Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Return on Sales (2009 - 2026)

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) recorded quarterly Return on Sales of 0.0% in Q1 2026, down 59.14% quarter-over-quarter from 0.0% in Q4 2025, and little changed on a YoY basis from 0.0% in Q1 2025.

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Return on Sales (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Berkshire Hathaway's Return on Sales history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.0% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Sales changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.0%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.0% (changed 0.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.0%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales was 0.0% for Q1 2026 at Berkshire Hathaway, down from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Sales ranged from a high of 0.05% in Q2 2023 to a low of 0.01% in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Sales has averaged 0.01% across 5 years, with a median of 0.0% in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Sales slipped 5 bps in 2022, then rose 6 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Sales shows it stood at 0.01% in 2022, then retreated by 28 bps to 0.01% in 2023, then rose by 22 bps to 0.01% in 2024, then tumbled by 57 bps to 0.0% in 2025, then sank by 59 bps to 0.0% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Sales figures came in at 0.0% (Q1 2026), 0.0% (Q4 2025), and 0.0% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROS (Qtr)
1 American International 39.85 Bn 1.02 Bn 2.60 Bn 0.00%
2 Hartford Insurance 35.40 Bn 26.34 Bn 2.15 Bn 0.00%
3 Arch Capital 32.21 Bn 31.30 Bn 4.02 Bn 0.00%
4 Brookfield Wealth Solutions 9.95 Bn -3.21 Bn 4.62 Bn 0.00%
5 FIHL 2.04 Bn 2.04 Bn - -
6 International General Insurance Holdings 1.03 Bn 811.79 Mn 111.10 Mn 0.00%
7 Waterdrop 632.07 Mn 560.72 Mn 129.34 Mn 0.00%
8 Sun Life Financial 48.32 Mn -8.02 Bn - -
9 Exzeo 1.16 Mn -230.22 Mn 32.74 Mn 0.00%
10 Berkshire Hathaway - - 87.16 Bn 0.00%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.00%
Dec 31, 2025 0.00%
Sep 30, 2025 0.00%
Jun 30, 2025 0.03%
Mar 31, 2025 0.00%
Dec 31, 2024 0.01%
Sep 30, 2024 0.00%
Jun 30, 2024 0.04%
Mar 31, 2024 0.02%
Dec 31, 2023 0.01%
Sep 30, 2023 0.00%
Jun 30, 2023 0.05%
Mar 31, 2023 0.05%
Dec 31, 2022 0.01%
Sep 30, 2022 0.00%
Jun 30, 2022 -0.01%
Mar 31, 2022 0.00%
Dec 31, 2021 -0.03%
Sep 30, 2021 0.00%
Jun 30, 2021 0.05%