Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Berkshire Hathaway's Return on Assets [ROA] was 6.84% in Q2 2026, up 1.40 percentage points from 5.44% a year earlier and up 0.96 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Assets [ROA] at Berkshire Hathaway came in at 5.66%, down 2.39 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of +0.55 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] was 8.05% in FY2024 (-1.57 pp), 9.63% in FY2023 (+11.93 pp), -2.31% in FY2022 (-12.23 pp) and 9.92% in FY2021 (+4.81 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q1 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.77 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was Q4 2023 (a gain of 11.67 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2022 (a drop of 12.05 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, BRK-B's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 5.88% (Q1 2026), 5.49% (Q4 2025) and 5.67% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,079.16 Bn | -338.32 Bn | 55.86 Bn | 6.84% |
| 2 | Chubb | 127.75 Bn | 79.80 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 4.13% |
| 3 | Progressive | 122.68 Bn | 98.52 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 9.46% |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 82.15 Bn | 73.89 Bn | - | 6.88% |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 75.41 Bn | 51.66 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 5.81% |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 72.51 Bn | 73.72 Bn | - | 0.91% |
| 7 | Metlife | 60.18 Bn | -46.30 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 0.49% |
| 8 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 59.45 Bn | 53.89 Bn | - | 1.97% |
| 9 | Aon | 58.55 Bn | 51.79 Bn | - | 7.61% |
| 10 | Allstate | 57.02 Bn | 18.27 Bn | 8.73 Bn | 10.69% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.84% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.88% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.49% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.67% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.44% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.02% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.78% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.54% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.29% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.94% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.30% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.53% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.58% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.83% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -2.38% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.02% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.40% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.79% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.67% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.50% |
API Access
Berkshire Hathaway Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=BRK-B&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=BRK-B&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();