Basis: Trailing twelve months (TTM). Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 22.36.
Forward PE Ratio (22.36) = Close Price ($495.82) / Consensus Forward EPS ($22.18)
FORWARD PE RATIO
22.36
SECTOR MEDIAN · FINANCIAL SERVICES
14.80
median of 83 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
+51.08%
vs the sector median at left
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Market Cap
$1.07T
Forward PE Ratio
22.36
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-B) | $1.07T | 22.36 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-A)vs › | $1.07T | 22.36 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM)vs › | $942.06B | 14.16 |
| State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)vs › | $815.67B | N/A |
| Visa Inc. (V)vs › | $692.75B | 28.06 |
| Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS)vs › | $674.15B | N/A |
| Mastercard Incorporated (MA)vs › | $509.23B | 29.10 |
| Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)vs › | $508.35B | N/A |
| Bank of America Corporation (BAC)vs › | $437.79B | 13.28 |
| Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)vs › | $1.71T | N/A |
Trailing P/E
12.5
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
22.4
consensus next-FY EPS
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $22.18 implies -44.2% EPS decline vs the reported trailing $39.77.
At today's $495.82 close, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
| Fiscal year end | Consensus EPS | Estimate range | Analysts | Implied P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-31 | $22.18 | $21.41 – $23.45 | 3 | 22.4x |
| 2027-12-31 | $22.19 | $21.46 – $22.77 | 3 | 22.3x |
| 2028-12-31 | $22.71 | $22.71 – $22.71 | 1 | 21.8x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
