BRK-A Financial ServicesBeta data

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

$836,445.00+0.22%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Oct 6, 2026

Basics

Sector: Financial Services
Industry: Insurance - Diversified
Country: United States
Market cap: 1.19T USD
Full-time employees: 387,800

Overall health

Strength: more profitable than most peersmore profitable than peers
Drawback: growing more slowly than most peersgrowing more slowly than peers
Drawback: its shares are priced higher than most peers relative to what it earnspriced higher than peers for its earnings

Ranks #514 of 791 banks & insurance companies (bottom 36%)

Based on 3 categories: banks and insurers are not rated on risk.

Scored as a bank or insurer: cash-flow, EBITDA, gross margin and current ratio aren’t scored; they are under “Other data”.

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Nothing unusual stands out. Its strongest area is profitability (92/100).
None of our checks flag anything unusual in Berkshire Hathaway's latest figures; its strongest area is profitability, at 92 out of 100.

StockQuotient Score

45/ 100▼ 1 since Oct 27 close

Oct 5 77 → Nov 4 45 (-32)

Fundamentals: Yahoo Finance, not primary filings

Valuation

Is the price right?

34/100

Weak▼ 3 since Oct 27 close

2/2 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 37 → 34

Share price +3.3%-3

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ P/B

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Earnings yield (P/E) and book yield (P/B) versus other banks and insurers.

Book yield62.4%

Yahoo FinanceReported value40% base weight · Z-score -0.60Sector median: 0.7950 · MAD: 0.2843

Earnings yield7.1%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported value60% base weight · Z-score -0.30Sector median: 0.0789 · MAD: 0.0253

Other data (not scored)

EBITDA yield13.6%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.1095 · MAD: 0.0527

Free cash flow yieldUnavailable

Missing · left out of the scoreInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0796 · MAD: 0.0459

Growth

Is it growing?

8/100

Weak

1/1 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: ▲ Stronger

12-month revenue up 2.5%

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ EPS growth

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Earnings-per-share growth versus other banks and insurers.

Earnings per share growth-24.8%

Yahoo Finance · fiscal year to Dec 2025Reported value100% base weight · Z-score -2.30Sector median: 0.1599 · MAD: 0.1775

Other data (not scored)

3-year revenue growth4.9%

SEC filings · 3 years to Jun 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0826 · MAD: 0.0558

Revenue growth3.9%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0866 · MAD: 0.0782

Profitability

Does it earn well?

92/100

Strong▼ 1 since Oct 27 close

2/2 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: ▲ Stronger

Net margin rose 3.0 points to 22.3%

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 93 → 92

Peer companies moved-1

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ ROA

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on equity and return on assets versus other banks and insurers.

Return on assets6.8%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value50% base weight · Z-score 8.99Sector median: 0.0117 · MAD: 0.0062

Return on equity12.1%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported value50% base weight · Z-score 0.35Sector median: 0.1074 · MAD: 0.0388

Other data (not scored)

Gross marginUnavailable

Missing · left out of the scoreInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: Unavailable · MAD: Unavailable

Operating marginUnavailable

Missing · left out of the scoreInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.1450 · MAD: 0.1678

Return on invested capitalUnavailable

Missing · left out of the scoreInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: Unavailable · MAD: Unavailable

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Not rated

Not rated for banks and insurers: debt and share-price swings say little about their risk. We leave it blank rather than fill the gap with a made-up middle value.

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about Berkshire Hathaway

Is Berkshire Hathaway getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (Aug 10, 2026) got stronger: net margin rose 3.0 points to 22.3%. Its overall score is 45/100, down 1 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Berkshire Hathaway valued vs its peers?: Priced higher than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 34/100 against 950 banks & insurance peers. Book yield 62.4% vs a peer median of 79.5% (weaker than 68% of peers).Book yield 62.4% vs peers 79.5% (weaker than 68% of peers).
Is Berkshire Hathaway growing?: More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 8/100 against 950 banks & insurance peers. Earnings per share growth -24.8% vs a peer median of 16.0% (weaker than 92% of peers).Earnings per share growth -24.8% vs peers 16.0% (weaker than 92% of peers).
How profitable is Berkshire Hathaway?: More profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 92/100 against 950 banks & insurance peers. Return on assets 6.8% vs a peer median of 1.2% (stronger than 95% of peers).Return on assets 6.8% vs peers 1.2% (stronger than 95% of peers).
How risky is Berkshire Hathaway?: Not rated for banks and insurers: debt and share-price swings say little about their risk.

