Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is an American holding company, whose conglomerate includes over 80 companies with activities spanning a wide range of business areas, including insurance and reinsurance, rail freight, energy supply, financial services, manufacturing, and wholesale and retail. The chairman is the major US investor and multi-billionaire Warren Buffett.
Market capitalization of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A)
Market cap: $671.09 Billion
As of May 2022 Berkshire Hathaway has a market cap of $671.09 Billion. This makes Berkshire Hathaway the world's 7th most valuable company by market cap according to our data. The market capitalization, commonly called market cap, is the total market value of a publicly traded company's outstanding shares and is commonly used to mesure how much a company is worth.
Market cap history of Berkshire Hathaway from 2001 to 2022
| Year | Market cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $670.57 B | 0.22% |
| 2021 | $669.12 B | 23.07% |
| 2020 | $543.67 B | -1.5% |
| 2019 | $551.96 B | 9.87% |
| 2018 | $502.37 B | 2.68% |
| 2017 | $489.24 B | 21.81% |
| 2016 | $401.64 B | 23.48% |
| 2015 | $325.28 B | -12.24% |
| 2014 | $370.66 B | 26.76% |
| 2013 | $292.41 B | 32.54% |
| 2012 | $220.61 B | 16.6% |
| 2011 | $189.21 B | -4.59% |
| 2010 | $198.31 B | 29.09% |
| 2009 | $153.62 B | 2.71% |
| 2008 | $149.56 B | -31.82% |
| 2007 | $219.37 B | 29.31% |
| 2006 | $169.64 B | 24.39% |
| 2005 | $136.38 B | 0.8% |
| 2004 | $135.30 B | 4.47% |
| 2003 | $129.51 B | 16.02% |
| 2002 | $111.63 B | -3.4% |
| 2001 | $115.56 B |
End of Day market cap according to different sources
On May 20th, 2022 the market cap of Berkshire Hathaway was reported to be:
