Berkshire Hathaway BRK-B
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At close: Sep 11, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) posted Gross Margin of 54.87% for Q2 2026, down 2.04% on a QoQ basis from 56.01% in Q1 2026, and down 231.0% year-over-year from 41.88% in Q2 2025.

Analysis

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

Berkshire Hathaway has reported Gross Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 54.87% in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin fell 231.0% year-over-year to 54.87% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 66.8%, a 12.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 56.91%, up 97.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 54.87% for Q2 2026 at Berkshire Hathaway, down from 56.01% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 66.9% in Q2 2023, with the low at 279.64% in Q4 2022.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 36.07%, with a median of 57.06% recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Gross Margin jumped 841 bps in 2023, then slumped 1183 bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 279.64% in 2022, then surged by 124 bps to 66.07% in 2023, then slipped by 16 bps to 55.72% in 2024, then advanced by 2 bps to 57.06% in 2025, then retreated by 4 bps to 54.87% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 54.87% (Q2 2026), 56.01% (Q1 2026), and 57.06% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Berkshire Hathaway 1,099.61 Bn 774.90 Bn 55.86 Bn 54.87%
2 Chubb 130.42 Bn 122.12 Bn 9.13 Bn 57.69%
3 Progressive 126.50 Bn 121.50 Bn 9.04 Bn 38.28%
4 Travelers Companies 78.28 Bn 54.52 Bn 6.23 Bn 51.27%
5 Allstate 64.42 Bn 25.67 Bn 16.28 Bn 87.55%
6 Aflac 57.90 Bn -45.11 Bn 2.27 Bn 55.02%
7 Fairfax Financial Holdings 49.20 Bn 53.91 Bn - -
8 American International 39.53 Bn 1.73 Bn 3.50 Bn 49.41%
9 Hartford Insurance 36.93 Bn 20.62 Bn 3.18 Bn 43.81%
10 Cincinnati Financial 26.06 Bn 24.17 Bn 2.39 Bn 55.85%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 54.87%
Mar 31, 2026 56.01%
Sep 30, 2025 57.06%
Jun 30, 2025 57.18%
Mar 31, 2025 57.03%
Sep 30, 2024 55.72%
Jun 30, 2024 55.07%
Mar 31, 2024 54.61%
Sep 30, 2023 66.07%
Jun 30, 2023 66.90%
Mar 31, 2023 64.49%
Dec 31, 2022 -279.64%
Sep 30, 2022 59.31%
Jun 30, 2022 58.49%
Mar 31, 2022 57.96%
Sep 30, 2021 58.94%
Jun 30, 2021 58.39%
Mar 31, 2021 58.93%
Dec 31, 2020 58.80%
Sep 30, 2020 58.81%