Basis: Latest reported fiscal year. Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 23.78 as of Sunday, July 26, 2026.
Forward PE Ratio (23.78) = Close Price ($494.93) / Consensus Forward EPS ($20.81)
FORWARD PE RATIO
23.78
SECTOR MEDIAN · FINANCIAL SERVICES
14.15
median of 82 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
+68.06%
vs the sector median at left
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Market Cap
$1.07T
Forward PE Ratio
23.78
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-B) | $1.07T | 23.78 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-A)vs › | $1.07T | 23.88 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM)vs › | $946.43B | 14.40 |
| State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)vs › | $778.74B | N/A |
| Visa Inc. (V)vs › | $681.89B | 27.04 |
| Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI)vs › | $624.45B | N/A |
| Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)vs › | $1.65T | N/A |
| Mastercard Incorporated (MA)vs › | $476.83B | 27.48 |
| Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)vs › | $475.41B | N/A |
| Bank of America Corporation (BAC)vs › | $440.34B | 13.43 |
Trailing P/E
14.7
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
23.8
consensus next-FY EPS
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $20.81 implies -38.0% EPS decline vs the reported trailing $33.59.
At today's $494.93 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 | $20.81 | $20.15 – $21.49 | 3 | 23.8x |
| 2027-12-31 | $21.49 | $20.82 – $22.53 | 3 | 23.0x |
| 2028-12-31 | $21.72 | $20.92 – $22.51 | 1 | 22.8x |
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
