All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
BRK-B total return snapshot: BRK-B returned +1.48% over the past year and −1.36% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 9, 1996, BRK-B is up +2,037.16% in nominal total return, or +10.64%/yr, and is currently −8.15% below its total-return high on May 2, 2025.
Data ending Fri Aug. 21, 2026
| Thu 1996-05-09💬 to Fri 2026-08-21 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRK-B × |
+2,037.16%
+10.64%/yr |
+9.72%/yr
R2=0.956 |
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| Berkshire Hathaway Inc NYSE Common Stock | ||||||
| Thu 1996-05-09💬 to Fri 2026-08-21 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| BRK-B × |
$10,000.00
1996-05-09 |
$213,715.52
2026-08-21 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| BRK-B × | −1.36% | +1.48% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| BRK-B × |
−8.15%
on 2026-08-21 from 2025-05-02 peak |
−53.86%
on 2009-03-05 from 2007-12-10 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-08-21 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRK-B × | +1.48% |
+11.02% +5.37%/yr |
+40.82% +12.09%/yr |
+73.81% +11.69%/yr |
+233.32% +12.79%/yr |
| Year | BRK-B |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −1.36% |
| 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 | −4.14% |
