Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Berkshire Hathaway's Net Margin was 25.21% in Q2 2026, up 11.84 percentage points from 13.37% a year earlier and up 14.42 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Berkshire Hathaway's Net Margin was 22.40% through Jun 30, 2026, up 5.34 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 18.03%, down 5.93 percentage points from FY2024.
- Net Margin shows a five-year change of +0.71 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Net Margin was 23.96% in FY2024 (-2.44 pp), 26.40% in FY2023 (+33.94 pp), -7.54% in FY2022 (-40.10 pp) and 32.56% in FY2021 (+15.25 pp).
- Quarterly Net Margin has moved between -57.24% (Q2 2022) and 41.58% (Q1 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Net Margin was higher in four of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.93 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Net Margin over five years was Q2 2023 (a gain of 96.07 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2022 (a drop of 97.89 percentage points).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,083.21 Bn | -334.26 Bn | 55.86 Bn | 25.21% |
| 2 | Chubb | 127.58 Bn | 79.64 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 18.05% |
| 3 | Progressive | 122.25 Bn | 98.08 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 14.02% |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 81.29 Bn | 73.03 Bn | - | 17.10% |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 75.19 Bn | 51.44 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 18.17% |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 73.16 Bn | 74.37 Bn | - | 10.52% |
| 7 | Metlife | 60.22 Bn | -46.26 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 3.68% |
| 8 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 57.98 Bn | 52.41 Bn | - | 8.09% |
| 9 | Aon | 57.16 Bn | 50.40 Bn | - | 12.98% |
| 10 | Allstate | 56.84 Bn | 18.09 Bn | 8.73 Bn | 17.43% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 25.21% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.79% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 32.43% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.37% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.13% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 28.23% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 32.40% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.13% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -13.70% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 38.82% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 41.58% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.16% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -3.64% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -57.24% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.88% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 14.66% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 40.65% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 18.13% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 55.66% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 47.82% |
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Berkshire Hathaway Net Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=BRK-B&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-margin", "ticker": "BRK-B", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=BRK-B&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();