Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) reported EBITDA Margin of -26.13% for Q2 2026, down 1.10 percentage points from -25.03% a year earlier and down 0.56 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Berkshire Hathaway's EBITDA Margin came in at -25.26%, down 0.17 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -25.20%, up 0.39 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBITDA Margin has a five-year change of +5.83 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, EBITDA Margin came in at -25.59% in FY2024 (+5.54 pp), -31.13% in FY2023 (-5.34 pp), -25.79% in FY2022 (-0.08 pp) and -25.70% in FY2021 (+5.33 pp).
- Five-year quarterly EBITDA Margin spans a low of -69.13% in Q4 2023 and a high of -16.40% in Q3 2023.
- Year over year, EBITDA Margin gained in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.76 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year EBITDA Margin in five years was Q4 2024 (a gain of 46.68 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2023 (a drop of 40.81 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -25.57% (Q1 2026), -26.45% (Q4 2025) and -22.86% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,248.67 Bn | -185.49 Bn | 56.71 Bn | -29.48% |
| 2 | Chubb | 141.22 Bn | 92.15 Bn | 8.67 Bn | - |
| 3 | Progressive | 134.26 Bn | 109.78 Bn | 8.29 Bn | 14.75% |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 98.32 Bn | 90.72 Bn | - | 21.07% |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 82.09 Bn | 59.57 Bn | 5.93 Bn | 36.39% |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 75.36 Bn | -19.02 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 72.54 Bn | 67.17 Bn | 3.33 Bn | 26.01% |
| 8 | Aon | 71.33 Bn | 50.56 Bn | - | 25.19% |
| 9 | Allstate | 65.04 Bn | 22.10 Bn | -9.85 Bn | 81.25% |
| 10 | Metlife | 64.67 Bn | -43.29 Bn | 9.05 Bn | - |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -29.48% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -26.13% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -25.57% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -26.45% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -22.86% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -25.03% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -26.56% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -22.45% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -26.45% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -26.54% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -27.02% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -69.13% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -16.40% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -16.93% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -21.03% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -28.32% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -25.71% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -22.99% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -26.09% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -25.97% |
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Berkshire Hathaway EBITDA Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=BRK-B&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-margin", "ticker": "BRK-B", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=BRK-B&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();