The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Subject of the day

BRK-B

Concerning the House

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the insurance, freight rail transportation, and utility businesses. The company provides property, casualty, life, accident, and health insurance and reinsurance; operates railroad systems in North America; generates, transmits, stores, and distributes electricity from natural gas, coal, wind, solar, hydroelectric, nuclear, and geothermal sources; operates natural gas distribution and storage facilities, interstate pipelines, liquefied natural gas facilities, and compressor and meter stations; and holds interest in coal mining assets. It manufactures boxed chocolates and other confectionery products; specialty chemicals, metal cutting tools, and components for aerospace and power generation applications; prefabricated and site-built residential homes, flooring products; insulation, roofing, and engineered products; building and engineered components; paints and coatings; and bricks and masonry products, as well as offers manufactured and site-built home construction, and related lending and financial services. In addition, the company provides recreational vehicles, apparel, footwear, toys, jewelry, custom picture framing products, alkaline batteries, logistics services, and professional aviation training and shared aircraft ownership programs; castings, forgings, fasteners/fastener systems, aerostructures, and precision components; and cobalt, nickel, and titanium alloys. Further, it distributes televisions and information, and grocery and non-food consumer products; franchises and services quick service restaurants; and distributes electronic components. Additionally, it retails automobiles; furniture, bedding, and accessories; household appliances, electronics, and floor coverings; watches, home decor and repair services; sells kitchenware; and motorcycle clothing and equipment. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.

United States · www.berkshirehathaway.com

The Long Run

FY 2009–2025 · 17 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$254.91B+5.5%
Operating income$20.08B+16.3%
Net income$66.97B+14.2%
Cash from ops$30.59B+9.3%
Quotation

$510.00

-6.38 (-1.2%)

52w hi$529.42
52w lo$465.40
Vol4.53M
As ofAug 12
The Verdict

Hold

Our score +0.16

Short+0.21
Medium+0.24
Long-0.07

computed 2026-08-12

By the Numbers

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Financial Services · Insurance - Diversified

Market cap$1.09T
Enterprise value$492.69B
Trailing P/E12.83x
Forward P/E23.36x
EV / EBITDA3.77x
P / S (ttm)2.84x
Profit margin22.3%
Return on equity12.1%
Revenue growth+10.0%
Earnings growth-99.8%
Debt / equity17.14
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.41
Corr SPX0.39
Annual vol17.2%
Annual ret+10.4%
Sharpe0.60
Max DD-14.9%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.09
Sector+0.08
Technical+0.21
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment-0.10

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-12

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 12$513.98$514.38$508.00$510.004.53M
Aug 11$528.76$530.30$515.65$516.384.72M
Aug 10$524.60$537.74$523.00$529.426.09M
Aug 7$520.26$521.99$517.43$521.803.65M
Aug 6$524.11$525.44$517.21$524.614.35M