Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

NYSE:BRK.B Stock Report

Market Cap: US$978.0b

Berkshire Hathaway Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

Berkshire Hathaway has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 10.1%, while the Diversified Financial industry saw earnings growing at 11.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 9.6% per year. Berkshire Hathaway's return on equity is 17%, and it has net margins of 28.9%.

Key information

10.1%

Earnings growth rate

12.8%

EPS growth rate

Diversified Financial Industry Growth6.1%
Revenue growth rate9.6%
Return on equity17.0%
Net Margin28.9%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance 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

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Berkshire Hathaway makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:BRK.B Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 24369,893106,87500
30 Jun 24370,10867,85700
31 Mar 24368,95873,42100
31 Dec 23364,48296,22300
30 Sep 23349,17876,72900
30 Jun 23332,87286,69800
31 Mar 23316,5707,16500
31 Dec 22302,020-22,75900
30 Sep 22295,855-1,19300
30 Jun 22289,53411,94900
31 Mar 22282,44783,66400
31 Dec 21276,18589,93700
30 Sep 21268,67785,98400
30 Jun 21261,118105,77700
31 Mar 21248,844103,97800
31 Dec 20245,57942,52100
30 Sep 20246,49735,84500
30 Jun 20248,44522,23200
31 Mar 20255,20310,01000
31 Dec 19254,61681,41700
30 Sep 19252,35926,86600
30 Jun 19250,97428,88200
31 Mar 19249,94826,82000
31 Dec 18247,8374,02100
30 Sep 18243,24161,96400
30 Jun 18239,46947,49100
31 Mar 18234,08839,74200
31 Dec 17240,65144,94000
30 Sep 17238,27018,67500
30 Jun 17234,14821,80600
31 Mar 17230,56822,54500
31 Dec 16215,86524,07400
30 Sep 16210,91123,26600
30 Jun 16205,94125,49600
31 Mar 16203,33624,50800
31 Dec 15201,57024,08300
30 Sep 15198,08122,76000
30 Jun 15198,93317,94900
31 Mar 15195,32320,33100
31 Dec 14191,12419,87200
30 Sep 14188,98820,70700
30 Jun 14182,24021,14300
31 Mar 14179,04519,28900

Quality Earnings: BRK.B has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: BRK.B's current net profit margins (28.9%) are higher than last year (22%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: BRK.B's earnings have grown by 10.1% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: BRK.B's earnings growth over the past year (39.3%) exceeds its 5-year average (10.1% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: BRK.B earnings growth over the past year (39.3%) exceeded the Diversified Financial industry 14.6%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: BRK.B's Return on Equity (17%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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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

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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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