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title: "Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-B) stock analysis"
url: https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/brk-b
publisher: "Portfolio Terminal"
as_of: 2026-10-10
ticker: BRK-B
sector: "Financial Services"
data: "Daily prices from Yahoo Finance; averages, volatility and levels computed by Portfolio Terminal"
---

# Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-B) stock analysis

> **Source:** Portfolio Terminal, "Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-B) stock analysis", 2026-10-10. https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/brk-b
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## Key facts

- As of October 10, 2026, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-B) trades at $515.62, up 3.8% over the past year.
- Its 52-week range runs from $464.01 to $537.74; the price is 4.1% below that high.
- It is 4.9% below its all-time high of $542.07, reached in May 2025.
- Over the 10 years to the end of September 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +244.7%, against +312.9% for the S&P 500 (SPY).
- It sits 4.6% above its 200-day average of $492.97, the usual sign of a long-term uptrend.
- Its 30-day volatility is 11.8% annualized, which we rate low risk.
- It has a trailing P/E of 13.0.

## About Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-B) is a financial services company operating in insurance—diversified. Rate cycles, credit quality, and capital returns usually drive relative performance. Follow price action, market risk, and comparative valuation signals to support portfolio decisions.

## What the chart is saying

In an uptrend, 4.1% under its 1-year high with no resistance above.

- Price is 1.5% above its 50-day average and 4.6% above its 200-day.
- The 50-day crossed above the 200-day on 2026-07-29 (a “golden cross”).
- RSI at 63 is neither stretched nor washed out.
- Nothing above has stopped it this year; the nearest floor is $504.00 (-2.3%).

### Support and resistance

- Support near $504.00, 2.3% below the last close (the price turned there 6 times in the last year).
- Support near $490.93, 4.8% below the last close (the price turned there 10 times in the last year).

## Which ETFs hold it

BRK-B is in 7 of the 30 ETFs we track. It weighs most in XLF: 12.2% of the fund, holding #1 of 76.

- [XLF holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/xlf/holdings): 12.2% of the fund, holding #1 of 76 (SPDR, September 24, 2026)
- [VTV holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/vtv/holdings): 2.88% of the fund, holding #3 of 306 (Vanguard, August 31, 2026)
- [SPY holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/spy/holdings): 1.42% of the fund, holding #13 of 504 (SPDR, September 24, 2026)
- [IVV holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/ivv/holdings): 1.42% of the fund, holding #13 of 503 (iShares, September 24, 2026)
- [VOO holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/voo/holdings): 1.40% of the fund, holding #12 of 505 (Vanguard, August 31, 2026)
- [VTI holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/vti/holdings): 1.23% of the fund, holding #13 of 3,503 (Vanguard, August 31, 2026)
- [JEPI holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/jepi/holdings): 0.22% of the fund, holding #94 of 119 (J.P. Morgan, September 24, 2026)

Source: each issuer's full holdings file (August 31 to September 24, 2026), matched on the company's ISIN.

## Famous investors who hold it

BRK-B is in the latest 13F of 3 of the 15 famous investors we follow. Bill Gates (Gates Foundation Trust) holds the most of it: 21.4% of the portfolio, position #1 of 24, as of Q2 2026. It is Bill Gates's largest position.

- [Bill Gates (Gates Foundation Trust)](https://portfolio-terminal.com/gurus/GATES): 21.4% of the portfolio, position #1 of 24 (Q2 2026 13F, filed August 14, 2026)
- [Li Lu (Himalaya Capital)](https://portfolio-terminal.com/gurus/LILU): 15.0% of the portfolio, position #3 of 7 (Q2 2026 13F, filed August 14, 2026)
- [George Soros (Soros Fund Management)](https://portfolio-terminal.com/gurus/SOROS): 0.82% of the portfolio, position #37 of 261 (Q2 2026 13F, filed August 14, 2026)

Source: each investor's latest Form 13F filed with the SEC (Q2 2026); long US positions, shares only, as a share of everything the filing reports.

Interactive chart, fundamentals and peers: https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/brk-b