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Net Profit Margin for Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B)

As of · Reported

Metric

TTM

19.3%

YoY change

−5.93pp

Trough year (2022)

-7.5%

Peak year (2021)

32.6%

Net Profit Margin history chart for Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) from 1988 to 2025

Latest: 18.0%

Net Profit Margin change chart for Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) from 1988 to 2025

Latest: −5.93pp

Net Profit Margin history table for Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) from 1988 to 2025

  • 202518.0%-5.93pp
  • 202424.0%-2.44pp
  • 202326.4%+33.94pp
  • 2022-7.5%-40.11pp
  • 202132.6%+15.26pp
  • 202017.3%-14.66pp
  • 201932.0%+30.35pp
  • 20181.6%-17.11pp
  • 201718.7%+7.55pp
  • 201611.2%-0.83pp
  • 201512.0%+1.81pp
  • 201410.2%-0.64pp
  • 201310.8%+1.62pp
  • 20129.2%+2.23pp
  • 20117.0%-2.41pp
  • 20109.4%+2.21pp
  • 20097.2%+2.90pp
  • 20084.3%-6.88pp
  • 200711.2%-0.09pp
  • 200611.3%+0.93pp
  • 200510.3%+0.50pp
  • 20049.8%-2.94pp
  • 200312.8%+2.62pp
  • 200210.1%+8.09pp
  • 20012.1%-7.48pp
  • 20009.5%+3.02pp
  • 19996.5%-14.26pp
  • 199820.8%+2.55pp
  • 199718.2%-5.39pp
  • 199623.6%+1.93pp
  • 199521.7%+6.57pp
  • 199415.1%-11.15pp
  • 199326.3%+12.83pp
  • 199213.4%-9.16pp
  • 199122.6%-2.33pp
  • 199024.9%+6.93pp
  • 198918.0%+1.82pp
  • 198816.2%—

Net Profit Margin values are taken from Berkshire Hathaway's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Net Profit Margin at Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B)

According to Berkshire Hathaway's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported net margin is 19.3%. Net profit margin is net income divided by revenue — the bottom-line share of each sales dollar that remains after all costs, including operating expenses, interest, and taxes. It is the most comprehensive profitability ratio, though it can swing on one-off items, so read it alongside the multi-year trend below.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

2025's annual net margin for Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) came in at 18.03% – contracted 5.9 percentage points year-over-year.

Across the available history, net margin reached its high of 32.57% in 2021 and its low of -7.54% in 2022.

Berkshire Hathaway Net Profit Margin by Year

Berkshire Hathaway Net Profit Margin 2025: 18.0%

2025's net margin for Berkshire Hathaway came in at 18.03%, contracted 5.9 percentage points from 2024.

Berkshire Hathaway Net Profit Margin 2024: 24.0%

Berkshire Hathaway posted net margin of 23.96% in 2024, contracted 2.4 percentage points from 2023.

Berkshire Hathaway Net Profit Margin 2023: 26.4%

In 2023, Berkshire Hathaway reported net margin of 26.40%, expanded 33.9 percentage points from 2022.

Berkshire Hathaway Net Profit Margin 2022: -7.5%

Berkshire Hathaway net margin in 2022 was -7.54%, contracted 40.1 percentage points from 2021. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.

Berkshire Hathaway Net Profit Margin 2021: 32.6%

Berkshire Hathaway net margin in 2021 was 32.57%.

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