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BRK-A

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Stock

$751,745.00+4740.00 (+0.63%)Close Oct 1, 2026

Mar 17, 1980 – Oct 1, 2026

$10,000 became$25,922,241
CAGR18.40%
Max drawdown−51.47%
Sharpe ratio0.87

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Growth of $10,000

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Trailing returns

PeriodBRK-A
1M−0.05%
3M+0.10%
6M+4.95%
YTD−0.40%
1Y+0.78%
3Y+12.25%
5Y+12.62%
10Y+13.27%
15Y+13.89%
20Y+10.85%
25Y+9.96%
30Y+11.10%
Since 1980+18.40%

Metrics

ReturnBRK-A
Final balance$25,922,241
Total return259,122.41%
CAGR18.40%
Calendar yearsBRK-A
Best year93.73%
Worst year−31.78%
Positive years38 of 45
RiskBRK-A
Max drawdown−51.47%
Longest drawdown5.4 years
Volatility (annualized)22.37%
Risk-adjustedBRK-A
Sharpe ratio0.87
Sortino ratio1.32
Calmar ratio0.36

Worst drawdowns

DeclinePeakBottomRecovered
−51.5%Dec 2007Mar 2009Feb 2013
−48.9%Jun 1998Mar 2000Nov 2003
−37.5%Oct 1989Oct 1990Aug 1991
−37.1%Oct 1987Oct 1987Jul 1988
−30.4%Jan 2020Mar 2020Nov 2020

Annual returns

YearBRK-A
1980from Mar 17+46.55%
1981+31.76%
1982+38.39%
1983+69.03%
1984−2.67%
1985+93.73%
1986+14.17%
1987+4.61%
1988+59.32%
1989+84.57%
1990−23.05%
1991+35.58%
1992+29.83%
1993+38.94%
1994+24.96%
1995+57.35%
1996+6.23%
1997+34.90%
1998+52.17%
1999−19.86%
2000+26.56%
2001+6.48%
2002−3.77%
2003+15.81%
2004+4.33%
2005+0.82%
2006+24.11%
2007+28.74%
2008−31.78%
2009+2.69%
2010+21.42%
2011−4.73%
2012+16.82%
2013+32.70%
2014+27.04%
2015−12.48%
2016+23.42%
2017+21.91%
2018+2.82%
2019+10.98%
2020+2.42%
2021+29.57%
2022+4.00%
2023+15.77%
2024+25.49%
2025+10.85%
2026to Oct 1−0.40%