Berkshire Hathaway

BRK-A

Insurance - Diversified · Financial Services

Price

$736000.00

-2500.00 (-0.34%)

Market Cap

$1.06T

Exchange

New York Stock Exchange

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Share count falling — buybacks

−4.8% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 1.5M (2021) → 1.4M (2025)

Berkshire Hathaway is a giant holding company that owns dozens of well-known businesses across many industries. Its biggest businesses include GEICO car insurance, BNSF railroad, and Berkshire Hathaway Energy. It also owns large stakes in public companies like Apple, Bank of America, and Coca-Cola, making it one of the largest investors in the world.

The company makes money in two main ways: operating profits from its wholly owned businesses and investment income from its massive stock portfolio and cash holdings. Berkshire operates primarily in the United States but holds investments globally, and its sheer size and financial strength give it access to deals and terms most competitors cannot match. The biggest question facing the company is what happens after longtime CEO Warren Buffett, now in his 90s, steps back — his successor Greg Abel has taken on more responsibility, but the transition remains the central risk investors watch closely.

Winston Score History

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+4.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+119.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (7%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

19.5%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$723.0B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Berkshire Hathaway is growing revenue at 4% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

24.0%

Thin — 24.0% gross margin

Operating Margin

13.0%

Healthy — 13.0% operating margin

ROCE

1.4%

Weak — 1.4% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+1.1%

Nearly flat sales (1.1% YoY)

EPS YoY

-10.5%

Earnings shrinking (-10.5% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

EPS Consistency

4/8 quarters

Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

63%

Modest — 63% of profit becomes cash

FCF Margin

6.4%

Modest free cash flow (6.4%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.18

Conservative — low debt load (0.18)

Interest Cover

13.74x

Comfortably covers interest (13.7x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

14.6x

Attractive valuation — P/E 14.6

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

P/E vs Forward

-9.9

SLOWING

Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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