Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) recorded quarterly EBIT Margin of 7.72% in Q1 2026, down 50.22% quarter-over-quarter from 15.5% in Q3 2025, and up 869.0% on a YoY basis from 0.8% in Q1 2025.

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Berkshire Hathaway's EBIT Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 7.72% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EBIT Margin rose 869.0% year-over-year to 7.72%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 26.42% (up 4279.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 7.0%, down 228.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin was 7.72% for Q1 2026 at Berkshire Hathaway, down from 15.5% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBIT Margin ranged from a high of 293.8% in Q4 2022 to a low of 1366.05% in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, EBIT Margin has averaged 404.74% across 5 years, with a median of 27.9% in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: EBIT Margin soared 136589 bps in 2022, then slumped 133614 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of EBIT Margin shows it stood at 293.8% in 2022, then plunged by 107 bps to 19.84% in 2023, then jumped by 159 bps to 11.66% in 2024, then surged by 33 bps to 15.5% in 2025, then plunged by 50 bps to 7.72% in 2026.
  • The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 7.72% (Q1 2026), 15.5% (Q3 2025), and 1147.15% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 American International 39.85 Bn 1.02 Bn 2.60 Bn 11.73%
2 Hartford Insurance 35.40 Bn 26.34 Bn 2.15 Bn 12.03%
3 Arch Capital 32.21 Bn 31.30 Bn 4.02 Bn 13.51%
4 Brookfield Wealth Solutions 9.95 Bn -3.21 Bn 4.62 Bn 163.95%
5 FIHL 2.04 Bn 2.04 Bn - -
6 International General Insurance Holdings 1.03 Bn 811.79 Mn 111.10 Mn 12.68%
7 Waterdrop 632.07 Mn 560.72 Mn 129.34 Mn 5.94%
8 Sun Life Financial 48.32 Mn -8.02 Bn - -
9 Exzeo 1.16 Mn -230.22 Mn 32.74 Mn 4.52%
10 Berkshire Hathaway - - 87.16 Bn 7.72%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 7.72%
Sep 30, 2025 15.50%
Jun 30, 2025 -1,147.15%
Mar 31, 2025 -0.97%
Sep 30, 2024 11.66%
Jun 30, 2024 -1,071.38%
Mar 31, 2024 -1,189.13%
Sep 30, 2023 -19.84%
Jun 30, 2023 -1,114.80%
Mar 31, 2023 -1,366.05%
Dec 31, 2022 293.80%
Sep 30, 2022 -29.26%
Jun 30, 2022 -26.54%
Mar 31, 2022 -29.91%
Dec 31, 2021 814.98%
Sep 30, 2021 -88.48%
Jun 30, 2021 -1,392.43%
Mar 31, 2021 -27.79%
Dec 31, 2020 -32.42%
Sep 30, 2020 -31.57%