Growth Metrics

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

Berkshire Hathaway's quarterly Net Margin came in at 10.87% in Q1 2026, up 580.0% year-on-year from 1.6% in Q1 2025, and down 66.2% quarter-over-quarter from 32.15% in Q3 2025.

Berkshire Hathaway has reported Net Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 10.87% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Margin rose 580.0% year-over-year to 10.87%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 28.88% (down 262.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 3.1%, down 3510.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 10.87%, down from 32.15% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Net Margin was 537.8% in Q2 2023, with the low at 56.75% in Q2 2022.
  • Average Net Margin over 5 years is 144.66%, with a median of 30.31% recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Net Margin slumped 52971 bps in 2022 and surged 59454 bps in 2023.
  • Tracing BRK-B's Net Margin over 5 years: stood at 70.6% in 2022, then tumbled by 119 bps to 13.48% in 2023, then jumped by 311 bps to 28.47% in 2024, then advanced by 13 bps to 32.15% in 2025, then sank by 66 bps to 10.87% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 10.87% (Q1 2026), 32.15% (Q3 2025), and 266.45% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 American International 39.62 Bn 784.91 Mn 2.60 Bn 12.57%
2 Hartford Insurance 34.97 Bn 25.91 Bn 2.15 Bn 13.85%
3 Aegon 34.55 Bn 34.55 Bn - -
4 Arch Capital 31.37 Bn 30.45 Bn 4.02 Bn 22.94%
5 Fidelis Insurance Holdings 2.04 Bn 2.04 Bn 386.80 Mn 16.08%
6 International General Insurance Holdings 1.03 Bn 811.79 Mn 70.90 Mn 17.26%
7 Waterdrop 762.05 Mn 690.71 Mn 129.34 Mn 11.49%
8 Exzeo 1.28 Mn -230.11 Mn 32.74 Mn 36.75%
9 Sun Life Financial 43.53 -7.92 Bn - -
10 Berkshire Hathaway - - 87.16 Bn 10.87%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 10.87%
Sep 30, 2025 32.15%
Jun 30, 2025 266.45%
Mar 31, 2025 5.07%
Sep 30, 2024 28.47%
Jun 30, 2024 443.35%
Mar 31, 2024 213.51%
Sep 30, 2023 -13.48%
Jun 30, 2023 537.80%
Mar 31, 2023 483.18%
Dec 31, 2022 70.60%
Sep 30, 2022 -4.05%
Jun 30, 2022 -56.75%
Mar 31, 2022 8.05%
Dec 31, 2021 -310.16%
Sep 30, 2021 20.95%
Jun 30, 2021 472.96%
Mar 31, 2021 18.33%
Dec 31, 2020 67.59%
Sep 30, 2020 47.80%
Jun 30, 2020 46.91%
Mar 31, 2020 -119.89%
Dec 31, 2019 44.35%
Sep 30, 2019 25.64%
Jun 30, 2019 22.29%
Mar 31, 2019 35.54%
Dec 31, 2018 -42.41%
Sep 30, 2018 28.99%
Jun 30, 2018 18.89%
Mar 31, 2018 -1.83%
Dec 31, 2017 50.90%
Sep 30, 2017 7.06%
Jun 30, 2017 7.61%
Mar 31, 2017 5.99%
Dec 31, 2016 5.14%
Sep 30, 2016 12.46%
Jun 30, 2016 8.99%
Mar 31, 2016 10.38%
Dec 31, 2015 7.48%
Sep 30, 2015 16.13%
Jun 30, 2015 7.97%
Mar 31, 2015 10.77%
Dec 31, 2014 12.47%
Sep 30, 2014 9.22%
Jun 30, 2014 12.98%
Mar 31, 2014 10.50%
Dec 31, 2013 23.72%
Sep 30, 2013 11.07%
Jun 30, 2013 10.32%
Mar 31, 2013 11.44%
Dec 31, 2012 1.61%
Sep 30, 2012 9.88%
Jun 30, 2012 8.38%
Mar 31, 2012 8.82%
Dec 31, 2011 1.98%
Sep 30, 2011 7.14%
Jun 30, 2011 9.25%
Mar 31, 2011 4.76%
Dec 31, 2010 26.94%
Sep 30, 2010 8.60%
Jun 30, 2010 6.59%
Mar 31, 2010 11.74%
Dec 31, 2009 16.40%
Sep 30, 2009 10.83%
Jun 30, 2009 11.05%
Mar 31, 2009 -6.71%