BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B (BRK.B) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NYSE:BRK.B • US0846707026

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480.94 USD
-0.54 (-0.11%)
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This BRK.B fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. BRK.B Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • BRK.B had positive earnings in the past year.
  • In the past year BRK.B had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • Of the past 5 years BRK.B 4 years were profitable.
  • In the past 5 years BRK.B always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
BRK.B Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFBRK.B Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20B -20B 40B 60B 80B

1.2 Ratios

  • Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 5.48%, BRK.B is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 77.55% of the companies in the same industry.
  • BRK.B has a Return On Equity (9.33%) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • BRK.B has a better Return On Invested Capital (4.17%) than 60.20% of its industry peers.
  • BRK.B had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 4.29%. This is below the industry average of 8.22%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 5.48%
ROE 9.33%
ROIC 4.17%
ROA(3y)7.4%
ROA(5y)5.83%
ROE(3y)13.39%
ROE(5y)10.63%
ROIC(3y)4.29%
ROIC(5y)3.99%
BRK.B Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICBRK.B Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 5 10 15

1.3 Margins

  • With a decent Profit Margin value of 18.03%, BRK.B is doing good in the industry, outperforming 73.47% of the companies in the same industry.
  • BRK.B's Profit Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
  • BRK.B has a Operating Margin (15.63%) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • BRK.B's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • BRK.B has a Gross Margin of 24.75%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: BRK.B outperforms 43.88% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of BRK.B has grown nicely.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 15.63%
PM (TTM) 18.03%
GM 24.75%
OM growth 3Y5.77%
OM growth 5Y5.73%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5Y0.81%
GM growth 3Y5.1%
GM growth 5Y2.53%
BRK.B Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsBRK.B Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 10 20 30

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2. BRK.B Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), BRK.B is destroying value.
  • BRK.B has about the same amout of shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • BRK.B has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
  • BRK.B has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.
BRK.B Yearly Shares OutstandingBRK.B Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 500M 1B 1.5B 2B
BRK.B Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsBRK.B Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200B 400B 600B 800B 1T

2.2 Solvency

  • An Altman-Z score of 2.60 indicates that BRK.B is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • BRK.B has a Altman-Z score of 2.60. This is amongst the best in the industry. BRK.B outperforms 82.65% of its industry peers.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of BRK.B is 5.15, which is a neutral value as it means it would take BRK.B, 5.15 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • BRK.B has a better Debt to FCF ratio (5.15) than 62.24% of its industry peers.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.18 indicates that BRK.B is not too dependend on debt financing.
  • Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 0.18, BRK.B is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 64.29% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.18
Debt/FCF 5.15
Altman-Z 2.6
ROIC/WACC0.5
WACC8.28%
BRK.B Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFBRK.B Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200B 400B 600B

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 1.36 indicates that BRK.B should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • BRK.B has a better Current ratio (1.36) than 64.29% of its industry peers.
  • BRK.B has a Quick Ratio of 1.09. This is a normal value and indicates that BRK.B is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 1.09, BRK.B is in line with its industry, outperforming 57.14% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.36
Quick Ratio 1.09
BRK.B Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesBRK.B Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 50B 100B

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3. BRK.B Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for BRK.B have decreased by -6.25% in the last year.
  • Measured over the past years, BRK.B shows a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 17.67% on average per year.
  • Looking at the last year, BRK.B shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 0.00% in the last year.
  • The Revenue has been growing by 8.63% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-6.25%
EPS 3Y13.85%
EPS 5Y17.67%
EPS Q2Q%-29.78%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)0%
Revenue growth 3Y7.14%
Revenue growth 5Y8.63%
Sales Q2Q%-0.72%

3.2 Future

  • Based on estimates for the next years, BRK.B will show a small growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 4.50% on average per year.
  • Based on estimates for the next years, BRK.B will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 5.94% on average per year.
EPS Next Y7.31%
EPS Next 2Y4.96%
EPS Next 3Y4.08%
EPS Next 5Y4.5%
Revenue Next Year-0.42%
Revenue Next 2Y1.58%
Revenue Next 3Y6.08%
Revenue Next 5Y5.94%

3.3 Evolution

  • The EPS growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.
  • The Revenue growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.
BRK.B Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesBRK.B Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 100B 200B 300B 400B
BRK.B Yearly EPS VS EstimatesBRK.B Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 5 10 15 20

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4. BRK.B Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • A Price/Earnings ratio of 23.32 indicates a rather expensive valuation of BRK.B.
  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, BRK.B is valued a bit more expensive than 60.20% of the companies in the same industry.
  • BRK.B is valuated at similar levels of the S&P average when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 25.23, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
  • With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 21.73, BRK.B is valued on the expensive side.
  • 65.31% of the companies in the same industry are cheaper than BRK.B, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
  • BRK.B is valuated at similar levels of the S&P average when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 23.28, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 23.32
Fwd PE 21.73
BRK.B Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsBRK.B Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 5 10 15 20 25

4.2 Price Multiples

  • The rest of the industry has a similar Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio as BRK.B.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of BRK.B is on the same level as its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 41.48
EV/EBITDA 15.58
BRK.B Per share dataBRK.B EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 100 200 300

