Berkshire Hathaway BRK-B
NYSE BRK-B
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As of: Oct 22, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

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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.

Analysis

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 Chubb 140.65 Bn 87.23 Bn 9.13 Bn 18.05%
2 Progressive 133.70 Bn 109.53 Bn 9.04 Bn 14.02%
3 Marsh & Mclennan Companies 94.75 Bn 86.91 Bn - 11.77%
4 Travelers Companies 85.38 Bn 61.63 Bn 6.23 Bn 18.17%
5 Manulife Financial 77.63 Bn -17.25 Bn - 10.52%
6 Arthur J. Gallagher 69.27 Bn 63.67 Bn - 8.09%
7 Metlife 66.42 Bn -40.36 Bn 7.82 Bn 3.68%
8 Allstate 66.13 Bn 27.40 Bn 8.73 Bn 17.43%
9 Aon 65.25 Bn 58.47 Bn - 12.98%
10 Berkshire Hathaway 785.48 Mn -1,418.96 Bn 55.86 Bn 25.21%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 25.21%
Mar 31, 2026 10.79%
Dec 31, 2025 20.37%
Sep 30, 2025 32.43%
Jun 30, 2025 13.37%
Mar 31, 2025 5.13%
Dec 31, 2024 20.75%
Sep 30, 2024 28.23%
Jun 30, 2024 32.40%
Mar 31, 2024 14.13%
Dec 31, 2023 40.24%
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%
Dec 31, 2021 55.35%
Sep 30, 2021 14.66%
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