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

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

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) posted Net Margin of 25.31% for Q2 2026, up 132.96% on a QoQ basis from 10.87% in Q1 2026, and up 672.0% year-over-year from 3.28% in Q2 2025.

Analysis

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

Berkshire Hathaway has reported Net Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 25.31% in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Net Margin rose 672.0% year-over-year to 25.31% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 22.05%, a 425.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 20.12%, down 139.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin was 25.31% for Q2 2026 at Berkshire Hathaway, up from 10.87% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Net Margin was 229.95% in Q4 2022, with the low at 57.01% in Q2 2022.
  • Average Net Margin over 5 years is 28.72%, with a median of 18.86% recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Net Margin slumped 9814 bps in 2022, then surged 9615 bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Net Margin stood at 229.95% in 2022, then sank by 90 bps to 21.91% in 2023, then rose by 15 bps to 25.25% in 2024, then retreated by 25 bps to 18.86% in 2025, then jumped by 34 bps to 25.31% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 25.31% (Q2 2026), 10.87% (Q1 2026), and 18.86% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Berkshire Hathaway 1,099.61 Bn 774.90 Bn 55.86 Bn 25.31%
2 Chubb 130.42 Bn 122.12 Bn 9.13 Bn 18.22%
3 Progressive 126.50 Bn 121.50 Bn 9.04 Bn 14.02%
4 Travelers Companies 78.28 Bn 54.52 Bn 6.23 Bn 18.17%
5 Allstate 64.42 Bn 25.67 Bn 16.28 Bn 17.43%
6 Aflac 57.90 Bn -45.11 Bn 2.27 Bn 20.04%
7 Fairfax Financial Holdings 49.20 Bn 53.91 Bn - -
8 American International 39.53 Bn 1.73 Bn 3.50 Bn 13.38%
9 Hartford Insurance 36.93 Bn 20.62 Bn 3.18 Bn 17.80%
10 Cincinnati Financial 26.06 Bn 24.17 Bn 2.39 Bn 29.36%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 25.31%
Mar 31, 2026 10.87%
Sep 30, 2025 18.86%
Jun 30, 2025 18.59%
Mar 31, 2025 5.21%
Sep 30, 2024 25.25%
Jun 30, 2024 32.56%
Mar 31, 2024 14.28%
Sep 30, 2023 21.91%
Jun 30, 2023 39.13%
Mar 31, 2023 41.87%
Dec 31, 2022 229.95%
Sep 30, 2022 -4.05%
Jun 30, 2022 -57.01%
Mar 31, 2022 8.05%
Sep 30, 2021 15.08%
Jun 30, 2021 41.13%
Mar 31, 2021 18.33%
Dec 31, 2020 56.12%
Sep 30, 2020 48.26%