Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

NYSE:BRK.B Stock Report

Market Cap: US$978.0b

Berkshire Hathaway Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 0/6

Berkshire Hathaway does not have a record of paying a dividend.

Key information

n/a

Dividend yield

0.5%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield0.5%
Future Dividend Yield0%
Dividend Growthn/a
Next dividend pay daten/a
Ex dividend daten/a
Dividend per sharen/a
Payout ration/a

Recent dividend and buyback updates

No updates

Recent updates

Berkshire Hathaway: A Golden Buying Opportunity

Dec 30

Berkshire Hathaway: Waiting Game Till The Oracle Of Omaha Resparks A Bullish Signal

Nov 11

Why Is Berkshire Hathaway Unloading Billions In Stock? A Few Theories

Oct 14

Berkshire Hathaway: Still Unsustainable

Oct 03

Berkshire Hathaway Key Risk And Changing Dynamics

Sep 26

Berkshire Hathaway's Q2: Buffett Likely At His Most Bearish

Aug 06

Berkshire Hathaway Q2 Preview: Don't Be Misled By 1.6x P/B Ratio

Jul 30

Berkshire Hathaway: Don't Bet Against Triple Compounding

Jul 03

Why I Wouldn't Buy Berkshire Hathaway's Portfolio

Jun 17

Berkshire Hathaway: Inflation And Recession Hedge

Apr 24

Berkshire Hathaway: Closing In On A $1 Trillion Market Cap, Still Looks Undervalued

Apr 16

Berkshire Hathaway: Still A Buy Despite Near Record Price

Apr 03

Berkshire's Q4 Earnings: Why I Nearly Doubled My Stake

Mar 02

Warren Buffett Warns On 'No Possibility Of Eye-Popping' Gains, Even As Markets Roar

Feb 25

Berkshire Hathaway: All-Time High Presents A Good Selling Opportunity

Jan 18

Berkshire Hathaway Looks Poised For New Highs

Dec 18

Berkshire Hathaway Wins Big In Japan

Nov 03

Berkshire Hathaway: Still Cheap At All-Time Highs

Sep 16

2 Strategies For Creating A Synthetic Dividend On Berkshire Hathaway Stock

Aug 29

Berkshire Hathaway's Vast Earnings Beat: I'm Buying

Aug 05

Berkshire Hathaway: Don't Wait For All-Time Highs

Jan 18

Berkshire Hathaway Is Ripe For Climbing Again (Technical Analysis)

Jan 07

Ray Dalio's Bridgewater boosts stakes in Visa, Mondelez, Microsoft, exits Medtronic

Nov 15

Stability and Growth of Payments

Fetching dividends data

Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if BRK.B's dividends per share have been stable in the past.

Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if BRK.B's dividend payments have been increasing.


Dividend Yield vs Market

Berkshire Hathaway Dividend Yield vs Market
How does BRK.B dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (BRK.B)n/a
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.4%
Market Top 25% (US)4.5%
Industry Average (Diversified Financial)0.9%
Analyst forecast (BRK.B) (up to 3 years)0%

Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate BRK.B's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.

High Dividend: Unable to evaluate BRK.B's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate BRK.B's payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: Unable to calculate sustainability of dividends as BRK.B has not reported any payouts.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/02 01:37
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/31 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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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.

AnalystInstitution
Stephen BiggarArgus Research Company
Jay GelbBarclays
Michael HartnettBofA Global Research