Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) recorded quarterly EBT Margin of 13.15% in Q1 2026, down 66.94% quarter-over-quarter from 39.77% in Q3 2025, and up 755.0% on a YoY basis from 1.54% in Q1 2025.

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Berkshire Hathaway's EBT Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 13.15% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EBT Margin rose 755.0% year-over-year to 13.15%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 37.21% (down 957.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 2.17%, down 4203.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin was 13.15% for Q1 2026 at Berkshire Hathaway, down from 39.77% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBT Margin ranged from a high of 675.01% in Q2 2023 to a low of 72.58% in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, EBT Margin has averaged 191.67% across 5 years, with a median of 37.37% in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: EBT Margin tumbled 66694 bps in 2022, then jumped 74759 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of EBT Margin shows it stood at 277.05% in 2022, then slumped by 107 bps to 18.19% in 2023, then jumped by 292 bps to 34.96% in 2024, then climbed by 14 bps to 39.77% in 2025, then sank by 67 bps to 13.15% in 2026.
  • The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 13.15% (Q1 2026), 39.77% (Q3 2025), and 301.97% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 American International 39.85 Bn 1.02 Bn 2.60 Bn 16.25%
2 Hartford Insurance 35.40 Bn 26.34 Bn 2.15 Bn 17.20%
3 Arch Capital 32.21 Bn 31.30 Bn 4.02 Bn 24.53%
4 Brookfield Wealth Solutions 9.95 Bn -3.21 Bn 4.62 Bn -0.92%
5 FIHL 2.04 Bn 2.04 Bn - -
6 International General Insurance Holdings 1.03 Bn 811.79 Mn 111.10 Mn 19.78%
7 Waterdrop 632.07 Mn 560.72 Mn 129.34 Mn 8.53%
8 Sun Life Financial 48.32 Mn -8.02 Bn - -
9 Exzeo 1.16 Mn -230.22 Mn 32.74 Mn 49.68%
10 Berkshire Hathaway - - 87.16 Bn 13.15%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 13.15%
Sep 30, 2025 39.77%
Jun 30, 2025 301.97%
Mar 31, 2025 5.60%
Sep 30, 2024 34.96%
Jun 30, 2024 554.40%
Mar 31, 2024 261.33%
Sep 30, 2023 -18.19%
Jun 30, 2023 675.01%
Mar 31, 2023 607.11%
Dec 31, 2022 277.05%
Sep 30, 2022 -6.08%
Jun 30, 2022 -72.58%
Mar 31, 2022 9.82%
Dec 31, 2021 -375.78%
Sep 30, 2021 24.70%
Jun 30, 2021 594.36%
Mar 31, 2021 22.49%
Dec 31, 2020 70.52%
Sep 30, 2020 59.72%