Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK-B)

NYSE · Financial · Insurance - Diversified · USA

Berkshire Hathaway Inc is a mega cap company (market value over $200 billion) in the Insurance - Diversified industry.

Berkshire Hathaway is a holding company with subsidiaries engaged in insurance, freight rail transportation, utility and energy generation and distribution, along with manufacturing, services and retailing operations. Its insurance subsidiaries provide property, casualty, life and health coverage on both direct and reinsurance bases to customers worldwide. The company operates through decentralized management across its numerous business units.

From its FY2025 annual report (Form 10-K)

Intrinsic value, DCF valuation, financial health and value investing analysis for the Berkshire Hathaway Inc stock.

Our verdict on BRK-B

Slightly undervalued: intrinsic value $563.81 per share, market price $532.23, margin of safety 5.6% (as of 2026-10-19).

Book value at 1.64x, the multiple a 12.1% return on equity justifies, blended with earnings, values the shares at $563.81; the price of $532.23 is 6% below that value.

Leak Score: 41/100 on 12 of 12 signals (On Watch).

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Is BRK-B undervalued or overvalued?

BRK-B is slightly undervalued (as of the 2026-10-19 close). Book value at 1.64x, the multiple a 12.1% return on equity justifies, blended with earnings, values the shares at $563.81; the price of $532.23 is 6% below that value.

What is the intrinsic value of BRK-B?

$563.81 per share (as of the 2026-10-19 close), against a market price of $532.23. That is a margin of safety of 5.6%. The value is the average of the valuation methods that apply to this company, recomputed every night after the US close.

What return is priced into BRK-B stock?

The price needs roughly the return the bank already earns. Return on equity the price needs: 11.5%. Return on equity it earns: 12.1%.

What is Berkshire Hathaway Inc's Leak Score?

41 out of 100, which we rate "On Watch", on 12 of 12 value investing signals.