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BRK-B

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

BRK-B

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

$507.78

+1.61%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$455.19 - $516.85

P/E

15.12

Fwd P/E

24.49

Beta

0.62

Div Yield

0.00%

Avg Vol

5.1M

Shares Out

2.2B

Mkt Cap

$1.1T

Price action

Price chart

Up 4.1% 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

7 reasons

  • Diversified revenue streams across recession-resistant industries reduce earnings volatility
  • Massive insurance float providing low-cost capital for strategic investments and acquisitions
  • Essential infrastructure assets (railways, utilities) with high barriers to entry and regulatory moats
  • Fortress balance sheet with substantial cash reserves enabling opportunistic investments during downturns
  • Proven management expertise and disciplined capital allocation under Warren Buffett's leadership
  • Vertically integrated operations reducing costs and improving operational efficiency
  • Strong brand portfolio and market leadership positions across multiple business segments

Bear Case

2 risks

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

Growth

Stable outlook

Strategic acquisitions of quality businesses with durable competitive advantages

Value

High premium - requires strong execution

Momentum

Stable

+4.7% over 3m

Quality

Stable

Strong fundamentals

Dividend

None

No dividend

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

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

Next: May 1, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

MAY 2, 2026

Reported EPS of $5.25 vs $5.08 consensus (+3.4% surprise). Revenue of $93.7B vs $92.9B expected (+0.8%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +3.4%
Rev beat +0.8%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+3.4%

Next: May 1, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

-22%

-9%

-16%

-16%

-6%

+12%

Q2 24

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$116.3B

$112.3B

$100.0B

$83.3B

$92.5B

$95.0B

$94.2B

$93.7B

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

28.8%

Operating

16.1%

Profit

10.8%

Wall Street consensus

1 analyst · 100% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

1

100%

Hold

0%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

Latest: UBS · May 4, 2026

vs Industry

How BRK-B stacks vs Insurance - Diversified

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

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