What If You Invested $1,000 in Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
Berkshire Hathaway
BRK-B
Historical extremes
Maximum profit (buy at all-time low, sell at peak), maximum drawdown (peak to trough), and total return from IPO to current price.
Max profit
+2585.57% (26.9 times)
- Buy
- Jun 3, 1996
- $20.1
- Sell
- May 2, 2025
- $539.8
Buying BRK-B at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $26,855.72.
Max drawdown
-53.86% (fell to 46% of peak)
- Peak
- Dec 10, 2007
- $99.7
- Trough
- Mar 5, 2009
- $46
The worst decline for BRK-B was -53.86% (fell to 46% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+2021.59% (21.2 times)
- IPO
- May 9, 1996
- $23.2
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $492.21
A $1,000 investment in BRK-B at IPO would be worth $21,215.95 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) stock's all-time low was $20.1 on Jun 3, 1996. The all-time high was $539.8 on May 2, 2025.
What if you invested $1,000 in Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) stock at the all-time low ($20.1 on Jun 3, 1996) and selling at the peak ($539.8 on May 2, 2025) would have turned $1,000 into $26,855.72. Historical return: +2585.57% (26.9 times).
What are Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) stock was Jun 3, 1996 (all-time low at $20.1). The best sell date was May 2, 2025 at $539.8. This investment would have returned +2585.57% (26.9 times).
What was Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) stock's worst decline was -53.86% (fell to 46% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $99.7 on Dec 10, 2007. Trough: $46 on Mar 5, 2009. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $461.38 at the trough.
What if you bought Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) stock at IPO ($23.2 on May 9, 1996) would be worth $21,215.95 today. Historical return: +2021.59% (21.2 times). Current stock price: $492.21 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) stock 5 years ago ($251.5 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $1,957.1 today. Historical return: +95.71% (1.96 times). Current stock price: $492.21 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) stock 10 years ago ($139.83 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $3,520.06 today. Historical return: +252.01% (3.52 times). Current stock price: $492.21 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) stock 20 years ago ($59.5 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $8,272.44 today. Historical return: +727.24% (8.27 times). Current stock price: $492.21 as of Mar 16, 2026.
About this data
- How does the investment calculator work?
- Enter an investment amount and a start date. We use historical stock prices to calculate how many shares you would have bought, then apply the current price to show your hypothetical portfolio value and return.
- What are Historical extremes?
- Max profit: buy at all-time low, sell at the highest price after. Max drawdown: the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. IPO to current: total return from IPO date to the latest price.
- What is Max drawdown?
- Maximum drawdown is the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. It shows the worst drop from any prior high to a subsequent low. Peak and Trough are the dates and prices at which this decline occurred.
- Does this include dividends?
- The calculator uses adjusted closing prices when available, which account for stock splits and dividends. For the most accurate results, we recommend using data that includes dividend adjustments.
- Where does the price data come from?
- Historical prices are from Yahoo Finance, adjusted for stock splits and dividends. We use adjusted close for all calculations.
- How are the dollar amounts in the cards calculated?
- The dollar amounts in Historical extremes use the investment amount you select in the calculator above (e.g. $1,000). They show what your investment would have been worth at the Buy/Peak/IPO date versus the Sell/Trough/Current date.
- What date range can I use?
- The available date range depends on our historical price data for BRK-B. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.