BRK Stock Overview
Through its subsidiaries, engages in the insurance, freight rail transportation, and utility businesses worldwide. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
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| Valuation | 5/6 |
| Future Growth | 0/6 |
| Past Performance | 5/6 |
| Financial Health | 6/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$33.70 |
| 52 Week High | US$37.10 |
| 52 Week Low | US$27.07 |
| Beta | 0.88 |
| 1 Month Change | -5.55% |
| 3 Month Change | -3.19% |
| 1 Year Change | 23.94% |
| 3 Year Change | 45.82% |
| 5 Year Change | n/a |
| Change since IPO | 48.72% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Shareholder Returns
| BRK | CA Diversified Financial | CA Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -3.2% | -2.0% | -4.1% |
| 1Y | 23.9% | 10.4% | 16.7% |
Return vs Industry: BRK exceeded the Canadian Diversified Financial industry which returned 11.3% over the past year.
Return vs Market: BRK exceeded the Canadian Market which returned 17.8% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| BRK volatility | |
|---|---|
| BRK Average Weekly Movement | 2.4% |
| Diversified Financial Industry Average Movement | 4.5% |
| Market Average Movement | 8.2% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in CA Market | 17.8% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in CA Market | 2.9% |
Stable Share Price: BRK has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the Canadian market.
Volatility Over Time: BRK's weekly volatility (2%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 396,500 | Warren Buffett | www.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
| BRK fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | CA$1.42t |
| Earnings (TTM) | CA$154.26b |
| Revenue (TTM) | CA$533.90b |
9.0x
P/E Ratio2.6x
P/S RatioIs BRK overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| BRK income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$369.89b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$85.57b |
| Gross Profit | US$136.85b |
| Other Expenses | US$29.97b |
| Earnings | US$106.88b |
Last Reported Earnings
Sep 30, 2024
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 74.32k |
| Gross Margin | 37.00% |
| Net Profit Margin | 28.89% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 19.7% |
How did BRK perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/18 07:37 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/18 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is covered by 15 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Stephen Biggar | Argus Research Company |
| Jay Gelb | Barclays |
| Michael Hartnett | BofA Global Research |