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Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. provides property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, utilities and energy, freight rail transportation, finance, manufacturing, retailing, and services. It operates through following segments: GEICO, Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group, Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC (BNSF), Berkshire Hathaway Energy, McLane Company, Manufacturing, and Service and Retailing. The GEICO segments involves in underwriting private passenger automobile insurance mainly by direct response methods. The Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group segment consi... Read More
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. provides property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, utilities and energy, freight rail transportation, finance, manufacturing, retailing, and services. It operates through following segments: GEICO, Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group, Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC (BNSF), Berkshire Hathaway Energy, McLane Company, Manufacturing, and Service and Retailing. The GEICO segments involves in underwriting private passenger automobile insurance mainly by direct response methods. The Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group segment consists of underwriting excess-of-loss and quota-share and facultative reinsurance worldwide. The Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group segment comprises of underwriting multiple lines of property and casualty insurance policies for primarily commercial accounts. The BNSF segment operates railroad systems in North America. The Berkshire Hathaway Energy segments deals with regulated electric and gas utility, including power generation and distribution activities, and real estate brokerage activities. The McLane Company segment offers wholesale distribution of groceries and non-food items. The Manufacturing segment includes industrial and end-user products, building products, and apparel. The Service and Retailing segment provides fractional aircraft ownership programs, aviation pilot training, electronic components distribution, and various retailing businesses, including automobile dealerships, and trailer and furniture leasing. The company was founded by Oliver Chace in 1839 and is headquartered in Omaha, NE. Read Less
Berkshire Hathaway Company Stats
As of October 2023
- Industry
- Diversified Financials
- Founded
- 1839
- Headquarters
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Country/Territory
- United States
- Chief Executive Officer
- Warren Edward Buffett
- Employees
- 396,500
Forbes Lists
#228
World's Top Companies for Women (2023)
Conglomerate
#338
Global 2000 (2023)
#12 - SALES
#44 - ASSETS
#7 - MARKET VALUE
#306
World's Best Employers (2021)Dropped off in 2022
Conglomerate
#203
Top Regarded Companies (2019)
Investment Services
#1
America's Largest Public Companies (2018)
Investment Services
Berkshire Hathaway Financial Summary
Select list year
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
Revenue
$302.1B
Assets
$948.5B
Profits
-$22.8B
Sources
FactSet, Bloomberg, S&P Cap IQ; Forbes.
Revenue
$276.1B
Assets
$958.8B
Profits
$89.8B
Sources
FactSet, Bloomberg, S&P Cap IQ; Forbes.
Revenue
$245.5B
Assets
$873.7B
Profits
$42.5B
Sources
FactSet, Bloomberg, S&P Cap IQ; Forbes.
Revenue
$254.6B
Assets
$817.7B
Profits
$81.4B
Sources
FactSet, Bloomberg, S&P Cap IQ; Forbes.
Revenue
$247.8B
Assets
$707.8B
Profits
$4B
Revenue
$235.2B
Assets
$702.7B
Profits
$39.7B
Revenue
$222.9B
Assets
$620.9B
Profits
$24.1B
Sources
FactSet, Bloomberg, S&P Cap IQ; Forbes.
Revenue
$210.8B
Assets
$561.1B
Profits
$24.1B
Sources
FactSet, Bloomberg, S&P Cap IQ; Forbes.
Revenue
$194.7B
Assets
$534.6B
Profits
$19.9B
Sources
FactSet, Bloomberg, S&P Cap IQ; Forbes.
Revenue
$178.8B
Assets
$493.4B
Profits
$19.5B
Sources
FactSet, Bloomberg, S&P Cap IQ; Forbes.
Revenue
$162.5B
Assets
$427.5B
Profits
$14.8B
Sources
FactSet, Bloomberg, S&P Cap IQ; Forbes.
Revenue
$143.7B
Assets
$392.6B
Profits
$10.3B
Sources
FactSet, Bloomberg, S&P Cap IQ; Forbes.
Revenue
$136.2B
Assets
$372.2B
Profits
$13B
Sources
FactSet, Bloomberg, S&P Cap IQ; Forbes.
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) Stock Price Performance
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) Stock Key Data
SummaryAdditional DataAnalystsHistorical Quotes
Key Data
Previous Close
411.08
Open
411.28
Days Range
409.85 x 415.88
Volume
2,943,072
52 Week Range
330.58 x 430.00
Market Cap
$892.61B
P/E Ratio (ttm)
N/A
Forward P/E
N/A
Diluted EPS (ttm)
50823.99
Dividend Yield
N/A
Ex-Dividend Date
N/A
Valuation Measures
P/E Ratio (ttm)
N/A
Forward P/E
N/A
Price to Sales (ttm)
N/A
Price to Book Value (ttm)
N/A
Price to Tangible Book Value (ttm)
N/A
Total Enterprise Value to EBIT (ttm)
8.65
Total Enterprise Value to EBITDA (ttm)
7.53
Total Enterprise Value to Total Revenue (ttm)
2.26
Profitability Metrics
Gross Margin (ttm)
25.60%
Operating Margin (ttm)
25.60%
Net Margin (ttm)
19.90%
Return on Assets (ttm)
5.71%
Return on Equity (ttm)
13.57%
Revenue and Earnings Metrics
Revenue (ttm)
$103.88B
Revenue Per Share (ttm)
255402.66
Revenue Growth (y/o/y)
16.55%
EBITDA (ttm)
$107.05B
EBITDA Growth (y/o/y)
413.02%
Diluted EPS (ttm)
50823.99
Diluted EPS Growth (y/o/y)
938.69
Cash and Debt Metrics
Total Cash
$188.99B
Total Cash Per Share
24726.51
Total Debt
$122.75B
Total Debt/Equity
21.25%
Current Ratio
1.80
All values as of most recently reported quarter unless otherwise noted.
Consensus Recommendation
Buy
Consensus Price
458.50
Range of Price Targets
427.00 to 490.00
Range of EPS
19.38 to 19.38
Consensus EPS
19.38
Consensus Revenue
$362.43B
Range of Revenue
$332.79B to $392.06B
- Consensus Price Target is the stock price analysts expect to see within a period of 0-18 months.
- EPS and Revenue estimates are for the next 12 months.
| DATE | OPEN | HIGH | LOW | CLOSE | ADJUSTED CLOSE | VOLUME |
| Jun 7, 2024 | 411.28 | 415.88 | 409.85 | 413.72 | 413.72 | 2,943,072 |
| Jun 6, 2024 | 410.42 | 411.24 | 407.38 | 411.08 | 411.08 | 3,447,914 |
| Jun 5, 2024 | 410.10 | 410.27 | 405.77 | 409.85 | 409.85 | 2,643,906 |
| Jun 4, 2024 | 414.85 | 415.89 | 406.44 | 409.53 | 409.53 | 415,798 |
| Jun 3, 2024 | 414.89 | 416.72 | 408.78 | 414.79 | 414.79 | 490,581 |
| May 31, 2024 | 408.09 | 415.40 | 406.88 | 414.40 | 414.40 | 519,752 |
| May 30, 2024 | 403.77 | 409.04 | 402.77 | 408.61 | 408.61 | 290,709 |
| May 29, 2024 | 403.00 | 405.87 | 401.58 | 404.09 | 404.09 | 3,428,787 |
| May 28, 2024 | 408.24 | 408.24 | 401.87 | 403.90 | 403.90 | 3,321,863 |
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