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Total Real Returns

BRK-B,USDOLLAR: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

Thu 1996-05-09? to Mon 2025-12-15 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
BRK-B
×
+7.89%
2025-12-15
10.45 TRR
2025-12-15
Berkshire Hathaway Inc NYSE Common Stock
USDOLLAR
×
−3.47%
2025-12-15
0.02999 TRR
2025-12-15
United States Dollar Currency

Returns

Thu 1996-05-09? to Mon 2025-12-15 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
BRK-B
×
+944.51%
+8.25%/yr
+7.12%/yr
(R2=0.923)
Berkshire Hathaway Inc NYSE Common Stock
USDOLLAR
×
−52.15%
−2.46%/yr
−2.28%/yr
(R2=0.981)
United States Dollar Currency

Growth of $10,000

Thu 1996-05-09? to Mon 2025-12-15 Start
Value
End
Value
BRK-B
×
$10,000.00
1996-05-09
$104,451.32
2025-12-15
Berkshire Hathaway Inc NYSE Common Stock
USDOLLAR
×
$10,000.00
1996-05-09
$4,784.69
2025-12-15
United States Dollar Currency

Annual Returns

Year BRK-B USDOLLAR
2025 (YTD) +7.89% −3.47%
2024 +23.53% −2.72%
2023 +11.72% −3.27%
2022 −2.96% −6.06%
2021 +20.47% −6.61%
2020 +1.00% −1.34%
2019 +8.45% −2.23%
2018 +1.08% −1.89%
2017 +19.11% −2.07%
2016 +20.93% −2.03%
2015 −12.70% −0.72%
2014 +25.69% −0.71%
2013 +30.22% −1.48%
2012 +15.56% −1.73%
2011 −7.50% −2.88%
2010 +20.10% −1.45%
2009 −0.47% −2.70%
2008 −32.20% −0.06%
2007 +24.11% −3.89%
2006 +21.82% −2.53%
2005 −3.33% −3.26%
2004 +1.00% −3.16%
2003 +14.04% −1.88%
2002 −6.26% −2.32%
2001 +5.63% −1.49%
2000 +24.41% −3.30%
1999 −24.17% −2.61%
1998 +50.29% −1.58%
1997 +36.07% −1.70%
1996 −5.47% −3.19%
1995 −2.47%
1994 −2.63%
1993 −2.65%
1992 −2.83%
1991 −2.99%
1990 −5.75%
1989 −4.42%
1988 −4.24%
1987 −4.26%
1986 −1.07%
1985 −3.67%
1984 −3.78%
1983 −3.67%
1982 −3.68%
1981 −8.19%
1980 −11.12%
1979 −11.73%
1978 −8.28%
1977 −6.27%
1976 −4.65%
1975 −6.48%
1974 −10.98%
1973 −8.01%
1972 −3.29%
1971 −3.15%
1970 −5.28%
1969 −5.83%
1968 −4.51%
1967 −2.95%
1966 −3.37%
1965 −1.81%
1964 −1.04%
1963 −1.58%
1962 −1.29%
1961 −0.73%
1960 −1.35%
1959 −1.68%
1958 −1.74%
1957 −2.79%
1956 −2.87%
1955 −0.41%
1954 +0.74%
1953 −0.74%
1952 −0.73%
1951 −5.66%
1950 −5.63%
1949 +2.14%
1948 −2.93%
1947 −8.09%
1946 −15.37%
1945 −2.18%
1944 −2.24%
1943 −2.90%
1942 −8.25%
1941 −9.06%
1940 −0.69%
1939 +0.00%
1938 +2.82%
1937 −2.74%
1936 −1.44%
1935 −2.91%
1934 −1.49%
1933 −0.76%
1932 +11.48%
1931 +10.25%
1930 +6.84%
1929 −0.58%
1928 +1.16%
1927 +2.33%
1926 +1.10%
1925 −3.34%
1924 +0.00%
1923 −2.33%
1922 +2.38%
1921 +12.11%
1920 −2.54%
1919 −12.72%
1918 −16.97%
1917 −15.30%
1916 −11.22%
1915 −1.95%
1914 −0.98%
1913 −2.01%

Drawdowns

Thu 1996-05-09? to Mon 2025-12-15 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
BRK-B
×
−7.91% −54.33%
2009-03-05
Berkshire Hathaway Inc NYSE Common Stock
USDOLLAR
×
−52.15% −52.15%
2025-12-09
United States Dollar Currency