All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
BRK-A total return snapshot: BRK-A returned +4.95% over the past year and −0.16% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 17, 1980, BRK-A is up +259,762.07% in nominal total return, or +18.46%/yr, and is currently −6.89% below its total-return high on May 2, 2025.
Data ending Tue Aug. 18, 2026
| Mon 1980-03-17💬 to Tue 2026-08-18 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRK-A × |
+259,762.07%
+18.46%/yr |
+15.34%/yr
R2=0.921 |
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| Berkshire Hathaway Inc NYSE Common Stock | ||||||
| Mon 1980-03-17💬 to Tue 2026-08-18 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| BRK-A × |
$10,000.00
1980-03-17 |
$25,986,206.90
2026-08-18 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| BRK-A × | −0.16% | +4.95% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| BRK-A × |
−6.89%
on 2026-08-18 from 2025-05-02 peak |
−51.47%
on 2009-03-05 from 2007-12-10 peak |
| Period ending Tue 2026-08-18 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRK-A × | +4.95% |
+12.96% +6.28%/yr |
+40.65% +12.04%/yr |
+74.99% +11.84%/yr |
+237.63% +12.94%/yr |
| Year | BRK-A |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −0.16% |
| 2025 | +10.85% |
| 2024 | +25.49% |
| 2023 | +15.77% |
| 2022 | +4.00% |
| 2021 | +29.57% |
| 2020 | +2.42% |
| 2019 | +10.98% |
| 2018 | +2.82% |
| 2017 | +21.91% |
| 2016 | +23.42% |
| 2015 | −12.48% |
| 2014 | +27.04% |
| 2013 | +32.70% |
| 2012 | +16.82% |
| 2011 | −4.73% |
| 2010 | +21.42% |
| 2009 | +2.69% |
| 2008 | −31.78% |
| 2007 | +28.74% |
| 2006 | +24.11% |
| 2005 | +0.82% |
| 2004 | +4.33% |
| 2003 | +15.81% |
| 2002 | −3.77% |
| 2001 | +6.48% |
| 2000 | +26.56% |
| 1999 | −19.86% |
| 1998 | +52.17% |
| 1997 | +34.90% |
| 1996 | +6.23% |
| 1995 | +57.35% |
| 1994 | +24.96% |
| 1993 | +38.94% |
| 1992 | +29.83% |
| 1991 | +35.58% |
| 1990 | −23.05% |
| 1989 | +84.57% |
| 1988 | +59.32% |
| 1987 | +4.61% |
| 1986 | +14.17% |
| 1985 | +93.73% |
| 1984 | −2.67% |
| 1983 | +69.03% |
| 1982 | +38.39% |
| 1981 | +31.76% |
| 1980 | +46.55% |
