(BRK-A) Berkshire Hathaway - Ratings and Ratios
Insurance, Railroads, Utilities, Manufacturing, Retail
EPS (Earnings per Share)
Revenue
Dividends
Currently no dividends paid| Risk via 5d forecast | |
|---|---|
| Volatility | 15.2% |
| Value at Risk 5%th | 25.2% |
| Relative Tail Risk | 0.84% |
| Reward TTM | |
|---|---|
| Sharpe Ratio | 0.41 |
| Alpha | 2.32 |
| CAGR/Max DD | 1.27 |
| Character TTM | |
|---|---|
| Hurst Exponent | 0.329 |
| Beta | 0.462 |
| Beta Downside | 0.494 |
| Drawdowns 3y | |
|---|---|
| Max DD | 14.43% |
| Mean DD | 3.94% |
| Median DD | 3.28% |
Description: BRK-A Berkshire Hathaway November 13, 2025
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-A) operates as a highly diversified conglomerate. Through its subsidiaries it runs a global insurance and reinsurance platform, the North American freight-rail network Union Pacific, and a suite of regulated utility and energy assets that span electricity generation, natural-gas pipelines, LNG facilities, and coal mining. The company also owns a broad manufacturing portfolio-including confectionery (e.g., See’s Candies), specialty chemicals, aerospace components, building materials, and consumer-goods brands-as well as retail, automotive, and leisure businesses.
Key performance indicators that investors watch include the insurance combined ratio (≈92% in 2023, indicating underwriting profitability), the railroad operating ratio (≈70%, reflecting efficient cost management), and the utility’s regulated return on equity (≈9%-10%). Economic drivers such as U.S. freight demand tied to GDP growth, interest-rate trends affecting insurance investment income, and the energy transition influencing utility fuel mix are material to Berkshire’s earnings outlook. The conglomerate’s decentralized structure also buffers sector-specific shocks, but capital allocation decisions remain a central source of value creation.
For a deeper, data-driven assessment of Berkshire’s risk-adjusted returns and capital deployment efficiency, you may find ValueRay’s analytical dashboards useful for uncovering hidden valuation angles.
Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 3.0
| Net Income (67.46b TTM) > 0 and > 6% of Revenue (6% = 22.55b TTM) |
| FCFTA 0.02 (>2.0%) and ΔFCFTA -0.26pp (YES ≥ +1.0pp, WARN ≥ +0.5pp) |
| NWC/Revenue 127.7% (prev 93.71%; Δ 33.96pp) (YES ≤20% & Δ≤-1pp; WARN ≤25% & Δ≤0 oder ≤40% & Δ≤-3pp) |
| CFO/TA 0.03 (>3.0%) and CFO 39.40b <= Net Income 67.46b (YES >=105%, WARN >=100%) |
| Net Debt (74.18b) to EBITDA (100.45b) ratio: 0.74 <= 3.0 (WARN <= 3.5) |
| Current Ratio 48.72 (target 1.5–3.0; WARN 1.2–<1.5 or >3.0–5.0; CFO/TA gate active) |
| Outstanding Shares last Quarter (1.44m) change vs 12m ago 0.09% (target <= -2.0% for YES) |
| Gross Margin 24.40% (prev 48.83%; Δ -24.43pp) >=18% & Δ>=+0.5pp (WARN >=15% & Δ>=0) |
| Asset Turnover 31.67% (prev 33.01%; Δ -1.34pp) >=50% & Δ>=+2pp (WARN >=35% & Δ>=0) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio 16.74 (EBITDA TTM 100.45b / Interest Expense TTM 5.21b) >= 6 (WARN >= 3) |
Altman Z'' 6.52
| (A) 0.39 = (Total Current Assets 489.78b - Total Current Liabilities 10.05b) / Total Assets 1225.96b |
| (B) 0.61 = Retained Earnings (Balance) 743.99b / Total Assets 1225.96b |
| (C) 0.07 = EBIT TTM 87.24b / Avg Total Assets 1186.61b |
| (D) 1.41 = Book Value of Equity 741.47b / Total Liabilities 525.52b |
| Total Rating: 6.52 = (6.56 * A) + (3.26 * B) + (6.72 * C) + (1.05 * D) |
ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 64.82
| 1. Piotroski 3.0pt |
| 2. FCF Yield 1.68% |
| 3. FCF Margin 5.14% |
| 4. Debt/Equity 0.21 |
| 5. Debt/Ebitda 0.74 |
| 6. ROIC - WACC (= 2.16)% |
| 7. RoE 10.10% |
| 8. Rev. Trend 33.48% |
| 9. EPS Trend 81.42% |
What is the price of BRK-A shares?