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates BRK.B does not grow enough to justify the current Price/Earnings ratio.
  • BRK.B has a very decent profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)3.19
PEG (5Y)1.32
EPS Next 2Y4.96%
EPS Next 3Y4.08%

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5. BRK.B Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for BRK.B!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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BRK.B Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B

NYSE:BRK.B (3/20/2026, 8:04:00 PM)

After market: 482.69 +1.75 (+0.36%)

480.94

-0.54 (-0.11%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryGroupFinancial Services
GICS IndustryFinancial Services
Earnings (Last)03-02
Earnings (Next)05-01
Inst Owners30.29%
Inst Owner Change1.01%
Ins Owners37.74%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap1.04T
Revenue(TTM)371.44B
Net Income(TTM)66.97B
Analysts44
Price Target521.29 (8.39%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)-5.53%
Min EPS beat(2)-15.88%
Max EPS beat(2)4.81%
EPS beat(4)2
Avg EPS beat(4)-5.16%
Min EPS beat(4)-15.88%
Max EPS beat(4)4.81%
EPS beat(8)5
Avg EPS beat(8)5.49%
EPS beat(12)8
Avg EPS beat(12)6.31%
EPS beat(16)11
Avg EPS beat(16)6.41%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.41%
Min Revenue beat(2)-1.53%
Max Revenue beat(2)0.72%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-1.81%
Min Revenue beat(4)-4.09%
Max Revenue beat(4)0.72%
Revenue beat(8)2
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.86%
Revenue beat(12)5
Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.17%
Revenue beat(16)6
Avg Revenue beat(16)-0.79%
PT rev (1m)-0.59%
PT rev (3m)-0.4%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-2.92%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-2.92%
EPS NY rev (1m)-0.01%
EPS NY rev (3m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-3.92%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-3.92%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.14%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.14%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 23.32
Fwd PE 21.73
P/S 2.8
P/FCF 41.48
P/OCF 22.6
P/B 1.45
P/tB 1.73
EV/EBITDA 15.58
EPS(TTM)20.62
EY4.29%
EPS(NY)22.13
Fwd EY4.6%
FCF(TTM)11.59
FCFY2.41%
OCF(TTM)21.28
OCFY4.43%
SpS171.96
BVpS332.14
TBVpS277.55
PEG (NY)3.19
PEG (5Y)1.32
Graham Number392.55
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 5.48%
ROE 9.33%
ROCE 5.14%
ROIC 4.17%
ROICexc 4.37%
ROICexgc 5.16%
OM 15.63%
PM (TTM) 18.03%
GM 24.75%
FCFM 6.74%
ROA(3y)7.4%
ROA(5y)5.83%
ROE(3y)13.39%
ROE(5y)10.63%
ROIC(3y)4.29%
ROIC(5y)3.99%
ROICexc(3y)4.49%
ROICexc(5y)4.21%
ROICexgc(3y)5.35%
ROICexgc(5y)5.06%
ROCE(3y)5.29%
ROCE(5y)4.92%
ROICexgc growth 3Y2.7%
ROICexgc growth 5Y6.05%
ROICexc growth 3Y3.93%
ROICexc growth 5Y7.05%
OM growth 3Y5.77%
OM growth 5Y5.73%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5Y0.81%
GM growth 3Y5.1%
GM growth 5Y2.53%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover0.3
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.18
Debt/FCF 5.15
Debt/EBITDA 1.8
Cap/Depr 155.29%
Cap/Sales 5.63%
Interest Coverage 11.39
Cash Conversion 64.28%
Profit Quality 37.39%
Current Ratio 1.36
Quick Ratio 1.09
Altman-Z 2.6
F-Score5
WACC8.28%
ROIC/WACC0.5
Cap/Depr(3y)152.78%
Cap/Depr(5y)144.82%
Cap/Sales(3y)5.36%
Cap/Sales(5y)5.2%
Profit Quality(3y)27.13%
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-6.25%
EPS 3Y13.85%
EPS 5Y17.67%
EPS Q2Q%-29.78%
EPS Next Y7.31%
EPS Next 2Y4.96%
EPS Next 3Y4.08%
EPS Next 5Y4.5%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)0%
Revenue growth 3Y7.14%
Revenue growth 5Y8.63%
Sales Q2Q%-0.72%
Revenue Next Year-0.42%
Revenue Next 2Y1.58%
Revenue Next 3Y6.08%
Revenue Next 5Y5.94%
EBIT growth 1Y-4.75%
EBIT growth 3Y13.32%
EBIT growth 5Y14.85%
EBIT Next YearN/A
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y115.58%
FCF growth 3Y4.59%
FCF growth 5Y-1.32%
OCF growth 1Y50.26%
OCF growth 3Y7.17%
OCF growth 5Y2.94%

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B / BRK.B Fundamental Analysis FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B (BRK.B) stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to BRK.B.


What is the valuation status for BRK.B stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 10 to BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B (BRK.B). This can be considered as Overvalued.


What is the profitability of BRK.B stock?

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B (BRK.B) has a profitability rating of 6 / 10.


Can you provide the PE and PB ratios for BRK.B stock?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B (BRK.B) is 23.32 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 1.45.