Berkshire Hathaway Inc
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Valuation ratios (P/E, P/S, EV/EBITDA and the other multiples) are based on the closing price at the end of each period, not on the current price. Margins and returns are shown in percent, multiples without a unit, per-share figures in the reporting currency, net debt in millions.
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| Valuation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16.2 | 14.2 | 12.5 | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.0 | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16.4 | 17.3 | – | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 43.3 | 43.3 | 44.4 | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | |
| Margins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 77.1% | 78.8% | 79.9% | 80.3% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 46.9% | 56.5% | 69.1% | 61.3% | 73.5% | 52.6% | 26.7% | 21.3% | 23.5% | 23.6% | 24.2% | 24.9% | 23.6% | 23.9% | – | |
| 1.2% | 26.7% | 24.9% | 24.4% | 22.3% | 17.3% | 15.3% | 17.9% | 23.4% | 30.0% | 37.8% | 38.2% | 37.6% | 29.8% | 2.2% | 7.4% | 12.0% | 7.6% | 28.6% | 28.7% | 22.9% | 32.4% | 30.3% | 6.0% | -0.2% | -11.5% | 3.9% | 11.0% | 14.9% | 12.1% | 4.5% | 15.5% | 14.4% | 15.6% | 15.3% | 15.6% | 16.5% | 15.6% | 15.3% | – | |
| 10.7% | 10.8% | 9.5% | 9.1% | 7.8% | 18.6% | 17.5% | 19.9% | 24.2% | 1.8% | 10.5% | 11.1% | 10.4% | 24.9% | 3.3% | 6.7% | 10.3% | 11.9% | 28.4% | 29.0% | 24.8% | 25.3% | 23.7% | 4.5% | -0.5% | -9.7% | 2.5% | 21.6% | 19.1% | 23.9% | 19.7% | 19.9% | 28.9% | 24.0% | 21.8% | 17.0% | 18.1% | 18.0% | 19.3% | 22.3% | |
| 8.6% | 8.8% | 13.1% | 13.3% | 13.7% | 14.1% | 10.2% | 9.4% | 8.4% | 10.1% | 8.7% | 8.9% | 8.4% | 6.9% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.7% | 7.5% | 8.1% | 8.0% | 8.5% | 7.4% | 6.5% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 9.3% | 8.1% | 6.5% | 6.7% | 7.4% | 8.3% | 9.5% | 5.7% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 2.2% | 5.2% | 6.7% | 6.4% | 6.3% | |
| Returns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8.6% | 8.5% | 7.7% | 7.3% | 6.1% | 12.9% | 11.4% | 13.3% | 16.5% | 1.2% | 7.3% | 7.5% | 6.8% | 19.2% | 2.7% | 5.6% | 8.6% | 9.6% | 23.2% | 22.5% | 18.2% | 17.7% | 16.5% | 2.6% | -0.3% | -4.8% | 1.4% | 16.1% | 14.6% | 17.1% | 12.8% | 11.3% | 17.0% | 13.7% | 12.4% | 9.4% | 9.6% | 9.3% | 10.0% | 11.4% | |
| 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 2.7% | 6.4% | 5.7% | 6.7% | 8.4% | 0.6% | 3.6% | 3.8% | 3.4% | 10.0% | 1.3% | 2.8% | 4.3% | 4.9% | 11.8% | 11.6% | 9.3% | 9.4% | 8.6% | 1.3% | -0.1% | -2.4% | 0.7% | 8.3% | 7.5% | 9.0% | 6.9% | 6.1% | 9.3% | 7.7% | 6.9% | 5.4% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.8% | 6.8% | |
| Balance Sheet & Debt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| -66,170 | -22,536 | -19,381 | -20,597 | -35,689 | -23,091 | -47,323 | -54,056 | -34,417 | -23,536 | -20,547 | -38,903 | -69,041 | -58,521 | -36,724 | -31,351 | 80,874 | 68,905 | -55,989 | 72,925 | -67,438 | 26,078 | 80,548 | 88,473 | 83,870 | 86,933 | 96,877 | 75,292 | 93,941 | 90,249 | 87,205 | 81,304 | 87,326 | 85,452 | 98,127 | 26,534 | 74,178 | 87,153 | 197,407 | 85,327 | |
