Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

NYSE:BRK.B Stock Report

Market Cap: US$978.0b

Berkshire Hathaway Future Growth

Future criteria checks 0/6

Berkshire Hathaway's earnings are forecast to decline at 41.6% per annum while its annual revenue is expected to grow at 2.5% per year. EPS is expected to decline by 40.6% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 4.2% in 3 years.

Key information

-41.6%

Earnings growth rate

-40.6%

EPS growth rate

Diversified Financial earnings growth-4.7%
Revenue growth rate2.5%
Future return on equity4.2%
Analyst coverage

Low

Last updated12 Nov 2024

Recent future growth updates

No updates

Recent updates

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Apr 24

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Apr 16

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Mar 02

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Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NYSE:BRK.B - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
12/31/2026392,24230,056N/AN/A3
12/31/2025375,88629,755N/AN/A3
12/31/2024372,02948,837N/AN/A3
9/30/2024369,893106,87521,03440,371N/A
6/30/2024370,10867,85732,29852,237N/A
3/31/2024368,95873,42130,98051,069N/A
12/31/2023364,48296,22329,78749,196N/A
9/30/2023349,17876,72926,84945,107N/A
6/30/2023332,87286,69826,09143,120N/A
3/31/2023316,5707,16523,13039,217N/A
12/31/2022302,020-22,75921,88637,350N/A
9/30/2022295,855-1,19319,89534,834N/A
6/30/2022289,53411,94920,77335,219N/A
3/31/2022282,44783,66423,09436,941N/A
12/31/2021276,18589,93726,15139,427N/A
9/30/2021268,67785,98429,43242,172N/A
6/30/2021261,118105,77729,37841,866N/A
3/31/2021248,844103,97829,71842,281N/A
12/31/2020245,57942,52126,76139,773N/A
9/30/2020246,49735,84526,94841,304N/A
6/30/2020248,44522,23223,97239,391N/A
3/31/2020255,20310,01022,11237,908N/A
12/31/2019254,61681,41722,70838,687N/A
9/30/2019252,35926,86621,81937,455N/A
6/30/2019250,97428,88223,11638,071N/A
3/31/2019249,94826,82022,32237,421N/A
12/31/2018247,8374,02122,86337,400N/A
9/30/2018243,24161,96421,44734,784N/A
6/30/2018239,46947,491N/A35,197N/A
3/31/2018234,08839,742N/A34,989N/A
12/31/2017240,65144,940N/A45,728N/A
9/30/2017238,27018,675N/A44,937N/A
6/30/2017234,14821,806N/A43,893N/A
3/31/2017230,56822,545N/A43,376N/A
12/31/2016215,86524,074N/A32,647N/A
9/30/2016210,91123,266N/A32,433N/A
6/30/2016205,94125,496N/A32,812N/A
3/31/2016203,33624,508N/A32,982N/A
12/31/2015201,57024,083N/A31,491N/A
9/30/2015198,08122,760N/A32,008N/A
6/30/2015198,93317,949N/A34,120N/A
3/31/2015195,32320,331N/A33,045N/A
12/31/2014191,12419,872N/A32,010N/A
9/30/2014188,98820,707N/A31,124N/A
6/30/2014182,24021,143N/A26,626N/A
3/31/2014179,04519,289N/A26,577N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: BRK.B's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-41.6% per year).

Earnings vs Market: BRK.B's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-41.6% per year).

High Growth Earnings: BRK.B's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years.

Revenue vs Market: BRK.B's revenue (2.5% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (9% per year).

High Growth Revenue: BRK.B's revenue (2.5% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: BRK.B's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (4.2%).

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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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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
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  • 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