Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Berkshire Hathaway's Price to Earnings was 12.57 in Q2 2026, down 24.5% from 16.66 a year earlier and down 11.9% from the prior quarter.
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Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Price to Earnings at Berkshire Hathaway came in at 16.19, up 47.4% from FY2024.
- In earlier years, Price to Earnings was 10.98 in FY2024 (+36.4%), 8.06 in FY2023 and 7.53 in FY2021 (-42.3%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Price to Earnings since Q4 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Price to Earnings was higher in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 21.3%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Price to Earnings over five years was Q1 2023 (growth of 910.7%); the worst was Q1 2024 (a decline of 86.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, BRK-B's Price to Earnings in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 14.26 (Q1 2026), 16.19 (Q4 2025) and 16.08 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,083.21 Bn | -334.26 Bn | 55.86 Bn |
| 2 | Chubb | 127.58 Bn | 79.64 Bn | 9.13 Bn |
| 3 | Progressive | 122.25 Bn | 98.08 Bn | 9.04 Bn |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 81.29 Bn | 73.03 Bn | - |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 75.19 Bn | 51.44 Bn | 6.23 Bn |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 73.16 Bn | 74.37 Bn | - |
| 7 | Metlife | 60.22 Bn | -46.26 Bn | 7.82 Bn |
| 8 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 57.98 Bn | 52.41 Bn | - |
| 9 | Aon | 57.16 Bn | 50.40 Bn | - |
| 10 | Allstate | 56.84 Bn | 18.09 Bn | 8.73 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.57 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 14.26 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.19 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.08 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.66 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.20 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.98 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.29 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.93 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.37 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.06 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.91 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.57 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 94.15 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 49.81 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.32 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.53 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.23 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 6.02 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 5.65 |
API Access
Berkshire Hathaway Price to Earnings API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=price-to-earnings&ticker=BRK-B&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "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=price-to-earnings&ticker=BRK-B&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();