BRK-B

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

$589.83+1.59 (+0.27%)Close Nov 12, 2026

May 9, 1996 – Nov 12, 2026, Dividends reinvested

Final balance: $254,237
CAGR: +11.19%
Max drawdown: −53.86%
Sharpe ratio: 0.59

Growth of $10,000

Trailing returns (%)

BRK-B's average annual return was 14.16% over the last 10 years and 11.14% over the last 20 years, through Nov 12, 2026. $10,000 in BRK-B on Nov 11, 2016 grew to $37,588 by Nov 12, 2026, with dividends reinvested.

	Total	Per year
BRK-B	+13.95	+15.65	+21.62	+17.34	+17.40	+18.94	+15.58	+14.16	+14.54	+11.14	+10.78	+11.55	+11.19

Total

1M: +13.95%
3M: +15.65%
6M: +21.62%
YTD: +17.34%
1Y: +17.40%

Per year

3Y: +18.94%
5Y: +15.58%
10Y: +14.16%
15Y: +14.54%
20Y: +11.14%
25Y: +10.78%
30Y: +11.55%
Since 1996: +11.19%

Annual returns

1996 from May 9 · 2026 through Nov 12

BRK-B returns by year

Year	Return
2026 through Nov 12	+17.34%
2025	+10.89%
2024	+27.09%
2023	+15.46%
2022	+3.31%
2021	+28.95%
2020	+2.37%
2019	+10.93%
2018	+3.01%
2017	+21.62%
2016	+23.43%
2015	−12.06%
2014	+26.64%
2013	+32.17%
2012	+17.56%
2011	−4.76%
2010	+21.90%
2009	+2.24%
2008	−32.14%
2007	+29.19%
2006	+24.89%
2005	−0.02%
2004	+4.30%
2003	+16.18%
2002	−4.04%
2001	+7.26%
2000	+28.63%
1999	−22.13%
1998	+52.70%
1997	+38.40%
1996 from May 9	−4.14%

Metrics

Since 1996

Volatility	22.07%
Sortino ratio	0.90
Calmar ratio	0.21
Best year, 1998	+52.70%
Worst year, 2008	−32.14%
Positive years	23 of 29
Longest drawdown	5.4 years

Worst drawdowns

Since 1996

Decline	Peak	Bottom	Recovered	Length
−53.9%	Dec 2007	Mar 2009	Feb 2013	5.2 years
−49.4%	Jun 1998	Mar 2000	Nov 2003	5.4 years
−29.6%	Jan 2020	Mar 2020	Nov 2020	10 months
−26.6%	Mar 2022	Oct 2022	Aug 2023	1.4 years
−18.7%	Dec 2014	Jan 2016	Nov 2016	1.9 years