Berkshire Hathaway Inc. BRK.B

505.48 0.30 0.06% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$974.3B
P/E
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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B) Free cash flow margin

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 6.29%, down 0.4 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (6.74%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3.13% (fiscal 2024) to 14.2% (fiscal 2017); the current reading is higher than 18% of that period. That is below the Insurance Diversified industry median of 20.0% and below the Financial sector median of 15.6%.

Free cash flow margin, annual

Annual

Period Free cash flow margin Change (points)
FY2025 6.74% 3.61
FY2024 3.13% (5.04)
FY2023 8.17% 0.92
FY2022 7.25% (2.22)
FY2021 9.47% (1.43)
FY2020 10.9% 1.98
FY2019 8.92% (0.31)
FY2018 9.23% (4.95)
FY2017 14.2% 5.03
FY2016 9.15% 1.85

Against its own ten years

Low 3.13% High 14.2%
Ten-year median 8.92%
Current reading's percentile 18

Free cash flow margin against peers

Company Free cash flow margin
XZO Exzeo Group, Inc. compare 36.8%
ACGL Arch Capital Group Ltd. compare 31.5%
BNT Brookfield Wealth Solutions Ltd. compare 27.2%
PLGO Pelagos Insurance Capital Limited compare 25.1%
HIG The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. compare 20.0%
AIG American International Group, Inc. compare 14.5%
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. 6.29%
BRK.A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. compare 6.29%
AEG Aegon NV compare 0.00%
Insurance Diversified industry median 20.0%
Financial sector median 15.6%
Market median 0.00%

What Free cash flow margin is

Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.

(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue

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