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Price / sales at other companies

Progressive logo
ProgressivePGR
1.3×-0.8×
Sherwin-Williams logo
Sherwin-WilliamsSHW
3.3×-0.5×
Union Pacific logo
Union PacificUNP
5.8×0.0×
Allstate logo
AllstateALL
0.8×-0.1×
Markel logo
MarkelMKL
1.5×-0.1×
The Travelers Companies logo
The Travelers CompaniesTRV
1.3×0.0×

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$93.7B+4.4%
Net income$10.1B+120%

Balance sheet

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Total equity$727.18B+11.1%
Total assets$1.25T+7.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$10.4B-4.3%
CapEx$5.0B+16.5%
Free cash flow$5.5B-17.7%

Valuation

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Market cap$1.06T-10.0%
P/E14.6×+0.1×

Profitability

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Net margin19.3%-2.5pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity10.5%-2.7pp
Debt / equity0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Berkshire Hathaway’s reported figures.

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: Berkshire Hathaway’s 10-Q, filed May 4, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Berkshire Hathaway's price / sales?
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) reported price / sales of 2.8× in Q1 2026.
How has Berkshire Hathaway's price / sales changed year-over-year?
Berkshire Hathaway's price / sales decreased by 11.0% year-over-year, from 3.1× to 2.8×.
What is the long-term trend for Berkshire Hathaway's price / sales?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Berkshire Hathaway's price / sales has grown at a 6.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 9× to 11.8×.
What does price / sales mean?
How many dollars investors pay for each dollar of the company's annual sales.
How do you interpret price / sales?
Useful when earnings are negative or volatile (e.g. early-stage or cyclical firms). Only comparable across companies with similar margins — a sales dollar is worth more at a high-margin business.
How does price / sales compare across companies?
Best compared within a margin cohort; a software P/S and a retailer P/S are not directly comparable.