BRK-B Stock Analysis: Berkshire Hathaway | NYSE
Insurance - Diversified | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 1.081.444m USD | 12M Return: 0.5% | US0846707026 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 2.17B
EPS Trend: 88.5%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: -39.3%
Qual. Beats: 2
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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: 85.8b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.02 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 1.21 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 106.8% < 20% (prev 105.6%; Δ 1.18% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.04 > 3% & CFO 46.6b > Net Income 85.8b |
| Net Debt (-236b) to EBITDA (76.5b): -3.09 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 7.29 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (2.15b) vs 12m ago -0.19% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 23.52% > 18% (prev 35.60%; Δ -12.08% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 31.70% > 50% (prev 31.80%; Δ -0.10% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 14.68 > 6 (EBIT TTM 62.5b / Interest Expense TTM 4.26b) |
| A: 0.33 (Total Current Assets 476b - Total Current Liabilities 65.3b) / Total Assets 1263b |
| B: 0.63 (Retained Earnings 799b / Total Assets 1263b) |
| C: 0.05 (EBIT TTM 62.5b / Avg Total Assets 1214b) |
| D: 1.46 (Book Value of Equity 750b / Total Liabilities 513b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 6.08 = AAA |
| DSRI: 1.00 (Receivables 83.9b/80.5b, Revenue 385b/370b) |
| GMI: 1.51 (GM 35.60% / 23.52%) |
| AQI: 1.03 (AQ_t 0.43 / AQ_t-1 0.42) |
| SGI: 1.04 (Revenue 385b / 370b) |
| TATA: 0.03 (NI 85.8b - CFO 46.6b) / TA 1263b) |
| Beneish M = -2.51 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of October 02, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 500.50 with a total of 4,553,723 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.93%, over one month by -0.36%, over three months by +0.15% and over the past year by +0.46%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 492.40 (which is 1.6% or 1.4 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 | 547.7 | 9.4% |
P/E Trailing = 12.7539
P/E Forward = 22.7273
P/S = 2.8112
P/B = 1.4517
P/EG = 10.0559
Revenue TTM = 385b USD
EBIT TTM = 62.5b USD
EBITDA TTM = 76.5b USD
Long Term Debt = 126b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 3.43b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 129b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = -236b USD (calculated: Debt 129b - CCE 366b)
Enterprise Value = 845b USD (1081b + Debt 129b - CCE 366b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 14.68 (Ebit TTM 62.5b / Interest Expense TTM 4.26b)
EV/FCF = 34.91x (Enterprise Value 845b / FCF TTM 24.2b)
FCF Yield = 2.86% (FCF TTM 24.2b / Enterprise Value 845b)
FCF Margin = 6.29% (FCF TTM 24.2b / Revenue TTM 385b)
Net Margin = 22.30% (Net Income TTM 85.8b / Revenue TTM 385b)
Gross Margin = 23.52% ((Revenue TTM 385b - Cost of Revenue TTM 294b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 23.37% (prev 23.06%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.67 (Enterprise Value 845b / Total Assets 1263b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 3.29% (Interest Expense 4.26b / Debt 129b)
Taxrate = 19.51% (20.9b / 107b)
NOPAT = 50.3b (EBIT 62.5b * (1 - 19.51%))
Current Ratio = 7.29 (Total Current Assets 476b / Total Current Liabilities 65.3b)
Debt / Equity = 0.17 (Debt 129b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 750b)
Debt / EBITDA = -3.09 (Net Debt -236b / EBITDA 76.5b)
Debt / FCF = -9.75 (Net Debt -236b / FCF TTM 24.2b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 723b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 7.07% (Net Income 85.8b / Total Assets 1263b)
RoE = 11.86% (Net Income TTM 85.8b / Total Stockholder Equity 723b)
RoCE = 7.36% (EBIT 62.5b / Capital Employed (Equity 723b + L.T.Debt 126b))
RoIC = 4.26% (NOPAT 50.3b / Invested Capital 1182b)
WACC = 5.57% (E(1081b)/V(1211b) * Re(5.92%) + D(129b)/V(1211b) * Rd(3.29%) * (1-Tc(0.20)))
Discount Rate = 5.92% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -9.35 | Cagr: -0.09%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.97% ; FCFF base≈17.8b ; Y1≈20.4b ; Y5≈30.1b
[DCF] Fair Price = 489.0 (EV 452b - Net Debt -236b = Equity 689b / Shares 1.41b; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 88.50 | EPS CAGR: 16.07% | SUE: 0.63 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -39.35 | Revenue CAGR: -3.29% | SUE: 3.24 | # QB: 2
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=5.78 | Chg30d=+8.71% | Revisions=+40% | Analysts=2
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=22.25 | Chg30d=+6.97% | Revisions=+50% | GrowthEPS=+7.9% | GrowthRev=+12.6%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=22.19 | Chg30d=+3.16% | Revisions=+50% | GrowthEPS=-0.3% | GrowthRev=+1.2%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +73% (up=8, down=0)