Berkshire Hathaway Inc. BRK.B

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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B) Return on invested capital

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 9.01%, up 1.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (7.94%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.53% (fiscal 2022) to 14.6% (fiscal 2019); the current reading is higher than 45% of that period. That is in line with the Insurance Diversified industry median of 9.01% and above the Financial sector median of 4.85%.

Return on invested capital, annual

Annual

Period Return on invested capital Change (points)
FY2025 7.94% (2.19)
FY2024 10.1% (1.96)
FY2023 12.1% 14.62
FY2022 −2.53% (16.48)
FY2021 14.0% 4.99
FY2020 8.96% (5.68)
FY2019 14.6% 12.51
FY2018 2.13% (2.07)
FY2017 4.20% (2.57)
FY2016 6.77% (1.97)

Against its own ten years

Low −2.53% High 14.6%
Ten-year median 8.74%
Current reading's percentile 45

Return on invested capital against peers

Company Return on invested capital
XZO Exzeo Group, Inc. compare 44.4%
HIG The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. compare 13.9%
PLGO Pelagos Insurance Capital Limited compare 13.4%
ACGL Arch Capital Group Ltd. compare 11.7%
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. 9.01%
BRK.A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. compare 9.01%
BNT Brookfield Wealth Solutions Ltd. compare 6.46%
AIG American International Group, Inc. compare 4.45%
AEG Aegon NV compare 0.00%
Insurance Diversified industry median 9.01%
Financial sector median 4.85%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on invested capital is

Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.

TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)

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