Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-B) stock analysis

In our weekly check, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is graded B (A to F). Of 23 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 15 pass, warnings: 5, red flags: 3.

About Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is a Financial Services company (Insurance - Diversified) based in the United States, listed on NYSE as BRK-B.

What our checks show for BRK-B

Red flags

• The net margin fell by 10.3 points over 5 years, to 22.3%: the company keeps less of each sale as profit.
• Analysts expect the net margin to shrink by 10.6 points from today's 22.3%.
• Recovering from its deepest fall took about 3.8 years.

Warning signs

• Operating cash flow is only 0.54x net profit: part of the reported profit does not arrive as cash.
• Analysts expect earnings per share to shrink about 95.7% a year.
• Analysts expect only about 3.7% a year of growth in revenue.
• The stock has fallen as much as 54% from a peak. Would you have held through that?
• Return on capital (ROCE) is only 5.2%.

Strengths

• The gross margin is 23.5% and has risen by 3.5 points: pricing power is holding.
• Earnings per share grew 56.7% a year over the last 3 years.
• The company keeps 22.3% of its revenue as net profit.
• The price is 13.6 times earnings (P/E), reasonable for its growth.
• A large company: market value $1.16 trillion.
• The price moves calmly: 14.7% annual volatility.

Next earnings report: 2026-11-07

Questions

What grade does Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-B) have?

In our weekly check, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is graded B (A to F). Of 23 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 15 pass, warnings: 5, red flags: 3. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of BRK-B stock?

This week's biggest flags for Berkshire Hathaway Inc.: Margins falling, Margins expected to shrink, Slow recovery after falls. In total 8 of 23 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does Berkshire Hathaway Inc. do?

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is a Financial Services company (Insurance - Diversified) based in the United States, listed on NYSE as BRK-B.

When does Berkshire Hathaway Inc. report earnings next?

The next earnings report is expected on 2026-11-07. We re-run the checks every week, so the grade can change after it.

The grade is a risk check, not a price forecast, and not investment advice. In our 10-year test (S&P 500, 2016-2026), stocks we graded A or B fell more than 30% 2-3 times less often than D or F, without a lower average return.

Updated 2026-10-24

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