Berkshire Hathaway Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1838

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Public

  • Employees
  • 396,500

Employees

  • Stock Symbol
  • BRK.A

Stock Symbol

  • Investments
  • 181

  • Share Price
  • $706K
  • (As of Monday Closing)

Berkshire Hathaway General Information

Description

Berkshire Hathaway is a holding company with a wide array of subsidiaries engaged in diverse activities. The firm's core business segment is insurance, run primarily through Geico, Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group, and Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group. Berkshire has used the excess cash thrown off from these and its other operations over the years to acquire Burlington Northern Santa Fe (railroad), Berkshire Hathaway Energy (utilities and energy distributors), and the companies that make up its manufacturing, service, and retailing operations (which include five of Berkshire's largest noninsurance pretax earnings generators: Precision Castparts, Lubrizol, Clayton Homes, Marmon, and IMC/ISCAR). The conglomerate is unique in that it is run on a completely decentralized basis.

Contact Information

Formerly Known As
NBH, Valley Falls Company, Nbh Inc
Ownership Status
Publicly Held
Financing Status
Corporation
Corporate Office
  • 3555 Farnam Street
  • Omaha, NE 68131
  • United States
+1 (402)
Primary Industry
Conglomerates
Stock Exchange
NYS
Vertical(s)
Industrials
Corporate Office
  • 3555 Farnam Street
  • Omaha, NE 68131
  • United States
+1 (402)

Berkshire Hathaway Timeline

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Berkshire Hathaway Stock Performance

As of 10-Feb-2025, Berkshire Hathaway’s stock price is $706K. Its current market cap is $1.01T with 1.44M shares.

(As of Monday Closing)

Stock Price Previous Close 52 wk Range Market Cap Shares Average Volume EPS
$706K $709K $590K - $742K $1.01T 1.44M 1.61K $74.2K

Berkshire Hathaway Financials Summary

As of 30-Sep-2024, Berkshire Hathaway has a trailing 12-month revenue of $453B.

In Thousands,
USD
TTM 30-Sep-2024 FY 2023 31-Dec-2023 FY 2022 31-Dec-2022 FY 2021 31-Dec-2021
EV 1,079,895,380 880,229,808 774,099,355 722,693,034
Revenue 452,954,000 439,337,000 234,121,000 354,727,000
EBITDA 151,026,000 137,655,000 (15,249,000) 126,751,000
Net Income 106,875,000 96,223,000 (22,759,000) 89,937,000
Total Assets 1,147,251,000 1,069,978,000 948,465,000 958,784,000
Total Debt 124,507,000 128,271,000 122,744,000 114,262,000
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Berkshire Hathaway Valuation & Funding

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Post-Val Status Debt

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Berkshire Hathaway Patents

Berkshire Hathaway Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-3332055-A Adhesive coating and calking composition Inactive 08-Mar-1962

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Berkshire Hathaway Investments & Acquisitions (181)

Berkshire Hathaway’s most recent deal was a Secondary Transaction - Open Market with VeriSign for . The deal was made on 20-Dec-2024.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
VeriSign 20-Dec-2024 Secondary Transaction - Open Market IT Consulting and Outsourcing
Domino's Pizza 30-Sep-2024 PIPE Restaurants and Bars
Pool Corp 30-Sep-2024 PIPE Distributors/Wholesale
ULTA Beauty 30-Jun-2024 PIPE Specialty Retail
HEICO 01-Jun-2024 Secondary Transaction - Open Market Air
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Berkshire Hathaway ESG

Risk Overview

Risk Rating

Updated October, 10, 2024

26.19 | Med Risk

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Peers Analysis

Peer performance insights compare the company’s ESG performance to the performance of selected peers to help inform future ESG decisions and drive internal performance improvements.

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Berkshire Hathaway Exits (43)

Berkshire Hathaway’s most recent exit was on 18-May-2021 from Nu Holdings. The exit was categorized as with 30 buyers.

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
Nu Holdings 18-May-2021 Completed
  • 30 buyers
Verizon Communications 16-Feb-2021 Completed
Snowflake 16-Sep-2020 Completed
  • 2 buyers
AbbVie 01-Jun-2020 Completed
Restoration Hardware 30-Sep-2019 Secondary Transaction - Private Completed
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Affiliates

Subsidiaries (91)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Berkshire Hathaway Homeservices Drysdale Danville, CA 2017
World Book Chicago, IL 2017
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Hawai'i Realty Honolulu, HI 2015
Duracell Canada Mississauga, Canada 2015
Otc Worldwide Holdings Omaha, NE 2011
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Berkshire Hathaway FAQs

  • When was Berkshire Hathaway founded?

    Berkshire Hathaway was founded in 1838.

  • Where is Berkshire Hathaway headquartered?

    Berkshire Hathaway is headquartered in Omaha, NE.

  • What is the size of Berkshire Hathaway?

    Berkshire Hathaway has 396,500 total employees.

  • What industry is Berkshire Hathaway in?

    Berkshire Hathaway’s primary industry is Conglomerates.

  • Is Berkshire Hathaway a private or public company?

    Berkshire Hathaway is a Public company.

  • What is Berkshire Hathaway’s stock symbol?

    The ticker symbol for Berkshire Hathaway is BRK.A.

  • What is the current stock price of Berkshire Hathaway?

    As of 10-Feb-2025 the stock price of Berkshire Hathaway is $706K.

  • What is the current market cap of Berkshire Hathaway?

    The current market capitalization of Berkshire Hathaway is $1.01T.

  • What is Berkshire Hathaway’s current revenue?

    The trailing twelve month revenue for Berkshire Hathaway is $453B.

  • What is Berkshire Hathaway’s annual earnings per share (EPS)?

    Berkshire Hathaway’s EPS for 12 months was $74.2K.

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