| -1.5 | -0.5 | -0.4 | -0.5 | -0.9 | -0.6 | -1.5 | -1.4 | -0.6 | -1.4 | -0.4 | -0.8 | -1.5 | -0.5 | -1.4 | -0.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | -0.4 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 8.1 | – | 4.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.8 | – | |
| 44.6% | 45.6% | 44.7% | 45.2% | 45.2% | 49.6% | 49.4% | 50.3% | 51.0% | 49.3% | 49.9% | 50.3% | 50.4% | 51.9% | 48.9% | 49.9% | 50.0% | 50.7% | 50.7% | 51.6% | 51.3% | 52.8% | 52.4% | 50.7% | 50.5% | 49.8% | 50.6% | 51.8% | 51.5% | 52.5% | 53.4% | 54.3% | 54.8% | 56.3% | 56.2% | 57.4% | 57.1% | 58.7% | 58.1% | 59.4% | |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | |
| Per Share | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14,149.31 | 14,640.69 | 13,706.45 | 13,257.17 | 11,353.65 | 27,321.71 | 24,219.21 | 28,941.53 | 37,761.54 | 2,450.44 | 16,505.04 | 17,774.00 | 16,533.35 | 50,104.06 | 6,483.32 | 14,399.31 | 23,216.23 | 27,540.17 | 70,377.19 | 71,594.83 | 58,198.00 | 60,777.47 | 57,314.59 | 8,185.74 | -817.27 | -15,533.66 | 5,028.83 | 60,203.03 | 53,287.26 | 66,752.50 | 51,009.12 | 47,228.20 | 74,373.70 | 61,888.04 | 56,255.91 | 43,753.82 | 46,907.19 | 46,570.24 | 50,397.08 | 59,727.02 | |
| 132,426.09 | 135,985.61 | 143,714.37 | 145,573.51 | 146,459.30 | 147,209.53 | 138,584.91 | 145,315.25 | 156,059.77 | 137,350.24 | 157,495.76 | 160,624.46 | 159,234.88 | 201,373.20 | 199,155.03 | 214,232.47 | 226,349.34 | 230,919.39 | 247,431.54 | 247,149.29 | 234,220.16 | 240,034.28 | 241,940.82 | 182,171.67 | 173,927.01 | 160,433.45 | 198,065.33 | 278,747.88 | 278,722.21 | 279,241.12 | 258,613.84 | 236,868.30 | 257,406.40 | 258,298.33 | 258,198.19 | 257,406.82 | 258,741.52 | 258,305.98 | 261,052.85 | 267,887.88 | |
| 163,753.91 | 172,108.12 | 178,041.59 | 182,788.54 | 187,420.59 | 211,749.91 | 211,709.95 | 218,226.38 | 228,898.39 | 212,503.41 | 227,007.10 | 235,417.78 | 244,688.79 | 261,416.60 | 240,656.67 | 254,860.38 | 268,889.22 | 287,030.19 | 303,218.61 | 318,394.87 | 319,796.62 | 342,619.22 | 348,105.44 | 315,968.06 | 311,995.41 | 323,593.42 | 350,022.79 | 374,531.47 | 364,435.66 | 389,370.30 | 397,041.76 | 418,778.67 | 437,765.48 | 451,577.19 | 455,125.87 | 464,526.43 | 487,018.36 | 498,900.56 | 505,689.15 | 522,407.38 | |
| 11,432.68 | 11,908.26 | 18,781.70 | 19,389.05 | 20,017.07 | 20,711.97 | 14,068.25 | 13,621.55 | 13,100.51 | 13,932.96 | 13,736.97 | 14,225.60 | 13,427.42 | 13,974.52 | 14,321.59 | 15,526.28 | 17,453.79 | 17,332.67 | 20,114.54 | 19,884.41 | 19,920.96 | 17,696.16 | 15,822.76 | 14,233.42 | 13,618.24 | 14,906.84 | 15,956.42 | 18,009.85 | 18,549.57 | 20,664.05 | 21,523.31 | 22,479.28 | 14,637.44 | 8,077.89 | 8,390.13 | 5,719.75 | 13,437.42 | 17,414.46 | 16,600.83 | 16,862.81 | |
Showing the most recent 40 periods — older statements are on file for this stock.
Data as of: August 13, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.