Latest filing: what changed

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 · filed Aug 10, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026

Got stronger

Net margin rose 3.0 points to 22.3%

	Previous quarter	Latest quarter	Change
Revenue (12 months)	375.4B USD	384.7B USD	+2.5%
Net income (12 months)	72.5B USD	85.8B USD	+18.3%
Free cash flow (12 months)	23.9B USD	24.2B USD	+1.4%
Cash	58.8B USD	41.4B USD	−29.7%

From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.

Industry valuation context

Sector: Banks & Insurance · 209 companies

Valuations in Banks & Insurance are within their usual range since 2016.

55% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
27% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-book history.
Over 24 months, company values +25% and earnings +33% (medians): prices and earnings moved broadly together.
Median price-to-book is −57% vs the whole market, against a usual −57%.

2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026

Shown for Banks & Insurance: too few Insurance - Diversified companies have a long enough history of their own.

Financials

Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year

Key ratios	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	Change
Operating margin	—	—	—	—	—	—
Net margin	32.6%	-7.5%	26.4%	24.0%	18.0%	▼ 5.9 pts
Return on assets (ROA)	9.4%	-2.4%	9.0%	7.7%	5.5%	▼ 2.2 pts
Return on equity (ROE)	17.8%	-4.8%	17.1%	13.7%	9.3%	▼ 4.4 pts
Interest coverage	—	—	—	—	—	—

BRK-A price history

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Strength: more profitable than most peersmore profitable than peers

Drawback: growing more slowly than most peersgrowing more slowly than peers

Drawback: its shares are priced higher than most peers relative to what it earnspriced higher than peers for its earnings

Ranks #514 of 791 banks & insurance companies (bottom 36%)

Based on 3 categories: banks and insurers are not rated on risk.

Scored as a bank or insurer: cash-flow, EBITDA, gross margin and current ratio aren’t scored; they are under “Other data”.

See how it ranks against its peers

Questions investors ask about Berkshire Hathaway

Is Berkshire Hathaway getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (Aug 10, 2026) got stronger: net margin rose 3.0 points to 22.3%. Its overall score is 45/100, down 1 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is Berkshire Hathaway valued vs its peers?

Priced higher than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 34/100 against 950 banks & insurance peers. Book yield 62.4% vs a peer median of 79.5% (weaker than 68% of peers).Book yield 62.4% vs peers 79.5% (weaker than 68% of peers).

Is Berkshire Hathaway growing?

More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 8/100 against 950 banks & insurance peers. Earnings per share growth -24.8% vs a peer median of 16.0% (weaker than 92% of peers).Earnings per share growth -24.8% vs peers 16.0% (weaker than 92% of peers).

How profitable is Berkshire Hathaway?

More profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 92/100 against 950 banks & insurance peers. Return on assets 6.8% vs a peer median of 1.2% (stronger than 95% of peers).Return on assets 6.8% vs peers 1.2% (stronger than 95% of peers).

How risky is Berkshire Hathaway?

Not rated for banks and insurers: debt and share-price swings say little about their risk.

Previous quarter

Latest quarter

Change

Revenue (12 months)

375.4B USD

384.7B USD

+2.5%

Net income (12 months)

72.5B USD

85.8B USD

+18.3%

Free cash flow (12 months)

23.9B USD

24.2B USD

+1.4%

Cash

58.8B USD

41.4B USD

−29.7%

Key ratios

FY 2021

FY 2022

FY 2023

FY 2024

FY 2025

Change

Operating margin

—

Net margin

32.6%

-7.5%

26.4%

24.0%

18.0%

▼ 5.9 pts

Return on assets (ROA)

9.4%

-2.4%

9.0%

7.7%

5.5%

▼ 2.2 pts

Return on equity (ROE)

17.8%

-4.8%

17.1%

13.7%

9.3%

▼ 4.4 pts

Interest coverage

—