Berkshire HathawayBRK-B
$1.08T market capBerkshire HathawayBRK-BRevenue: is the business selling more than it used to?
$247.2B−1% YoYFY 2025
◌ 2026 = trailing twelve months to the latest filed quarter, not a full fiscal year
→Revenue reached $247.2B in 2025, compounding +6% a year since 2022 and the pace is picking up. The trailing twelve months are already running at $259.7B, ahead of the last full year.
Source: SEC EDGAR (XBRL company facts) · as at 2026-06-30
Berkshire HathawayBRK-BNet income: how much of that revenue becomes profit?
$67.0B−25% YoYFY 2025
◌ 2026 = trailing twelve months to the latest filed quarter, not a full fiscal year
→Net income was $67.0B in 2025, against $89.0B the year before. Earnings per share moved +36% over the last twelve months. Trailing twelve-month profit stands at $85.8B.
Source: SEC EDGAR (XBRL company facts) · as at 2026-06-30
Berkshire HathawayBRK-BHow fast is it growing, year by year?
-1.0%revenue growth, FY 2025
Off the axis: 2019 earnings +1924.8% - rebounds off a collapsed prior year.
→Revenue grew -1% in 2025 against a five-year average of +9%. Earnings fell +25% on top of it. 2019's +1925% earnings rebound off a collapsed base sits off the axis.
Source: SEC EDGAR (XBRL company facts) · as at 2026-06-30
Berkshire HathawayBRK-BFree cash flow: what is left in real cash after everything?
$25.0B+116% YoYFY 2025
◌ 2026 = trailing twelve months to the latest filed quarter, not a full fiscal year
→Free cash flow was $25.0B in 2025, compounding +5% a year since 2022. The trailing twelve months stand at $24.2B.
Source: SEC EDGAR (XBRL company facts) · as at 2026-06-30
Berkshire HathawayBRK-BHow much of every sales dollar ends up as free cash?
◌ 2026 = trailing twelve months to the latest filed quarter, not a full fiscal year
→10 cents of every sales dollar became free cash in 2025, and it has held steady since 2022.
Source: SEC EDGAR (XBRL company facts) · as at 2026-06-30
Berkshire HathawayBRK-BWhat does staying competitive cost, per dollar of sales?
◌ 2026 = trailing twelve months to the latest filed quarter (2026-06-30), not a full fiscal year
→The biggest claim on each sales dollar is capital spending, at 8% of revenue.
Source: SEC EDGAR (XBRL company facts) · as at 2026-06-30
Berkshire HathawayBRK-BMargins: of every $1 of sales, how much survives each cost layer?
◌ 2026 = trailing twelve months to the latest filed quarter (2026-06-30), not a full fiscal year
→Net margin stands at 27% in 2025. BRK-B doesn't break out gross or operating margin in its filings, so net is the only layer the data supports.
Source: SEC EDGAR (XBRL company facts) · as at 2026-06-30
Berkshire HathawayBRK-BWhat does it earn on the money it uses?
◌ 2026 = trailing twelve months to the latest filed quarter (2026-06-30), not a full fiscal year
→BRK-B earns 11% on shareholders' capital. Return on capital employed isn't meaningful for this business model, so ROE carries the picture alone.
Source: SEC EDGAR (XBRL company facts) · as at 2026-06-30
Berkshire HathawayBRK-BCould it handle its debt if things went wrong?
→Debt isn't clearly tagged in BRK-B's filings, so treat the balance sheet with extra care rather than assuming zero.
Source: SEC EDGAR (XBRL company facts) · as at 2026-06-30
Berkshire HathawayBRK-BIs the company's own capital growing?
→The company's own capital grew from $561.3B in 2023 to $747.9B (+33%). The business is building book value rather than consuming it.
Source: SEC EDGAR (XBRL company facts) · as at 2026-06-30
Berkshire HathawayBRK-BHow much goes back, and how much leaks out as stock comp?
→Shareholders received $2.9B in buybacks in 2024.
Source: SEC EDGAR (XBRL company facts) · as at 2026-06-30
Berkshire HathawayBRK-BAre the people running it buying or selling?
→Insiders bought $143M and sold $2.3B on the open market, a net sale of $2.1B. A further 29 filings were grants, option exercises or tax withholding, which say nothing either way.
Source: SEC EDGAR (XBRL company facts) · as at 2026-06-30