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Berkshire Hathaway BRK.B Free cash flow yield

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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×
P/S2.8×-0.3×

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 trailing twelve months.

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 free cash flow yield?
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) reported free cash flow yield of 2.3% in Q1 2026.
What is the long-term trend for Berkshire Hathaway's free cash flow yield?
Over 2 years (2021 to 2023), Berkshire Hathaway's free cash flow yield has grown at a -13.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 19.4% to 14.5%.
What does free cash flow yield mean?
The spendable cash the business throws off each year as a percentage of its market price.
How do you interpret free cash flow yield?
Higher yield can mean better value — you pay less for each dollar of cash generated. A useful sanity check against earnings-based multiples, which non-cash items can distort.
How does free cash flow yield compare across companies?
Comparable across cash-generative companies; less meaningful for firms in heavy-investment phases with temporarily negative FCF.