Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is an American multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, with major operations spanning property and casualty insurance, freight rail transportation, energy and utilities, manufacturing, services, and retail, alongside a large equity investment portfolio. Tracing its origins back to textile manufacturing in 1839, the business adopted its current name through a 1955 merger and was subsequently transformed into a diversified holding company after Warren Buffett acquired control in 1965. The company is currently focused on maintaining substantial cash and liquidity reserves, disciplined capital allocation across long-term equity holdings and core subsidiaries, and driving operational performance across its diverse operating units.
Executive summary
Berkshire Hathaway offers unmatched financial resilience, supported by approximately $365 billion in cash and Treasuries, an insurance float of $177.5 billion, and durable operating franchises across insurance, rail, and energy11. The stock has tracked modest multi-year appreciation (+5.3% over the past year), leaving its operating valuation at roughly 20.4x forward earnings without pricing in significant acceleration. With the governance transition successfully solidified and capital deployment accelerating in residential construction, Berkshire is positioned to generate steady compounding while retaining defensive strength16,26.
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Key figures
- Market cap
- $1.1T
- P/E, trailing
- 12.6
- P/E, next 12 months
- 20.4
- Revenue growth, last fiscal year
- 0.0%
- Net margin, last fiscal year
- 18.0%
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