BRK-A Stock — Berkshire Hathaway Inc

Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK-A)

Updated October 16, 2026.

BRK-A is a Stock. Total return is 275072.4% over the past 46.6 years.

Berkshire Hathaway is a diversified holding company operating across insurance and reinsurance, freight rail transportation, electricity generation and distribution, natural gas pipelines, and manufacturing businesses spanning confectionery, chemicals, aerospace components, building products, home construction, recreational vehicles, and retail operations including automotive, furniture, and appliances. The company does not currently distribute to shareholders. Berkshire Hathaway appeals to investors seeking capital appreciation through a conglomerate structure rather than current income.

BRK-A performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 275072.4% over the past 46.6 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 8.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.1%.

BRK-A key facts

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/17/1980

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$798,000.00 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$389,783,100,000

Average volume

147.0

Beta

0.595

Payout ratio

0.0%

P/E ratio

13.38

Forward P/E

22.3714

EPS

$59,636.20

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

BRK-A risks and drawbacks

The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 9.1%.

Who may consider BRK-A — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (BRK-A does not currently distribute). This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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