Berkshire Hathaway

BRK-B

Insurance - Diversified · Financial Services

Also trades as: BRK.NE

Exchange

United States

Winston Score

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Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Weak

Growth

Good

Cash Flow

Mixed

Stability

Mixed

Valuation

Good

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Winston Score History

The full picture

Berkshire Hathaway is a giant holding company that owns dozens of well-known businesses across many industries. Its biggest pieces include GEICO car insurance, BNSF railroad, Berkshire Hathaway Energy, and a large collection of manufacturers and retailers. It also holds massive stock investments in public companies like Apple, Bank of America, and Coca-Cola.

The company makes money in several ways: collecting insurance premiums, running its wholly owned businesses, and earning dividends and gains from its stock portfolio. Berkshire operates primarily in the United States but has investments and business ties around the world. Its main competitive advantage is its enormous size and the "float" from its insurance operations — money it holds before paying out claims, which it invests for profit. The key risk is leadership succession, as longtime CEO Warren Buffett, who built the company over six decades, is 94 years old, and investors remain uncertain about long-term performance under new management.

Growth Profile

For growth stock investors

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

+10.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

>+1,000% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

35.4%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$0 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

Berkshire Hathaway is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 10%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

0.0%

Thin — 0.0% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

0.0%

Thin — 0.0% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

6.0%

Weak — 6.0% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+3.9%

Slow sales growth (+3.9% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

>+1,000%

Earnings growing fast (>+1,000% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

4/8 quarters

Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

53%

Weak — only 53% of profit becomes cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

6.2%

Modest free cash flow (6.2%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

N/A

Data not available

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

13.80x

Comfortably covers interest (13.8x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

12.5x

no trend

Attractive valuation — P/E 12.5

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

-12.4

SLOWING

Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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