, What To Expect?

Jan 15

Berkshire Hathaway: Do As Buffett Says Not As He Does

Dec 31

Berkshire's Cash Cow: Year-End Check On BNSF

Dec 20

Berkshire Hathaway: How (Not) To Piggyback On Buffett's Stock Ideas

Nov 20

Berkshire Hathaway: Time To Be Greedy

Nov 12

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Dumps Billions Worth Of Stocks For 4th Consecutive Quarter

Nov 04

Berkshire Hathaway: The Soaring Value Of The Float

Oct 15

Berkshire Hathaway Q3 2023 Earnings And Book Value Estimates - Are We Approaching Fair Value?

Oct 02

Berkshire Hathaway: Time To Double Down

Sep 25

Berkshire Hathaway: Surged To A New High - Why I'm Not Buying More Now

Sep 15

Berkshire Hathaway: Cash Is King

Aug 14

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Tops One Trillion In Assets, With Cash Pile Near All-Time High

Aug 06

Berkshire Hathaway: Look At Consumers And Cash Flows

Jul 25

2023 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting: Summary Of The 48 Questions And Answers

Jul 09

Berkshire Hathaway Suffers From A Rare Case Of Underperformance

Jul 02

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Remains Undervalued

Jun 20

Berkshire Hathaway: No Dividends, No Problem

Jun 14

Berkshire Hathaway: Do You See What Buffett Sees?

May 31

Berkshire Hathaway Q4 operating earnings slip Y/Y, stock buybacks jump

Feb 25

Tracking Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Portfolio - Q4 2022 Update

Feb 15

Sir Warren Buffett Doesn't Believe In (Or Practice) Market Timing, Nor Should You

Jan 23

It Is Unlikely I'll Invest In Berkshire Hathaway Soon

Jan 10

Berkshire Performs So-So During Recessions Historically

Dec 19

Buffett's Berkshire: 4% Changed The Calculation For Purchases And Buybacks

Nov 13

Buffett's Berkshire: Why It's An Ideal Core Holding

Nov 05

How Berkshire Hathaway Can Benefit From Rising Interest Rates

Oct 24

Berkshire Hathaway expects to complete $11.6B Alleghany deal Oct. 19

Oct 14

Shareholder Returns

BRK.AUS Diversified FinancialUS Market
7D2.5%2.0%1.2%
1Y25.2%24.5%24.7%

Return vs Industry: BRK.A matched the US Diversified Financial industry which returned 24.5% over the past year.

Return vs Market: BRK.A matched the US Market which returned 24.7% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is BRK.A's price volatile compared to industry and market?
BRK.A volatility
BRK.A Average Weekly Movement1.8%
Diversified Financial Industry Average Movement5.4%
Market Average Movement6.0%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market16.6%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.0%

Stable Share Price: BRK.A has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: BRK.A's weekly volatility (2%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
1998396,500Warren Buffettwww.berkshirehathaway.com

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the insurance, freight rail transportation, and utility businesses worldwide. The company provides property, casualty, life, accident, and health insurance and reinsurance; and operates railroad systems in North America. It 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.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do Berkshire Hathaway's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
BRK.A fundamental statistics
Market capUS$882.62b
Earnings (TTM)US$96.22b
Revenue (TTM)US$364.48b

9.2x

P/E Ratio

2.4x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
BRK.A income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$364.48b
Cost of RevenueUS$88.44b
Gross ProfitUS$123.20b
Other ExpensesUS$26.97b
EarningsUS$96.22b

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2023

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)66.91k
Gross Margin33.80%
Net Profit Margin26.40%
Debt/Equity Ratio22.5%

How did BRK.A perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison
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