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Berkshire Hathaway profit margin BRK-B

Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2009.

Net margin, 12 months
22.3%
Net margin on a year earlier
+5.3 pts
Peer median
26.3%

Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Berkshire Hathaway kept 22.3% of its revenue as net profit.

Five years earlier its net margin was 40.5%.

The median for 10 financial stocks of a similar size is 26.3%.

Profit margin over time

Net

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNet margin
FY202518.0%
FY202424.0%
FY202326.4%
FY2022−7.5%
FY202132.5%
FY202017.3%
FY201932.0%
FY20181.6%
FY201718.7%
FY201610.8%
FY201511.4%
FY201410.2%
FY201310.7%
FY20129.1%
FY20117.1%

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedNet margin, 12 monthsChange on a year
Q2 FY2622.3%+5.3 pts
Q1 FY2619.3%−2.5 pts
Q4 FY2518.0%−5.9 pts
Q3 FY2518.1%−10.8 pts
Q2 FY2517.0%−1.3 pts
Q1 FY2521.8%+1.9 pts
Q4 FY2424.0%−2.4 pts
Q3 FY2428.9%+6.9 pts
Q2 FY2418.3%−7.7 pts
Q1 FY2419.9%+17.6 pts
Q4 FY2326.4%+33.9 pts
Q3 FY2322.0%+22.4 pts

Against its peers

Companies in Financial Services nearest Berkshire Hathaway's size, closest first, today.

CompanyProfit margin
BRK-BBerkshire Hathaway22.3%
JPMJPMorgan Chase32.5%
VVisa50.8%
MAMastercard46.3%
BACBank of American/m
MSMorgan Stanley25.5%
GSGoldman Sachs31.8%
WFCWells Fargo26.3%
AXPAmerican Express15.8%
CCitigroup20.8%
BLKBlackRock24.2%
Peer median26.3%

What the profit margin tells you

Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).

Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.