How Does Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Make Money?
Price: $514.6
Market Cap: $1.11T
Avg Volume: 4.31M
Market Cap: $1.11T
Avg Volume: 4.31M
Country: US
Industry: Insurance - Diversified
Sector: Financial Services
Industry: Insurance - Diversified
Sector: Financial Services
Revenue Breakdown Overview
Berkshire Hathaway generates revenue through various business segments and geographic regions. Here's a comprehensive breakdown of how the company makes money:
Product & Service Revenue Segments
Berkshire Hathaway's revenue comes from the following main product/service categories (Total Revenue: $240.59B):
- Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company: $- (0.0% of total)
- Insurance And Other: $- (0.0% of total)
- Manufacturing Businesses: $49.01B (20.4% of total)
- Electricity And Natural Gas: $22.67B (9.4% of total)
- Pilot Travel Centers ("PTC"): $- (0.0% of total)
- Mc Lane Company: $- (0.0% of total)
- Grocery And Convenience Store Distribution: $132.97B (55.3% of total)
- Service And Retailing Businesses: $35.94B (14.9% of total)
- Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation: $- (0.0% of total)
Geographic Revenue Distribution
The company's revenue is distributed across these geographic regions (Total Revenue: $12.74B):
- Mid American: $12.74B (100.0% of total)
Revenue by Product Segment
Revenue by Geographic Region
Revenue Segments Over Time
Historical Revenue by Product Segment
| Year | Total Revenue | Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company | Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation | Electricity And Natural Gas | Grocery And Convenience Store Distribution | Insurance And Other | Manufacturing Businesses | Mc Lane Company | Pilot Travel Centers ("PTC") | Service And Retailing Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $371.43B | $- | $- | $22.67B | $132.97B | $- | $49.01B | $- | $- | $35.94B |
| 2023 | $364.48B | $25.96B | $23.72B | $- | $- | $96.09B | $75.28B | $51.81B | $48.77B | $39.88B |
| 2022 | $302.09B | $26.35B | $25.74B | $- | $- | $82.87B | $75.65B | $53.21B | $- | $38.21B |
| 2021 | $354.64B | $24.94B | $23.12B | $- | $- | $75.20B | $68.58B | $49.45B | $- | $34.75B |
| 2020 | $286.26B | $21.01B | $20.69B | $- | $- | $69.82B | $58.98B | $46.84B | $- | $28.11B |
| 2019 | $327.22B | $20.10B | $23.30B | $- | $- | $68.68B | $62.62B | $50.46B | $- | $29.40B |
| 2018 | $247.84B | $19.97B | $23.65B | $- | $- | $63.56B | $61.77B | $49.99B | $- | $28.85B |
Geographic Revenue Over Time
Historical Revenue by Geographic Region
| Year | Total Revenue | Mid American |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | $182.15B | $12.74B |
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