Berkshire Hathaway BRK-B
NYSE BRK-B
$496.90 -2.94 (-0.59%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026)

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) posted quarterly EPS (Basic) of $4.64 for Q1 2026, up 114.12% year-over-year from $2.17 in Q1 2025, and down 79.16% quarter-over-quarter from $22.25 in Q3 2025.

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Berkshire Hathaway's EPS (Basic) history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $4.64 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EPS (Basic) rose 114.12% year-over-year to $4.64; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $34.86 (down 28.36% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $31.18, down 9.87% from the prior year.
  • EPS (Basic) for Q1 2026 stood at $4.64, down from $22.25 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EPS (Basic) was $32.39 in Q3 2024, with the low at -$19.6 in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for EPS (Basic) is $7.23 (2022), against an average of $9.82.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: EPS (Basic) plunged 258.01% in 2022, then surged 2034.17% in 2023.
  • Berkshire Hathaway's EPS (Basic) stood at $6.48 in 2022, then jumped by 322.29% to $27.36 in 2023, then rose by 18.38% to $32.39 in 2024, then slumped by 31.32% to $22.25 in 2025, then tumbled by 79.16% to $4.64 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BRK-B's EPS (Basic) at $4.64 in Q1 2026, $22.25 in Q3 2025, and $7.97 in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EPS (Basic) (Qtr)
1 Berkshire Hathaway 1,070.84 Bn 743.86 Bn 55.86 Bn 11.96
2 Sun Life Financial 43.38 Bn 32.15 Bn - 1.32
3 American International 40.15 Bn 2.33 Bn 3.50 Bn 1.79
4 Hartford Insurance 37.52 Bn 21.20 Bn 3.18 Bn 4.73
5 Arch Capital 34.10 Bn 32.99 Bn 2.47 Bn 3.05
6 Aegon 28.26 Bn 28.26 Bn - 7.89
7 Pelagos Insurance Capital 2.02 Bn 1.57 Bn 357.40 Mn 0.53
8 Exzeo 1.42 Bn 1.29 Bn 36.84 Mn 0.26
9 International General Insurance Holdings 1.14 Bn 901.84 Mn -5.60 Mn 15.28
10 Waterdrop 359.74 Mn 230.42 Mn 109.06 Mn 0.04

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 11.96
Mar 31, 2026 4.64
Sep 30, 2025 22.25
Jun 30, 2025 7.97
Mar 31, 2025 2.17
Sep 30, 2024 32.39
Jun 30, 2024 14.15
Mar 31, 2024 5.94
Sep 30, 2023 27.36
Jun 30, 2023 16.65
Mar 31, 2023 16.05
Dec 31, 2022 6.48
Sep 30, 2022 -1.41
Jun 30, 2022 -19.60
Mar 31, 2022 2.43
Dec 31, 2021 17.86
Sep 30, 2021 4.55
Jun 30, 2021 12.41
Mar 31, 2021 5.15
Dec 31, 2020 14.97