Over the past week, the price has changed by +1.77%, over one month by +0.01%, over three months by +2.61% and over the past year by +12.67%.
Is BRK-A a buy, sell or hold?
- Strong Buy: 1
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 2
- Sell: 1
- Strong Sell: 0
What are the forecasts/targets for the BRK-A price?
| Issuer | Target | Up/Down from current |
|---|---|---|
| Wallstreet Target Price | 768439.5 | 1.7% |
| Analysts Target Price | 768439.5 | 1.7% |
| ValueRay Target Price | 864603.5 | 14.4% |
BRK-A Fundamental Data Overview December 18, 2025
P/E Trailing = 15.9744
P/E Forward = 22.7273
P/S = 2.8965
P/B = 1.5634
P/EG = 9.6817
Beta = 0.703
Revenue TTM = 375.78b USD
EBIT TTM = 87.24b USD
EBITDA TTM = 100.45b USD
Long Term Debt = 124.20b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 26.28b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 150.48b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 74.18b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 1152.06b USD (1077.89b + Debt 150.48b - CCE 76.31b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 16.74 (Ebit TTM 87.24b / Interest Expense TTM 5.21b)
FCF Yield = 1.68% (FCF TTM 19.33b / Enterprise Value 1152.06b)
FCF Margin = 5.14% (FCF TTM 19.33b / Revenue TTM 375.78b)
Net Margin = 17.95% (Net Income TTM 67.46b / Revenue TTM 375.78b)
Gross Margin = 24.40% ((Revenue TTM 375.78b - Cost of Revenue TTM 284.09b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 24.62% (prev 24.12%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.94 (Enterprise Value 1152.06b / Total Assets 1225.96b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.84% (Interest Expense 1.26b / Debt 150.48b)
Taxrate = 19.00% (7.24b / 38.10b)
NOPAT = 70.66b (EBIT 87.24b * (1 - 19.00%))
Current Ratio = 48.72 (Total Current Assets 489.78b / Total Current Liabilities 10.05b)
Debt / Equity = 0.21 (Debt 150.48b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 700.44b)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.74 (Net Debt 74.18b / EBITDA 100.45b)
Debt / FCF = 3.84 (Net Debt 74.18b / FCF TTM 19.33b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 668.07b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 5.50% (Net Income 67.46b / Total Assets 1225.96b)
RoE = 10.10% (Net Income TTM 67.46b / Total Stockholder Equity 668.07b)
RoCE = 11.01% (EBIT 87.24b / Capital Employed (Equity 668.07b + L.T.Debt 124.20b))
RoIC = 9.02% (NOPAT 70.66b / Invested Capital 783.18b)
WACC = 6.86% (E(1077.89b)/V(1228.37b) * Re(7.72%) + D(150.48b)/V(1228.37b) * Rd(0.84%) * (1-Tc(0.19)))
Discount Rate = 7.72% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> floored to rf + 0.7*ERP = 8.05%
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -33.33 | Cagr: -0.11%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 77.82% ; FCFE base≈20.01b ; Y1≈19.39b ; Y5≈19.32b
Fair Price DCF = 657.3k (DCF Value 343.80b / Shares Outstanding 523.0k; 5y FCF grow -4.27% → 3.0% )
EPS Correlation: 81.42 | EPS CAGR: 18.86% | SUE: 0.54 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 33.48 | Revenue CAGR: -4.38% | SUE: -0.11 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-03-31): EPS=8301.27 | Chg30d=-58.727 | Revisions Net=-1 | Analysts=2
EPS next Year (2026-12-31): EPS=37597.61 | Chg30d=+5614.613 | Revisions Net=+0 | Growth EPS=+16.0% | Growth Revenue=+1.7%
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