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.
According to Berkshire Hathaway 's latest financial reports and stock price the company's current price-to-earnings ratio (TTM) is 8.7529. At the end of 2021 the company had a P/E ratio of 7.57.
Year | P/E ratio | Change |
---|---|---|
2021 | 7.57 | -41.41% |
2020 | 12.9 | 90.07% |
2019 | 6.80 | -94.54% |
2018 | 124 | 1042.98% |
2017 | 10.9 | -34.82% |
2016 | 16.7 | 22.39% |
2015 | 13.6 | -27.71% |
2014 | 18.9 | 26.27% |
2013 | 14.9 | -4.05% |
2012 | 15.6 | -15.43% |
2011 | 18.4 | 22.58% |
2010 | 15.0 | -20.95% |
2009 | 19.0 | -33.17% |
2008 | 28.4 | 75.95% |
2007 | 16.2 | 4.98% |
2006 | 15.4 | -3.19% |
2005 | 15.9 | -14.77% |
2004 | 18.7 | 17.29% |
2003 | 15.9 | -38.76% |
2002 | 26.0 | -81.84% |
2001 | 143 |
Company | P/E ratio | P/E ratio differencediff. | Country |
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![]() BlackRock BLK | 18.6 | 112.74% | ๐บ๐ธ USA |
![]() Blackstone Group BX | 64.4 | 636.15% | ๐บ๐ธ USA |
![]() Brookfield Asset Management BAM | 19.8 | 126.27% | ๐จ๐ฆ Canada |
The Price/Earnings ratio measures the relationship between a company's stock price and its earnings per share. A low but positive P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating high earnings compared to its current valuation and might be undervalued. A company with a high negative (near 0) P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating heavy losses compared to its current valuation.
Companies with a P/E ratio over 30 or a negative one are generaly seen as "growth stocks" meaning that investors typically expect the company to grow or to become profitable in the future.
Companies with a positive P/E ratio bellow 10 are generally seen as "value stocks" meaning that the company is already very profitable and unlikely to strong growth in the future.