Berkshire Hathaway BRK-B
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Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Non Operating Income (2017 - 2020)

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Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) reported Non Operating Income of $39.35 billion for Q4 2020, up 25.7% from $31.31 billion a year earlier and up 24.6% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Non Operating Income (2017 - 2020) Analysis & Trends

For FY2020, Berkshire Hathaway posted Non Operating Income of $40.75 billion, down 43.9% from FY2019.

  • Non Operating Income has a four-year compound annual growth rate of 48.8% (FY2016 to FY2020).
  • By year, Non Operating Income came in at $72.61 billion in FY2019, -$22.46 billion in FY2018, $2.13 billion in FY2017 (-74.4%) and $8.3 billion in FY2016.
  • Five-year quarterly Non Operating Income spans a low of -$70.28 billion in Q1 2020 and a high of $40.09 billion in Q2 2020.
  • Year over year, Non Operating Income has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 109.2% over the last five quarters.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q4 2020 came in at $31.58 billion (Q3 2020), $40.09 billion (Q2 2020) and -$70.28 billion (Q1 2020).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Non Op. Inc. (Qtr)
1 Chubb 140.65 Bn 87.23 Bn 9.13 Bn -
2 Progressive 133.70 Bn 109.53 Bn 9.04 Bn -
3 Marsh & Mclennan Companies 94.75 Bn 86.91 Bn - -
4 Travelers Companies 85.38 Bn 61.63 Bn 6.23 Bn -
5 Manulife Financial 77.63 Bn -17.25 Bn - -
6 Arthur J. Gallagher 69.27 Bn 63.67 Bn - -
7 Metlife 66.42 Bn -40.36 Bn 7.82 Bn -
8 Allstate 66.13 Bn 27.40 Bn 8.73 Bn -
9 Aon 65.25 Bn 58.47 Bn - -
10 Berkshire Hathaway 785.48 Mn -1,418.96 Bn 55.86 Bn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2020 39.35 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 31.58 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 40.09 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 -70.28 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 31.31 Bn
Sep 30, 2019 10.93 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 10.05 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 20.32 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 -35.51 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 14.71 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 6.36 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 -8.02 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 163.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 965.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 225.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 775.00 Mn
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