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BRK-A

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

BRK-A

NYSE·Financial Services·Insurance - Diversified·Mkt cap $1.1T

$760,590.00

+1.28%

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52-Week Range

$685,150.00 - $775,000.00

P/E

Fwd P/E

24.47

Beta

0.62

Div Yield

0.00%

Avg Vol

206

Shares Out

Mkt Cap

$1.1T

Price action

Price chart

Up 4.0% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

8 reasons

  • Diversified revenue streams across insurance, utilities, rail, and manufacturing reduce cyclical risk
  • Fortress balance sheet with $150+ billion in cash and equivalents provides strategic flexibility
  • Insurance float generates billions in annual investment capital at minimal cost
  • Vertically integrated operations in energy and utilities create operational synergies
  • Proven capital allocation discipline and long-term investment track record
  • Decentralized management structure attracts and retains top operational talent
  • BNSF Railway provides essential North American freight infrastructure with high barriers to entry
  • Berkshire Hathaway Energy's diversified power generation portfolio reduces regulatory and commodity risk

Bear Case

2 risks

  • Low volatility (beta 0.6).
  • High premium - requires strong execution

Growth

Strong growth ahead

Expansion in renewable energy generation and grid modernization

Value

High premium - requires strong execution

Momentum

Stable

+4.6% over 3m

Quality

Stable

Mixed fundamentals

Dividend

None

No dividend

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Aug 1, 2026

LATEST RECAP

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EPS surprise · last 4Q

Q1 26

$4.68

Next: Aug 1, 2026

Revenue trend · last 1Q

Q1 26

$93.7B

Margins · last 1Q

Profit

10.8%

Wall Street consensus

Analyst coverage

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

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vs Industry

How BRK-A stacks vs Insurance - Diversified

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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Peers & themes

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Themes

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