Berkshire Hathaway competitors, on the record
The companies Berkshire Hathaway names as competitors in its annual reports, 2022 to 2025, and the companies that name Berkshire Hathaway, each with the sentence and the filing.
Who Berkshire Hathaway names
| Company | Named in |
|---|---|
| Afton Chemical Corporation | 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Chevron Oronite Company | 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Infineum International Ltd. | 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Union Pacific Railroad Company | 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Lowe’s Companies, Inc | 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Sherwin-Williams Company | 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| The Home Depot, Inc. | 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Farrow & Ball | 2024, 2025 |
| The Pittsburgh Paints Company | 2024, 2025 |
| PPG Industries, Inc. | 2023 |
In its own words
Afton Chemical Corporation, Chevron Oronite Company, Infineum International Ltd.
Word for word“Lubrizol Additives’ principal competitors are Infineum International Ltd., Chevron Oronite Company and Afton Chemical Corporation.” 10-K for 2025
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Word for word“BNSF Railway’s primary rail competitor in the Western region of the U.S. is Union Pacific Railroad Company.” 10-K for 2025
Lowe’s Companies, Inc, Sherwin-Williams Company, The Home Depot, Inc., Farrow & Ball, The Pittsburgh Paints Company
Word for word“Competitors include other premium paint and decorating stores, mass merchandisers, home centers, independent hardware stores, hardware chains and manufacturer-operated direct outlets, such as Sherwin-Williams Company, The Pittsburgh Paints Company, The Home Depot, Inc., Lowe’s Companies, Inc and Farrow & Ball.” 10-K for 2025
PPG Industries, Inc.
Word for word“Competitors include other premium paint and decorating stores, mass merchandisers, home centers, independent hardware stores, hardware chains and manufacturer-operated direct outlets, such as Sherwin-Williams Company, PPG Industries, Inc., The Home Depot, Inc. and Lowe’s Companies, Inc.” 10-K for 2023
Who names Berkshire Hathaway
Companies whose own annual reports name Berkshire Hathaway as a competitor.
Word for word“Principal competitors in the HPMC segment include: Berkshire Hathaway Inc., for nickel-based alloys and superalloys and specialty steel alloys, titanium and titanium-based alloys, and precision forgings through its ownership of Precision Castparts Corporation and subsidiaries; Howmet Aerospace Inc., for titanium and titanium-based alloys; Carpenter Technology Corporation for legacy nickel-based alloys and superalloys and specialty steel alloys; and Aubert & Duval for precision forgings.” 10-K for 2025
Word for word“These competitors include Swiss Re, Munich Re, Berkshire Hathaway, Hannover Re and others.” 10-K for 2025
Word for word“Principal competitors include Berkshire Hathaway Inc., through its 2016 acquisition of Precision Castparts Corporation and subsidiaries, for titanium and titanium-based alloys, precision forgings, seamless rolled rings, investment castings, including airfoils, and aerospace fasteners; VSMPO (Russia) for titanium and titanium-based alloys and precision forgings; ATI Inc.’s High-Performance Materials & Components segment for titanium and titanium-based alloys and precision forgings; Lisi Aerospace (France) for aerospace fasteners; and Aubert & Duval (part of Airbus, Safran, and Tikehau Capital) for precision forgings.” 10-K for 2025
Word for word“Within GBA, primary competitors for consumer batteries include Energizer Holdings, Inc. (Energizer), Berkshire Hathaway (Duracell), Montana Tech Components AG (PowerOne), Matsushita (Panasonic) and private label brands of major retailers.” 10-K for 2017
Read from Berkshire Hathaway’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023, 10-K for 2022) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-03-02. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.