| Company: | Berkshire Hathaway |
|---|---|
| CEO: | Gregory Edward Abel |
| Founded: | 1839 |
| Symbol: | BRK-B |
| Exchange: | NYSE |
| Industry: | Insurance - Diversified |
| Sector: | Financial Services |
| About |
Berkshire Hathaway, established in 1998 and headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, operates as a vast global conglomerate with diverse business interests. Its core operations primarily encompass insurance, freight rail transportation, and utility services. The company provides a comprehensive suite of insurance and reinsurance products,luding coverage for property, casualty, life, accident, and health. Across North America, it manages extensive railway networks dedicated to freight transport. Its utility division is responsible for generating, transmitting, storing, and distributing electricity sourced from various origins such as natural gas, coal, wind, solar, hydroelectric, nuclear, and geothermal energy. This segment also oversees natural gas infrastructure,luding distribution networks, storage facilities, interstate pipelines, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) operations, alongside its interests in coal mining. Beyond these foundational sectors, Berkshire Hathaway boasts a significant manufacturing footprint. It produces a wide array of goods ranging from confectionery and specialty chemicals to metal cutting tools and components for both aerospace and power generation applications. Its manufacturing portfolio also extends to flooring products, insulation, roofing materials, engineered building components, paints, coatings, and bricks. The company is also involved in residential construction, offering both manufactured and site-built homes, supplemented by related lending and financial services. Its product offerings furtherlude recreational vehicles, apparel, footwear, jewelry, custom picture framing, and alkaline batteries. On the industrial side, it manufactures specialized components like castings, forgings, fasteners, aerostructures, and precision parts, often utilizing advanced alloys such as cobalt, nickel, and titanium. Additionally, Berkshire Hathaway provides a variety of services, whichlude distributing electronic components, franchising and servicing quick-service restaurants, offering logistics, grocery, and foodservice distribution, as well as professional aviation training and shared aircraft ownership programs. Finally, the company maintains a substantial retail presence, selling an extensive selection of products such as automobiles, furniture, home appliances, electronics, computers, jewelry, and kitchenware, in addition to motorcycle clothing and equipment. |
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3555 Farnam Street
Omaha | NE |
US
Berkshire Hathaway’s revenue by segment: Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company: $26.30 B, Berkshire Hathaway Insurance Group: $104.21 B, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation: $23.53 B, Manufacturing Businesses: $78.49 B, Mc Lane Company: $51.00 B, Pilot Travel Centers ("Pilot): $42.20 B and Service And Retailing Businesses: $42.65 B in 2025.
Berkshire Hathaway was founded on 1839, which makes the company 187 years old.
Gregory Edward Abel is the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.
Berkshire Hathaway operates in the Insurance - Diversified industry and the Financial Services sector.
Berkshire Hathaway has 387,800 employees.
In fiscal year 2025, Berkshire Hathaway generated a revenue of $371.44 Billion.
In fiscal year 2025, Berkshire Hathaway reported a net income of $66.97 Billion.
Berkshire Hathaway Insurance Group is Berkshire Hathaway's biggest product segment, representing 28.29% of its total revenue.
Berkshire Hathaway went public on May 9, 1996, through its Initial Public Offering (IPO), and it has been 30 years since then.
Berkshire Hathaway's ticker symbol is BRK-B, and the company is listed on the NYSE stock market exchange.
Berkshire Hathaway's current stock price is $489.14 as of Jun 13, 2026.
Ranked #1among 2,930 companies based on market cap.
Competitors of Berkshire Hathaway include American International Group, and more.