BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INCBRK-B
Market cap
P/E ratio
| Dec 31, 2010 | Dec 31, 2011 | Dec 31, 2012 | Dec 31, 2013 | Dec 31, 2014 | Dec 31, 2015 | Dec 31, 2016 | Dec 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2024 | |
| Net earnings (loss) | 13,494 | 10,746 | 15,312 | 19,845 | 20,170 | 24,414 | 24,427 | 45,353 | 4,322 | 81,792 | 43,253 | 90,807 | -22,058 | 97,147 | 89,561 |
| Insurance and Other | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5,128 | 1,202 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Investment (gains) losses | 2,085 | 1,274 | 1,462 | 4,065 | 3,575 | 9,373 | 7,553 | 1,410 | -22,155 | 71,123 | 40,905 | 77,576 | -67,623 | 74,855 | 52,799 |
| Depreciation and amortization | - | - | - | 6,508 | 7,370 | 7,779 | 8,901 | 9,188 | 9,779 | 10,064 | 10,596 | 10,718 | 10,899 | 12,486 | 12,855 |
| Discount accretion on investments, principally U.S. Treasury Bills | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11,349 |
| Other | - | -811 | -795 | -373 | 341 | -751 | 161 | -458 | -2,957 | 1,254 | - | 3,397 | 4,324 | 6,023 | 892 |
| Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses | - | - | - | - | - | 2,262 | 4,372 | 25,027 | 3,449 | 6,087 | 4,819 | 4,595 | 4,057 | 2,628 | 2,173 |
| Deferred charges - retroactive reinsurance | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -1,802 | -769 | -375 | -698 |
| Unearned premiums | 110 | 852 | 1,134 | 519 | 1,159 | 1,392 | 968 | 1,761 | 1,794 | 1,707 | 1,587 | 2,306 | 1,861 | 1,854 | 376 |
| Receivables and originated loans | 1,979 | 1,159 | 1,610 | -1,035 | 1,890 | 1,650 | 3,302 | 1,990 | 3,443 | 2,303 | 1,609 | 5,834 | 5,592 | 1,949 | -626 |
| Inventories | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4,779 | -1,426 | -591 |
| Other assets | - | 1,601 | -185 | - | - | - | - | - | 1,832 | 2,011 | 1,109 | 1,686 | 373 | 1,328 | 797 |
| Other liabilities | - | 1,310 | 2,223 | - | - | - | - | - | 2,002 | 190 | 3,376 | 2,389 | 2,033 | 2,570 | -2,288 |
| Income taxes | - | 1,493 | 1,710 | 3,514 | 4,905 | 5,718 | 4,044 | -24,957 | -4,957 | 15,181 | 7,195 | 15,297 | -12,892 | 14,865 | -8,163 |
| Net cash flows from operating activities | 17,895 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 45,776 | 37,400 | 38,687 | 39,773 | 39,421 | 37,224 | 49,196 | 30,592 |
| Purchases of equity securities | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16,462 | 9,237 |
| Sales of equity securities | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 40,600 | 143,400 |
| Purchases of U.S. Treasury Bills and fixed maturity securities | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 136,123 | 208,429 | 152,637 | 183,922 | 235,007 | 526,842 |
| Sales of U.S. Treasury Bills and fixed maturity securities | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15,929 | 31,873 | 27,188 | 90,088 | 52,302 | 48,462 |
| Redemptions and maturities of U.S. Treasury Bills and fixed maturity securities | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 137,767 | 149,709 | 160,402 | 66,318 | 153,201 | 353,538 |
| Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired | - | - | - | - | 4,824 | 4,902 | 31,399 | 2,708 | 3,279 | 1,683 | 2,532 | 456 | 10,594 | 8,604 | 396 |
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment and equipment held for lease | 5,980 | 8,191 | 9,775 | 11,087 | 15,185 | 16,082 | 12,954 | 11,708 | 14,537 | 15,979 | 13,012 | 13,276 | 15,464 | 19,409 | 18,976 |
| Other | 476 | -63 | 183 | 1,210 | -336 | -165 | 419 | 3,690 | 71 | 1,496 | 3,582 | -297 | -239 | -685 | 195 |
| Net cash flows from investing activities | -18,277 | - | - | - | - | - | - | -41,091 | -32,849 | -5,621 | -37,757 | 29,392 | -87,601 | -32,663 | -10,287 |
| Insurance and Other | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9,431 | 1,342 | 2,409 | 8,144 | 5,925 | 2,961 | 7,822 | 2,133 | 5,528 |
| Railroad Utilities And Energy | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3,077 | 3,013 | 7,019 | 5,400 | 8,445 | 3,959 | 4,873 | 5,684 | 7,658 |
| Insurance and Other | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,264 | 1,856 | 7,395 | 5,095 | 2,700 | 3,032 | 1,502 | 5,921 | 7,796 |
| Railroad Utilities And Energy | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2,123 | 3,549 | 4,213 | 2,638 | 3,761 | 4,016 | 2,426 | 5,390 | 4,151 |
| Changes in short term borrowings, net | 370 | 301 | -309 | -1,317 | 932 | -378 | 130 | 2,079 | -1,943 | 266 | -1,118 | -624 | -596 | 2,407 | -3,059 |
| Acquisitions of treasury stock | - | - | 1,296 | - | - | - | - | - | 1,346 | 4,850 | 24,706 | 27,061 | 7,854 | 9,171 | 2,918 |
| Proceeds from (Payments for) Other Financing Activities | - | - | - | -134 | 22 | -161 | - | -121 | -343 | -497 | -429 | -695 | -1,979 | -4,147 | -5,622 |
| Net cash flows from financing activities | 8,125 | - | - | - | - | - | - | -1,398 | -5,812 | 730 | -18,344 | -28,508 | -1,662 | -14,405 | -10,360 |
| Effects of foreign currency exchange rate changes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -140 | 25 | 92 | 5 | -268 | 116 | -212 |
| Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -1,401 | 33,821 | -16,236 | 40,310 | -52,307 | 2,244 | 9,733 |