Company data sheet · Berkshire Hathaway
Berkshire Hathaway: six decisions on record.
- Industry
- Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance
- Headquarters
- United States
- Ticker
- BRK-B (NYSE)
- Sources
- SEC filings (1998–2026), Stratrix's verified Decision Cases, market data and official economic statistics for the United States
- Data as of
- November 1, 2026
- Six decisions on record. Stratrix has verified six of Berkshire Hathaway's big decisions, each with what happened next. The hardest year after: "What Happens to a Company Built Around One Irreplaceable Person? Berkshire After Buffett", with its shares 43 points behind the S&P 500 over the next year.
Financial results
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Net income | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $215 billion | $24.1 billion | |
| 2017 | $240 billion | $44.9 billion | |
| 2018 | $248 billion | $4 billion | |
| 2019 | $255 billion | $81.4 billion | |
| 2020 | $246 billion | $42.5 billion | |
| 2021 | $276 billion | $89.9 billion | |
| 2022 | $302 billion | −$22.8 billion | |
| 2023 | $364 billion | $96.2 billion | |
| 2024 | $371 billion | $89 billion | |
| 2025 | $371 billion | $67 billion |
As reported in its annual filings. Losses in red.
Stratrix Decision Cases
- 2025What Happens to a Company Built Around One Irreplaceable Person? Berkshire After Buffett
- 2015Buffett Said He Overpaid for Kraft Heinz. He Actually Said Something Much More Precise.
- 2009Buffett Called BNSF an 'All-In Wager.' He'd Already Been Holding the Cards for Three Years.
- 1996Why Buffett Loves GEICO: Underwriting Discipline That Makes Capital Nearly Free
- 1993Buffett's Most Expensive Mistake Doesn't Appear on Any Balance Sheet
- 1967Berkshire's Best Investor Is a Pile of Other People's Money It Will One Day Have to Repay
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- Market reaction to disclosed decisions: 9 decision filings since 2016, each linked to the SEC, with the share return against its sector and the US market the next day and the next year (9 with market data).
- Economic context: 7 measures for the United States, every year since 2016, from the official sources.
- Peer comparison: against 125 companies of its size in its sector.
- Financial results: ten years of revenue, operating and net income, and every annual report, linked.
- Methods and sources, so each number can be checked and cited.
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