Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New
I · AI Analysis
The brief
Berkshire Hathaway operates dozens of wholly-owned businesses across insurance (GEICO, reinsurance), freight rail (BNSF Railway), utilities and energy (generation, transmission, pipelines), and manufacturing (everything from Dairy Queen restaurants to precision aerospace components) [Berkshire Hathaway website]. The company also manages a massive public stock portfolio, investing insurance premiums and operating cash in publicly traded companies like Apple and Alphabet. Think of it as both a holding company that owns and operates real businesses, and an investment firm that buys stakes in other companies.
Berkshire Hathaway is a massive conglomerate operating insurance, railroads, utilities, and manufacturing businesses, while also managing a $358 billion public stock portfolio [Wall Street Journal]. Under new CEO Greg Abel, the company is actively reshaping its investments — recently adding $10 billion to its Alphabet stake, making it Berkshire's third-largest holding at $37.9 billion, while trimming Bank of America and exiting Constellation Energy [Yahoo Finance Video]. With $1.1 trillion in market capitalization and trailing-twelve-month revenue of $384.7 billion through 30 June 2026, Berkshire remains one of the world's largest and most diversified financial services companies [Yahoo Finance].
Berkshire is extraordinarily healthy, generating $384.7 billion in trailing revenue and sitting on a net cash position of $235.3 billion (negative net debt) [Yahoo Finance].
Sentinellis health
Financially healthy
8.9/10
7+ strong · 4–7 moderate · under 4 weak
Profitability
Returns on capital
Growth & momentum
Balance sheet
Cash generation
Value creation
Sentinellis calculation from the published statements — not a score reported by any data source. Each category is scored on the checks that had data; missing inputs are excluded rather than counted as failures.
Market capitalisation
$1.1T
Revenue (TTM)
$384.7B
II · Recent news
What moved
5 stories · ranked by relevance
- company2026-08-14
Berkshire Adds to Alphabet Stake, Buys Home Builders and Exits Constellation
Wall Street Journal
- company2026-08-15
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) Stock Looks Undervalued On Fair Value And Earnings
Simply Wall St.
- company2026-08-15
Greg Abel Just Plowed $4.2 Billion Into Warren Buffett's All-Time Favorite Stock
Motley Fool
- company2026-08-15
Warren Buffett's Successor, Greg Abel, Pared Down Bank of America, and Piled Into a Virtual Monopoly That's Now Berkshire's 3rd-Largest Holding
Motley Fool
- company2026-08-14
Berkshire ups Alphabet stake under Greg Abel, making it a top-3 holding
Yahoo Finance Video
Premium · Free with any account
The forward P/E of 22.9x is HIGHER than the trailing P/E of 12.7x, and forward EPS of $21.97 is FAR BELOW trailing EPS of $39.77 — the market is pricing in a sharp earnings decline of roughly 45% over the next twelve months [Yahoo Finance]. This is the opposite of growth expectations and contradicts any 'undervalued' narrative.
Risks
4
Opportunities
4
Red flags
2
Leadership
10
9 more findings in the full report — free with any account.
Unlock the full Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New analysis
Create a free account to access the complete AI-generated report with inline citations.
- 4 risks, 4 opportunities and 2 red flags — each with its source
- 100+ financial metrics with charts and benchmarks
- Full news summaries with source links
- Executive team and compensation details
- PDF export for offline use
III · Related
You might also read
Same sector · Financial Services or comparable health
Want this for your watchlist?