(BRK-B) Berkshire Hathaway - Overview
Sector: Financial Services | Industry: Insurance - Diversified | Exchange: NYSE (USA) | Market Cap: 1.043.259m USD | Total Return: -5.7% in 12m
Avg Turnover: 2.27B
EPS Trend: 96.3%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: -63.3%
Qual. Beats: 1
Warnings
Choppy
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is a diversified holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, operating across a wide range of industrial and consumer sectors. Its core operations include insurance and reinsurance, freight rail transportation through BNSF, and extensive utility and energy infrastructure. The company’s business model relies on utilizing the float from its insurance operations-premiums collected before claims are paid-to fund acquisitions and capital investments.
The firm maintains a vast manufacturing and retail footprint, producing everything from aerospace components and specialty chemicals to confectionery and residential housing. Its portfolio also encompasses service-oriented businesses, including aviation training and electronic component distribution. As a conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway operates with a decentralized management structure, allowing individual subsidiaries to maintain operational autonomy while benefiting from the parent companys capital strength.
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- Insurance underwriting profitability and float growth drive core capital allocation
- Rising interest rates increase investment income on massive cash reserves
- BNSF railroad freight volumes reflect broader North American industrial economic activity
- Regulatory shifts in utility pricing impact Berkshire Hathaway Energy margins
- Performance of the concentrated equity portfolio influences quarterly book value changes
| Net Income: 72.5b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.02 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 0.87 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 103.0% < 20% (prev 102.5%; Δ 0.53% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.04 > 3% & CFO 45.5b > Net Income 72.5b |
| Net Debt (-251b) to EBITDA (75.4b): -3.33 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 4.27 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (2.16b) vs 12m ago -0.01% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 25.14% > 18% (prev 0.35%; Δ 2.48k% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 31.07% > 50% (prev 31.88%; Δ -0.82% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 14.77 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 75.4b / Interest Expense TTM 4.18b) |
| A: 0.31 (Total Current Assets 505b - Total Current Liabilities 118b) / Total Assets 1252b |
| B: 0.62 (Retained Earnings 773b / Total Assets 1252b) |
| C: 0.05 (EBIT TTM 61.7b / Avg Total Assets 1208b) |
| D: 1.47 (Book Value of Equity 771b / Total Liabilities 523b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 5.93 = AAA |
| DSRI: 1.01 (Receivables 81.9b/79.8b, Revenue 375b/371b) |
| GMI: 1.39 (GM 25.14% / 34.99%) |
| AQI: 0.96 (AQ_t 0.40 / AQ_t-1 0.42) |
| SGI: 1.01 (Revenue 375b / 371b) |
| TATA: 0.02 (NI 72.5b - CFO 45.5b) / TA 1252b) |
| Beneish M = -2.65 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of May 28, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 479.92 with a total of 3,178,567 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.11%,
over one month by +1.50%,
over three months by -4.96% and
over the past year by -5.74%.
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 | 520.3 | 8.4% |
P/E Trailing = 14.3914
P/E Forward = 22.9358
P/S = 2.7787
P/B = 1.4344
P/EG = 10.0559
Revenue TTM = 375b USD
EBIT TTM = 61.7b USD
EBITDA TTM = 75.4b USD
Long Term Debt = 127b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 17.2b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 146b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = -251b USD (calculated: Debt 146b - CCE 397b)
Enterprise Value = 792b USD (1043b + Debt 146b - CCE 397b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 14.77 (Ebit TTM 61.7b / Interest Expense TTM 4.18b)
EV/FCF = 33.18x (Enterprise Value 792b / FCF TTM 23.9b)
FCF Yield = 3.01% (FCF TTM 23.9b / Enterprise Value 792b)
FCF Margin = 6.36% (FCF TTM 23.9b / Revenue TTM 375b)
Net Margin = 19.31% (Net Income TTM 72.5b / Revenue TTM 375b)
Gross Margin = 25.14% ((Revenue TTM 375b - Cost of Revenue TTM 281b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 28.80% (prev 23.01%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.63 (Enterprise Value 792b / Total Assets 1252b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 2.86% (Interest Expense 4.18b / Debt 146b)
Taxrate = 17.37% (2.14b / 12.3b)
NOPAT = 51.0b (EBIT 61.7b * (1 - 17.37%))
Current Ratio = 4.27 (Total Current Assets 505b / Total Current Liabilities 118b)
Debt / Equity = 0.20 (Debt 146b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 727b)
Debt / EBITDA = -3.33 (Net Debt -251b / EBITDA 75.4b)
Debt / FCF = -10.53 (Net Debt -251b / FCF TTM 23.9b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 703b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 6.00% (Net Income 72.5b / Total Assets 1252b)
RoE = 10.31% (Net Income TTM 72.5b / Total Stockholder Equity 703b)
RoCE = 7.44% (EBIT 61.7b / Capital Employed (Equity 703b + L.T.Debt 127b))
RoIC = 4.43% (NOPAT 51.0b / Invested Capital 1151b)
WACC = 5.83% (E(1043b)/V(1189b) * Re(6.31%) + D(146b)/V(1189b) * Rd(2.86%) * (1-Tc(0.17)))
Discount Rate = 6.31% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -9.20 | Cagr: -0.33%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.97% ; FCFF base≈19.1b ; Y1≈22.0b ; Y5≈32.3b
[DCF] Fair Price = 527.4 (EV 486b - Net Debt -251b = Equity 737b / Shares 1.40b; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 96.28 | EPS CAGR: 21.25% | SUE: -0.05 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -63.33 | Revenue CAGR: -7.02% | SUE: 4.0 | # QB: 1
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=5.01 | Chg30d=-1.10% | Revisions=+0% | Analysts=2
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=5.30 | Chg30d=+0.04% | Revisions=+0% | Analysts=2
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=20.39 | Chg30d=-1.17% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=-1.1% | GrowthRev=+4.3%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=21.31 | Chg30d=-2.05% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=+4.5% | GrowthRev=+3.5%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +0%