Berkshire Hathaway Past Earnings Performance
Past criteria checks 3/6
Berkshire Hathaway has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 12.4%, while the Diversified Financial industry saw earnings growing at 8.3% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 7.5% per year. Berkshire Hathaway's return on equity is 17%, and it has net margins of 26.4%.
Key information
12.4%
Earnings growth rate
14.8%
EPS growth rate
| Diversified Financial Industry Growth | 6.1% |
| Revenue growth rate | 7.5% |
| Return on equity | 17.0% |
| Net Margin | 26.4% |
| Last Earnings Update | 31 Dec 2023 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Buffett's Bonanza? Berkshire's 2023 A Mixed Bag
Apr 08Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s (NYSE:BRK.A) P/S Ratio
Apr 01
Berkshire Hathaway: Never Bet Against Buffett
Mar 29Berkshire Hathaway: Warren Buffett Has Work With GEICO, BNSF, And Especially BHE
Mar 13Berkshire Hathaway Inc. 2023 Shareholder Letter
Feb 25Tracking Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Portfolio - Q4 2023 Update
Feb 15Berkshire After Buffett, What To Expect?
Jan 15Berkshire Hathaway: Do As Buffett Says Not As He Does
Dec 31Berkshire's Cash Cow: Year-End Check On BNSF
Dec 20Berkshire Hathaway: How (Not) To Piggyback On Buffett's Stock Ideas
Nov 20Berkshire Hathaway: Time To Be Greedy
Nov 12Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Dumps Billions Worth Of Stocks For 4th Consecutive Quarter
Nov 04Berkshire Hathaway: The Soaring Value Of The Float
Oct 15Berkshire Hathaway Q3 2023 Earnings And Book Value Estimates - Are We Approaching Fair Value?
Oct 02Berkshire Hathaway: Time To Double Down
Sep 25Berkshire Hathaway: Surged To A New High - Why I'm Not Buying More Now
Sep 15Berkshire Hathaway: Cash Is King
Aug 14Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Tops One Trillion In Assets, With Cash Pile Near All-Time High
Aug 06Berkshire Hathaway: Look At Consumers And Cash Flows
Jul 252023 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting: Summary Of The 48 Questions And Answers
Jul 09Berkshire Hathaway Suffers From A Rare Case Of Underperformance
Jul 02Berkshire Hathaway Energy Remains Undervalued
Jun 20Berkshire Hathaway: No Dividends, No Problem
Jun 14Berkshire Hathaway: Do You See What Buffett Sees?
May 31Berkshire Hathaway Q4 operating earnings slip Y/Y, stock buybacks jump
Feb 25Tracking Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Portfolio - Q4 2022 Update
Feb 15Sir Warren Buffett Doesn't Believe In (Or Practice) Market Timing, Nor Should You
Jan 23It Is Unlikely I'll Invest In Berkshire Hathaway Soon
Jan 10Berkshire Performs So-So During Recessions Historically
Dec 19Buffett's Berkshire: 4% Changed The Calculation For Purchases And Buybacks
Nov 13Buffett's Berkshire: Why It's An Ideal Core Holding
Nov 05How Berkshire Hathaway Can Benefit From Rising Interest Rates
Oct 24Berkshire Hathaway expects to complete $11.6B Alleghany deal Oct. 19
Oct 14Revenue & Expenses BreakdownBeta
How Berkshire Hathaway makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 23 | 364,482 | 96,223 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 349,247 | 76,669 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 332,941 | 86,638 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 316,639 | 7,105 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 302,020 | -22,759 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 295,855 | -1,193 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 289,534 | 11,949 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 282,447 | 83,664 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 276,185 | 89,937 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 268,677 | 85,984 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 261,118 | 105,777 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 248,844 | 103,978 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 245,579 | 42,521 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 246,497 | 35,845 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 248,445 | 22,232 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 255,203 | 10,010 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 254,616 | 81,417 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 252,359 | 26,866 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 250,974 | 28,882 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 249,948 | 26,820 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 247,837 | 4,021 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 243,241 | 61,964 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 239,469 | 47,491 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 234,088 | 39,742 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 240,651 | 44,940 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 17 | 238,270 | 18,675 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 17 | 234,148 | 21,806 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 17 | 230,568 | 22,545 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 215,865 | 24,074 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 16 | 210,911 | 23,266 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 16 | 205,941 | 25,496 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 16 | 203,336 | 24,508 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 15 | 201,570 | 24,083 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 15 | 198,081 | 22,760 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 15 | 198,933 | 17,949 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 15 | 195,323 | 20,331 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 14 | 191,124 | 19,872 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 14 | 188,988 | 20,707 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 14 | 182,240 | 21,143 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 14 | 179,045 | 19,289 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 13 | 178,085 | 19,476 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 13 | 176,584 | 19,037 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 13 | 171,890 | 17,904 | 0 | 0 |
Quality Earnings: BRK.A has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: BRK.A became profitable in the past.
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: BRK.A's earnings have grown by 12.4% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: BRK.A has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: BRK.A has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Diversified Financial industry (9.9%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: BRK.A's Return on Equity (17%) is considered low.