Berkshire Hathaway

American multinational conglomerate holding company
Organization business Q217583
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Financials

Self-reported XBRL data from 19 annual filings
Revenue
$247.24B
▼ 1.0% YoY FY2025
Net Income
$66.97B
▼ 24.8% YoY FY2025
Assets
$1.22T
▲ 5.9% YoY FY2025
EPS (diluted)
$3035.00
FY2013
$0.00$70.10B$140.20B$210.30B$280.40B FY2007: $118.25B · NI $13.21B (11.2% margin)FY2008: $107.79B · NI $4.99B (4.6% margin)FY2009: $112.49B · NI $8.05B (7.2% margin)FY2010: $136.19B · NI $12.97B (9.5% margin)FY2011: $143.69B · NI $10.25B (7.1% margin)FY2012: $162.46B · NI $14.82B (9.1% margin)FY2013: $182.15B · NI $19.48B (10.7% margin)FY2014: $194.70B · NI $19.87B (10.2% margin)FY2015: $210.94B · NI $24.08B (11.4% margin)FY2016: $215.11B · NI $24.07B (11.2% margin)FY2017: $239.93B · NI $44.94B (18.7% margin)FY2018: $175.44B · NI $4.02B (2.3% margin)FY2019: $176.51B · NI $81.42B (46.1% margin)FY2020: $166.73B · NI $42.52B (25.5% margin)FY2021: $191.25B · NI $89.94B (47.0% margin)FY2022: $207.77B · NI -$22.76B (-11.0% margin)FY2023: $254.91B · NI $96.22B (37.7% margin)FY2024: $249.71B · NI $89.00B (35.6% margin)FY2025: $247.24B · NI $66.97B (27.1% margin) '07'09'11'13'15'17'19'21'23'25
■ Revenue ■ Net Income
Source: SEC EDGAR · latest 10-K filed 2025-12-31 · accession 0001193125-26-083899

Berkshire Hathaway

Summary

Berkshire Hathaway is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 0.024% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87,072 views/month, #7 of 29,529).[2]

Key Facts

  • Berkshire Hathaway is in the country of United States[3].
  • Berkshire Hathaway's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • Berkshire Hathaway's instance of is recorded as company[5].
  • Berkshire Hathaway's instance of is recorded as holding company[6].
  • Berkshire Hathaway's instance of is recorded as enterprise[7].
  • Berkshire Hathaway's instance of is recorded as public company[8].
  • Berkshire Hathaway's founder is recorded as Oliver Chace[9].
  • Berkshire Hathaway is owned by Warren Buffett[10].
  • Berkshire Hathaway is owned by Charlie Munger[11].
  • Berkshire Hathaway is owned by David Gottesman[12].
  • Berkshire Hathaway is owned by Bill Gates[13].
  • Berkshire Hathaway is owned by Fidelity Investments[14].
  • Berkshire Fine Spinning Associates is named after Berkshire Hathaway[15].
  • Hathaway Mills is named after Berkshire Hathaway[16].
  • Berkshire Hathaway's headquarters location is recorded as Omaha[17].
  • Berkshire Hathaway's chief executive officer is recorded as Greg Abel[18].
  • Berkshire Hathaway's child organization or unit is recorded as GEICO[19].
  • Berkshire Hathaway's child organization or unit is recorded as NetJets[20].
  • Berkshire Hathaway's child organization or unit is recorded as Berkshire Hathaway Energy[21].
  • Berkshire Hathaway's child organization or unit is recorded as Marmon Group[22].
  • Berkshire Hathaway's child organization or unit is recorded as Central States Indemnity[23].
  • Berkshire Hathaway's child organization or unit is recorded as Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies[24].
  • Berkshire Hathaway's child organization or unit is recorded as General Re Corporation[25].
  • Berkshire Hathaway's child organization or unit is recorded as Medical Protective[26].
  • Berkshire Hathaway's child organization or unit is recorded as National Indemnity Company[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

  • Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 5493000C01ZX7D35SD85[28]

  • Registered legal name: Berkshire Hathaway INC.[29]

  • Legal jurisdiction: US-DE[30]

  • GLEIF entity category: GENERAL[31]

  • Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): XTIQ[32]

  • Entity status: ACTIVE[33]

  • LEI registration status: ISSUED[34]

  • Entity created: 1998-06-16[35]

  • LEI first registered: 2015-03-13[36]

  • LEI last updated: 2026-08-21[37]

  • LEI next renewal: 2027-08-21[38]

  • Managing LOU: 5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12[39]

  • Registration authority: RA000602[40]

  • Authority entity ID: 2908471[41]

  • Conformity flag: CONFORMING[42]

Body

Founding

Berkshire Hathaway's founder is recorded as Oliver Chace[9]. Recorded inception include 1955[43], 1839[44], and June 16, 1998[45]. Its location of formation is recorded as Omaha[46].

Identity

Part of include S&P 500[47] and S&P 100[48].

Leadership

Berkshire Hathaway's chief executive officer is recorded as Greg Abel[18]. Its chairperson is recorded as Howard Graham Buffett[49].

Operations

Berkshire Hathaway's headquarters location is recorded as Omaha[17]. Subsidiaries include GEICO[19], a business[50], in United States[51], founded in 1936[52], headquartered in Chevy Chase[53]; NetJets[20], an airline[54], in United States[55], founded in 1964[56], headquartered in Columbus[57]; Berkshire Hathaway Energy[21], a business[58], in US[59], headquartered in Des Moines[60]; Marmon Group[22], a business[61], founded in 1953[62], headquartered in Chicago[63]; Central States Indemnity[23], a business[64]; and Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies[24], a business[65], founded in 1982[66].

Industry

Industries include conglomerate[67], insurance[68], and aircraft industry[69].

Ownership

Owners include Warren Buffett[10], an investor[70], b. 1930[71], of United States[72], awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom[73]; Charlie Munger[11], a lawyer[74], 1924–2023[75], of United States[76], specialised in commerce[77]; David Gottesman[12], a businessperson[78], 1926–2022[79], of United States[80]; Bill Gates[13], an entrepreneur[81], b. 1955[82], of United States[83], awarded the Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire[84]; and Fidelity Investments[14], a business[85], in United States[86], founded in 1946[87], headquartered in Boston[88]. Stock exchanges include New York Stock Exchange[89].

Why It Matters

Berkshire Hathaway ranks in the top 0.024% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87,072 views/month, #7 of 29,529).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[90] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[91]

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  1. 11d ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Levels.fyi company id → berkshire-hathaway
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P10146]]: berkshire-hathaway, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/324839791|berkshire hathaway (#324839791)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8504|L"
  2. 17d ago · ~2026-35460-07 · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Chairperson → Howard Graham Buffett
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P488]]: [[Q4079744]]"
  3. 6w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → FC40-39E8-0833-191D-40B0
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14750]]: FC40-39E8-0833-191D-40B0, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269254|batch #269254]]"
  4. 8w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Treccani id → berkshire-hathaway
    Harper's tag → berkshire-hathaway-inc
    Treccani's enciclopedia italiana id → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: berkshire-hathaway-inc, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289911878|berkshire hathaway inc (#289911878)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalo"
  5. 17w ago · Ossistyl · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Treccani's enciclopedia italiana id → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P4223]]: berkshire-hathaway"
  6. 18w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Chief executive officer → Greg Abel
    Central index key → 0001067983
    Named after → —
    Described at url → —
    + 143 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||es */ Cleanup: remove wikimedia refs; normalize text; replace property; split multiple reference URLs ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
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