All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
BRK-B real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, BRK-B returned +1.00% over the past year and −3.95% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 9, 1996, BRK-B is up +904.28% in real purchasing-power return, or +7.92%/yr, and is currently −11.45% below its real total-return high on May 2, 2025.
Data ending Mon Aug. 17, 2026
| Thu 1996-05-09💬 to Mon 2026-08-17 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRK-B × |
+904.28%
+7.92%/yr |
+7.19%/yr
R2=0.928 |
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| Berkshire Hathaway Inc NYSE Common Stock | ||||||
| Thu 1996-05-09💬 to Mon 2026-08-17 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| BRK-B × |
$10,000.00
1996-05-09 |
$100,428.35
2026-08-17 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| BRK-B × | −3.95% | +1.00% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| BRK-B × |
−11.45%
on 2026-08-17 from 2025-05-02 peak |
−54.33%
on 2009-03-05 from 2007-12-10 peak |
| Period ending Mon 2026-08-17 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRK-B × | +1.00% |
+5.47% +2.70%/yr |
+29.26% +8.93%/yr |
+40.85% +7.09%/yr |
+140.60% +9.18%/yr |
| Year | BRK-B |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −3.95% |
| 2025 | +8.00% |
| 2024 | +23.53% |
| 2023 | +11.72% |
| 2022 | −2.96% |
| 2021 | +20.47% |
| 2020 | +1.00% |
| 2019 | +8.45% |
| 2018 | +1.08% |
| 2017 | +19.11% |
| 2016 | +20.93% |
| 2015 | −12.70% |
| 2014 | +25.70% |
| 2013 | +30.22% |
| 2012 | +15.56% |
| 2011 | −7.50% |
| 2010 | +20.10% |
| 2009 | −0.47% |
| 2008 | −32.20% |
| 2007 | +24.11% |
| 2006 | +21.82% |
| 2005 | −3.33% |
| 2004 | +1.01% |
| 2003 | +14.04% |
| 2002 | −6.27% |
| 2001 | +5.63% |
| 2000 | +24.42% |
| 1999 | −24.16% |
| 1998 | +50.27% |
| 1997 | +36.08% |
| 1996 | −5.48% |
