BRK-B Stock Analysis: Berkshire Hathaway | NYSE
Insurance - Diversified | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 1.231.443m USD | 12M Return: 17.4% | US0846707026 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 2.75B
EPS Trend: 76.0%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: -39.3%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
No concerns identified
Tailwinds
Seasonality 11.9 years of data, until 10/2026
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Berkshire Hathaway is a U.S.-based conglomerate (GICS Sector: Financials, Sub-Industry: Diversified Financial Services) headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, operating across insurance, freight rail transportation, utilities, manufacturing, retail, and services. Its core insurance operations span property, casualty, life, accident, and health coverage, as well as reinsurance, generating premium float that is reinvested across the business - a central feature of Berkshires capital allocation model.
Through BNSF Railway, the company operates one of the largest freight rail networks in North America. Its utility segment generates, transmits, and distributes electricity from a mix of natural gas, coal, wind, solar, hydroelectric, nuclear, and geothermal sources, and operates natural gas distribution, storage, pipelines, and liquefied natural gas facilities, along with coal mining interests.
Berkshires manufacturing and consumer businesses include confectionery, specialty chemicals, aerospace and power generation components, residential home construction and related lending, insulation, roofing, paints, bricks, recreational vehicles, apparel, footwear, alkaline batteries, logistics, and aviation training programs. It also produces specialty alloys (cobalt, nickel, titanium), fasteners, and precision components.
On the distribution and retail side, Berkshire distributes televisions and consumer goods, franchises quick-service restaurants, retails automobiles, furniture, appliances, and floor coverings, and sells watches, jewelry, kitchenware, and motorcycle equipment. The company operates under a highly decentralized structure, with subsidiary managers given broad operational autonomy while corporate focuses on capital allocation.
- Insurance underwriting margins improve with higher premium rates
- BNSF freight volumes pressured by weak US industrial demand
- Apple stake gains drive equity portfolio value higher
| Net Income: 49.5b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.02 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 0.17 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 138.9% < 20% (prev 109.3%; Δ 29.58% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.03 > 3% & CFO 45.1b > Net Income 49.5b |
| Net Debt (98.3b) to EBITDA (88.6b): 1.11 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 7.30 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (1.42m) vs 12m ago -99.93% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 4.16% > 18% (prev 24.85%; Δ -20.69% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 23.40% > 50% (prev 30.35%; Δ -6.96% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 14.05 > 6 (EBIT TTM 74.4b / Interest Expense TTM 5.29b) |
| A: 0.32 (Total Current Assets 476b - Total Current Liabilities 65.3b) / Total Assets 1304b |
| B: 0.63 (Retained Earnings 821b / Total Assets 1304b) |
| C: 0.06 (EBIT TTM 74.4b / Avg Total Assets 1265b) |
| D: 1.41 (Book Value of Equity 764b / Total Liabilities 540b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 6.00 = AAA |
| DSRI: 0.75 (Receivables 49.1b/82.8b, Revenue 296b/372b) |
| GMI: 5.98 (GM 24.85% / 4.16%) |
| AQI: 1.08 (AQ_t 0.45 / AQ_t-1 0.41) |
| SGI: 0.80 (Revenue 296b / 372b) |
| TATA: 0.00 (NI 49.5b - CFO 45.1b) / TA 1304b) |
| Beneish M = 1.17 (Cap -4..+1) = D |
As of November 13, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 589.83 with a total of 5,525,036 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +3.06%, over one month by +13.95%, over three months by +15.65% and over the past year by +17.40%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 576.20 (which is 2.3% or 1.3 ATR below the current price).
Berkshire Hathaway has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.00. Therefore, it is recommended to buy BRK-B.
- StrongBuy: 2
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 2
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 555.7 | -5.8% |
P/E Trailing = 16.0999
P/E Forward = 27.7778
P/S = 3.1147
P/B = 1.634
P/EG = 10.0559
Revenue TTM = 296b USD
EBIT TTM = 74.4b USD
EBITDA TTM = 88.6b USD
Long Term Debt = 128b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 2.42b USD (from shortLongTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 139b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last fiscal year)
Net Debt = 98.3b USD (calculated: Debt 139b - CCE 40.7b)
Enterprise Value = 1330b USD (1231b + Debt 139b - CCE 40.7b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 14.05 (Ebit TTM 74.4b / Interest Expense TTM 5.29b)
EV/FCF = 58.40x (Enterprise Value 1330b / FCF TTM 22.8b)
FCF Yield = 1.71% (FCF TTM 22.8b / Enterprise Value 1330b)
FCF Margin = 7.69% (FCF TTM 22.8b / Revenue TTM 296b)
Net Margin = 16.73% (Net Income TTM 49.5b / Revenue TTM 296b)
Gross Margin = 4.16% ((Revenue TTM 296b - Cost of Revenue TTM 284b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = none% (prev 23.37%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.02 (Enterprise Value 1330b / Total Assets 1304b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 3.81% (Interest Expense 5.29b / Debt 139b)
Taxrate = 29.32% (18.6b / 63.4b)
NOPAT = 52.6b (EBIT 74.4b * (1 - 29.32%))
Current Ratio = 7.30 (Total Current Assets 476b / Total Current Liabilities 65.3b)
Debt / Equity = 0.18 (Debt 139b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 764b)
Debt / EBITDA = 1.11 (Net Debt 98.3b / EBITDA 88.6b)
Debt / FCF = 4.32 (Net Debt 98.3b / FCF TTM 22.8b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 740b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 3.91% (Net Income 49.5b / Total Assets 1304b)
RoE = 6.69% (Net Income TTM 49.5b / Total Stockholder Equity 740b)
RoCE = 8.57% (EBIT 74.4b / Capital Employed (Equity 740b + L.T.Debt 128b))
RoIC = 4.07% (NOPAT 52.6b / Invested Capital 1291b)
WACC = 5.14% (E(1231b)/V(1370b) * Re(5.42%) + D(139b)/V(1370b) * Rd(3.81%) * (1-Tc(0.29)))
Discount Rate = 5.42% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -52.19 | Cagr: -96.15%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.97% ; FCFF base≈21.4b ; Y1≈24.5b ; Y5≈36.1b
[DCF] Fair Price = 315.9 (EV 543b - Net Debt 98.3b = Equity 445b / Shares 1.41b; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 76.04 | EPS CAGR: 11.46% | SUE: -0.13 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -39.28 | Revenue CAGR: -3.27% | SUE: 0.14 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2027-03-31): EPS=5.27 | Chg30d=-1.25% | Revisions=+0% | Analysts=1
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=23.15 | Chg30d=+7.21% | Revisions=+40% | GrowthEPS=+12.2% | GrowthRev=+5.1%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=22.47 | Chg30d=+3.73% | Revisions=+40% | GrowthEPS=-2.9% | GrowthRev=+6.4%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +44% (up=5, down=1)