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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. BRK-A

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Overview of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

BRK-A NYQ
Financial Services Insurance - Diversified Framework: Insurance & Reinsurance Mega Cap
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-A), is a Mega Cap company, in the Insurance - Diversified industry, last closed at $834641.00, about 35.4% overvalued vs fair value, +12.8% 1Y return, placing in the top 10% of its sector.
Metrics P/E 16.2× Rev Growth -3.2% ROE 9.8%
USD 834641.00
2.33%
(Delayed)
• Vol 90d: 14.1%
52-Week Range
Market Cap
$1.19T
Enterprise Value
$1.28T
Overall Score
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Overall
Growth
Fair
Profitability
Fair
Health
Fair
Efficiency
Weak
Valuation
Fair
Growth
Fair
Profitability
Fair
Health
Fair
Efficiency
Weak
Valuation
Fair
Completeness: 76%
Confidence: 86%
Updated: Oct 31
Top Beats
No strong beats yet

Quick Facts

Website https://www.berkshirehathaway....
HQ Omaha, NE
Employees 392,400
Fiscal year Dec 31

Next Events

Earnings Nov 7

Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$298876
$539010
$1009541
Current: $834641.00 -35% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Mega Cap

Insurance & Reinsurance - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Total Revenue
$410.5B
-3.2%%
Claims & Losses
-$223.7B
-3%%
Acquisition & Admin Expenses
$37.4B
Underwriting Result
$108.5B
-8.2%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Insurance & Reinsurance

Quality & Reliability Indicators

Loss Ratio
54.5%
Excellent

Claims & Losses / Revenue — core underwriting discipline metric; lower is better

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Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health healthy
Strong cash conversion with minimal leakage across profit-to-cash-to-value chain.
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Active Leaks
0/1
Improving
0
High Impact
0
Critical
Moat Analysis Insurance & Reinsurance

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
52
/100
Moderate
Scores based on quantitative metrics and qualitative factors
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Key strengths

  • Lean Expense Ratio vs Peers Expense efficiency is strong (score 0.75), with operating margin at 21.3% vs peers.
  • Superior Returns on Float Float investment returns are strong (signal score 0.71), with ROA at 5.64% vs peers — investment income amplifies underwriting profit.

Key risks

  • Volatile Capital Returns Signal Cat Exposure Capital adequacy stability is low (score 0.33), indicating elevated catastrophe or reserve cycle exposure.
  • Erratic Investment Income Investment consistency is low (score 0.33), indicating elevated portfolio risk.

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Underwriting Discipline

Moderate
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Signals, strengths and risks for Scale & Diversification

Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

Insurance (Life, P&C, Reinsurance) vs Industry Peers 100% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing BRK-A's balance between Growth (19.7%), Profitability (34.0%), and Safety (46.4%). Growth 20% Safety 46% Profitability 34%

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Growth

35th percentile vs peers
36
Key Signals
Revenue CAGR 3Y 20.6% 76p Equity Growth YoY 10.5% 39p EPS Growth YoY -24.8% 22p Rev Growth YoY -3.2% 8p Asset Growth YoY 5.9% 45p
Strengths
  • Equity/Assets in top 20% of peers (58.9%, 89th percentile)
  • Financial Leverage in top 20% of peers (1.74, 89th percentile)
  • Conservative leverage compared to industry peers
Risks
  • Rev Growth YoY in bottom 20% of peers (-3.2%)
  • Growth below peer median (percentile: 35)

Profitability

61th percentile vs peers
61
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Safety

83th percentile vs peers
84
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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for Berkshire Hathaway Inc..

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Base
$539009.52
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-35.4% vs current
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