The Motley Fool Investing Philosophy: We generally recommend investors buy shares of at least 25 stocks and hold them for at least 5 years. Learn More
| 1 Year | 5 Year | 5 Year Annualized | Since IPO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRK.B | +6.58% | +131.21% | +18.25% | +2,020% |
| S&P | +14.5% | +93.32% | +14.09% | +938% |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. engages in the provision of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, utilities and energy, freight rail transportation, finance, manufacturing, and retailing 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 segment is involved 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 consists 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 segment deals with regulated electric and gas utilities, 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.
There's an easy way to create a mini Buffett-Inspired portfolio.
| Q2 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $92.52B | -1.2% |
| Gross Profit | $22.32B | 9.1% |
| Gross Margin | 24.12% | 2.3% |
| Market Cap | $1.05T | 19.4% |
| Market Cap / Employee | $2.67M | 0.0% |
| Employees | 392.4K | -1.0% |
| Net Income | $12.46B | -59.2% |
| EBITDA | $18.91B | 5.8% |
Currently no data to display
Currently no data to display.
Currently no data to display.
| Q2 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Net Cash | $100.49B | 137.4% |
| Accounts Receivable | $80.52B | 2.5% |
| Inventory | 24.4K | 3.7% |
| Q2 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Long Term Debt | $124.03B | 2.2% |
| Short Term Debt | $2.99B | 32.5% |
| Q2 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Return On Assets | 5.54% | -0.8% |
| Return On Invested Capital | 8.76% | -0.8% |
| Q2 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Free Cash Flow | $5.23B | -42.4% |
| Operating Free Cash Flow | $10.09B | -25.9% |
| Metric | Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price to Earnings | 9.30 | 10.98 | 14.19 | 16.65 | 28.68% |
| Price to Book | 1.65 | 1.55 | 1.77 | 1.60 | 4.34% |
| Price to Sales | 2.68 | 2.63 | 3.09 | 2.83 | 19.52% |
| Price to Tangible Book Value | 2.06 | 1.92 | 2.17 | 1.96 | 0.54% |
| Price to Free Cash Flow TTM | 47.16 | 84.17 | 95.23 | 127.41 | 369.38% |
| Enterprise Value to EBITDA | 49.95 | 40.10 | 59.07 | 44.05 | 7.87% |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.1% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 0.8% | -78.70% |
| Return on Equity | 18.5% | 14.7% | 13.2% | 9.9% | -16.63% |
| Total Debt | $139.38B | $143.53B | $140.31B | $127.02B | 2.74% |
Berkshire Hathaway bought $1.6 billion of United Health stock in Q2. Inflation may be ticking higher after all.
After 60 years at the helm of Berkshire Hathaway, the Oracle of Omaha is ready for retirement.
Over the past five years, Warren Buffett's returns have beaten the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite even as Berkshire keeps hundreds of billions in cash and Treasuries.
The holidays bring certain topics to the fore.
Invest better with The Motley Fool. Get stock recommendations, portfolio guidance, and more from The Motley Fool's premium services.
