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$ 442.29 - $ 539.8 52-Week Range
Ticker Information

Ticker

BRK.B

Company Name

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC

Sector

Financial Services

Industry

Insurance - Diversified

Exchange

NYSE

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC - Return on Invested Capital Chart Analysis (TTM)

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BRK.B - ROIC Historical data
DateInvested CapitalNet Income Common StockReturn on Invested Capital
6/30/2025$ 795.01B$ 62.92B7.91%
3/31/2025$ 780.4B$ 80.9B10.37%
12/31/2024$ 774.13B$ 89B11.5%
9/30/2024$ 753.58B$ 106.88B14.18%
6/30/2024$ 725.33B$ 67.86B9.36%
3/31/2024$ 694.24B$ 73.42B10.58%
12/31/2023$ 689.54B$ 96.22B13.95%
9/30/2023$ 650.11B$ 76.81B11.82%
6/30/2023$ 665.23B$ 86.89B13.06%
3/31/2023$ 628.18B$ 7.22B1.15%
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Key Performance Insights, Last 5 Years

  • BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC's latest trailing twelve months (TTM) ROIC stands at 6.86%.
  • Over the past 5 years, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC's average ROIC has been 9.76%.
  • The median ROIC for BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC during this period was 11.04%
  • BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC reached its highest ROIC over the past 5 years at 18.48%.
  • The lowest ROIC recorded by BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC in the same timeframe -3.83%

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC's ROIC vs. competitors

We picked the following companies as peers based on multiple factors, including sector, industry, market capitalization and revenue

ROIC Benchmarks
CompanyROIC
JPM : JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 3.84%V : VISA INC 31.8%AIG : AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC 6.3%HIG : HARTFORD INSURANCE GROUP INC 14.73%SLF : SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC 9.79%ACGL : ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD 14.34%EQH : EQUITABLE HOLDINGS INC 5.12%ORI : OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORP 11.49%BAC : BANK OF AMERICA CORP 2.51%GSHD : GOOSEHEAD INSURANCE INC 10.98%

Definition of Return on Invested Capital

[Calculation] Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) measures how well a company allocates its invested capital to profitable projects and/or investments. It is calculated as net income [NetIncCmn] divided by invested capital [InvCapital].
Net Inc. Cmn. / Inv. Capital
(=) ROIC
ROIC for BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC is calculated as follows: Net Inc. Cmn. [ $ 35.84B ] / Inv. Capital [ $ 522.85B ]
(=) ROIC [ 6.86% ]

BRK.B - Return on Invested Capital, Last 5 years

-3.83%

Minimum

Dec 31, 2022

18.48%

Maximum

Mar 31, 2021

9.76%

Average

11.04%

Median

ROIC Benchmark Analysis

The chart above depicts the distribution of ROIC for companies in the Total Stock Market. The average ROIC of the companies is 0.69% with a standard deviation of 15.2%.
The following table provides additional summary stats:
ROIC in the Market:
filtered constituents3.36K
min-46.36%
max48.66%
average0.69%
median3.38%
std15.2%