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Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Financial data

Key metrics

Data as of Feb 28, 2025
P/E Ratioi
12.1
EPS (Diluted, Class B equiv.)i
Dividend Yieldi
0.00%
Revenuei
$371.4B
Net Incomei
$89.0B

Financial statements

Income Statement

FY2024 · SEC 10-K
Revenuei$371.4BB
Cost of Revenue & ExpensesiB
Insurance Underwriting ProfitiB
Operating Earningsi$47.4BB
Net Income (incl. investment gains)i$89.0BB
EPS (Diluted, Class B equiv.)i$

Balance Sheet

FY2024 · SEC 10-K
Total Assetsi$1.12TB
Total Liabilitiesi$511.0BB
Total Equityi$608.3BB
Cash & Treasury Billsi$334.2BB
Total DebtiB

Key Ratios

FY2024 · Calculated
P/Ei12.1
P/Si2.9
P/Bi1.8
ROEi14.60%%
ROAi7.90%%

Description

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is a publicly listed equity operating in the Conglomerate industry within the Financials sector, headquartered in the United States. The company's business model is centered on banking, insurance and capital markets intermediation, positioning it within a competitive landscape shaped by technological evolution, regulatory frameworks and shifting demand patterns. Revenue is denominated primarily in USD, with the stock's risk-return profile reflecting both company-specific execution factors and the broader macro environment of its domicile market. From a fundamental perspective, Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s investment profile is driven by revenue growth trajectory, margin expansion or compression dynamics, capital allocation decisions and return on invested capital. The company's competitive advantages — whether derived from scale economies, intellectual property, network effects, brand strength or regulatory positioning — determine the sustainability of above-average returns and the duration of its competitive moat. Earnings quality, free cash flow generation and balance sheet strength provide the financial foundation that supports valuation multiples and shareholder returns through dividends and buybacks. The stock's market behavior reflects its sector positioning within the Financials space, creating specific sensitivities to business cycle phases, interest rate movements and sector rotation flows. In risk-on environments characterized by economic expansion and credit easing, growth-oriented companies in this space tend to benefit from multiple expansion and revenue acceleration. Conversely, tightening monetary conditions and growth deceleration create headwinds through higher discount rates and compressed forward estimates, testing the resilience of the business model and management quality. For portfolio construction, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. offers exposure to banking, insurance and capital markets intermediation through a single-name equity position in the United States. The stock's factor profile — encompassing size, value, momentum, quality and volatility characteristics — determines its behavior within systematic strategies and its contribution to portfolio risk. Institutional investors should monitor earnings revision trends, insider activity, short interest dynamics and peer relative valuation when sizing positions and managing concentration risk.

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Key persons

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Market signals

Most influential for Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Neutral0
Earnings SurpriseNeutral
Earnings Revision Cycle — Analyst Consensus Shift
Systematic analyst EPS revision cycles mark turning points in earnings momentum — upward revision clusters precede strong price moves; downward revision breadth leads multi-month corrections.
Severity
3/5
MacroNeutral
Rate Environment — Equity Multiple Pressure
Rising risk-free rates compress equity multiples through the discount rate mechanism — higher rates shrink the present value of future earnings, driving P/E contraction across the asset class.
Severity
4/5
SentimentNeutral
Risk Appetite Cycle — Equity Risk Premium
Global risk-on/off regimes drive systematic equity inflows and outflows — VIX spikes and widening credit spreads signal regime shift to risk-off, triggering broad de-risking across the asset class.
Severity
3/5
MacroNeutral
Credit Cycle — Corporate Borrowing Conditions
Corporate credit spreads lead equity earnings by 3–6 months — tightening spreads confirm healthy financing, widening spreads signal rising default risk and precede earnings disappointments.
Severity
1/5
PositioningNeutral
Short Interest and Squeeze Dynamics
Elevated short interest creates binary asymmetry — a positive catalyst forces covering and amplifies gains; absent a catalyst, high short interest exerts persistent downward pressure on price.
Severity
3/5
PositioningNeutral
Sector Rotation — Capital Flow Shift
Capital rotating between sectors with the economic cycle provides early regime signals — late-cycle shifts from cyclicals to defensives warn of trend exhaustion and imminent de-risking.
Severity
3/5

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Key risks

succession-risk
This risk may negatively affect the instrument’s performance under certain market conditions.
insurance-catastrophe
This risk may negatively affect the instrument’s performance under certain market conditions.
concentration
This risk may negatively affect the instrument’s performance under certain market conditions.

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Portfolio role & behavior

Economic role

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Behavior

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