Berkshire Hathaway BRK.B Return on assets
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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 return on assets?
- Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) reported return on assets of 6% in Q1 2026.
- How has Berkshire Hathaway's return on assets changed year-over-year?
- Berkshire Hathaway's return on assets decreased by 17.2% year-over-year, from 7.2% to 6%.
- What is the long-term trend for Berkshire Hathaway's return on assets?
- Over 2 years (2021 to 2025), Berkshire Hathaway's return on assets has grown at a -26.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 44.7% to 24.1%.
- What does return on assets mean?
- How much profit the company squeezes out of everything it owns.
- How do you interpret return on assets?
- Higher means more productive assets. Unlike ROE, it is unaffected by leverage, so a wide ROE-minus-ROA gap flags a heavily levered balance sheet.
- How does return on assets compare across companies?
- Best compared within an industry — asset intensity varies enormously across sectors. Not meaningful for banks, whose assets are largely financial.