Berkshire Hathaway BRK-B
NYSE BRK-B
$495.82 -1.04 (-0.21%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) posted quarterly Return on Sales of 0.0% for Q1 2026, little changed year-over-year from 0.0% in Q1 2025, and down 17.88% quarter-over-quarter from 0.0% in Q4 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 for Q1 2026 stood at 0.0%, down from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Sales was 0.02% in Q1 2023, with the low at 0.01% in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Sales is 0.0% (2023), against an average of 0.01%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Sales decreased 5 bps in 2022, then rose 2 bps in 2023.
  • Berkshire Hathaway's Return on Sales stood at 0.02% in 2022, then plunged by 68 bps to 0.01% in 2023, then sank by 35 bps to 0.0% in 2024, then slumped by 46 bps to 0.0% in 2025, then retreated by 18 bps to 0.0% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BRK-B's Return on Sales at 0.0% in Q1 2026, 0.0% in Q4 2025, and 0.0% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROS (Qtr)
1 Berkshire Hathaway 1,068.88 Bn 741.90 Bn 55.86 Bn 0.00%
2 Sun Life Financial 43.75 Bn 32.52 Bn - -
3 American International 40.40 Bn 2.58 Bn 3.50 Bn 0.00%
4 Hartford Insurance 37.18 Bn 20.87 Bn 3.18 Bn 0.00%
5 Arch Capital 34.10 Bn 32.99 Bn 2.47 Bn 0.00%
6 Aegon 28.00 Bn 28.00 Bn - -0.01%
7 Pelagos Insurance Capital 2.03 Bn 1.58 Bn 357.40 Mn 0.00%
8 Exzeo 1.50 Bn 1.36 Bn 36.84 Mn 0.00%
9 International General Insurance Holdings 1.15 Bn 917.64 Mn -5.60 Mn 0.01%
10 Waterdrop 359.74 Mn 230.42 Mn 109.06 Mn 0.00%

Historic Data

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