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Berkshire Hathaway Inc

NYSE: BRK-B · FINANCIAL SERVICES · INSURANCE - DIVERSIFIED

$484.96
+1.98% today

Updated 2026-06-05

Market cap
$1.02T
P/E ratio
14.05
P/S ratio
2.71x
EPS (TTM)
$33.57
Dividend yield
52W range
$455 – $517
Volume
4.9M

Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK-B) Financial Forecast & Price Target 2030

Research-backed projections from analyst consensus, management guidance, and sector analysis.

BRK-B · Berkshire Hathaway Inc · Price target summary

Current
$484.96
Consensus
$524.50
+8.15%
2030 Target
$290.98
-40.00%
DCF
3 analysts:
1 Buy1 Hold1 Sell

Management guidance

CEO Greg Abel has not provided explicit multi-year revenue targets through 2030. Guidance focuses on capital allocation discipline: $397B cash pile, $234M Q1 2026 buyback, and stated preference for acquiring 'productive businesses' at fair value rather than deploying cash into Treasuries. Operating earnings grew 18% YoY in Q1 2026 ($11.35B vs $9.64B). Abel emphasized deliberate AI deployment and operational efficiency rather than aggressive growth targets.

Sources: Management guidance, analyst consensus, sector analysishigh confidence

BRK-B · Berkshire Hathaway Inc · Revenue & price projection · 2023–2030E

Actual revenue Projected revenue Base case Bull to bear range
Bear case (2030)
$145.49
$515.4B Rev × 0.7x P/S
Base case (2030)
$290.98
$515.4B Rev × 1.2x P/S
Bull case (2030)
$436.46
$515.4B Rev × 1.9x P/S
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Financial forecast — research-backed

Metric20252026 (E)2027 (E)2028 (E)2029 (E)2030 (E)
Revenue$371.4B$395.0B$419.5B$448.2B$480.1B$515.4B
Revenue growth0.0%5.2%6.2%6.8%7.1%7.4%
EPS$24.06$35.10$37.85$41.20$44.80$48.75
P/S ratio1.2x1.2x1.2x1.2x1.2x
Implied price$242.48$242.48$242.48$290.98$290.98

BRK-B · Berkshire Hathaway Inc · Catalysts & risks

Growth catalysts
+ Capital deployment of $397B cash reserves into accretive acquisitions or increased buybacks
+ Insurance underwriting profitability recovery and GEICO turnaround under new leadership
+ BNSF railway operational efficiency and fuel cost management in inflationary environment
+ Renewable energy and utility segment expansion capitalizing on data center power demand
+ Berkshire Energy potential IPO or capital raise providing liquidity event
Key risks
- Warren Buffett's retirement creates uncertainty around investment decision-making and successor execution under Greg Abel
- Record $397B cash hoard indicates limited acquisition targets at acceptable valuations, pressuring capital deployment
- GEICO claims inflation and competitive pressures persist; turnaround timeline uncertain
- Insurance float volatility in rising interest rate environment; investing float returns challenged
- Stock underperformance vs S&P 500 YTD (-3.97%) amid transition and valuation gap concerns

Methodology

Berkshire Hathaway Inc's forward estimates are derived from AI-powered research synthesis combining analyst consensus from 3 Wall Street analysts, management guidance from the latest earnings call, and sector growth forecasts from industry research. Revenue and EPS projections use analyst consensus where available and conservative extrapolation with growth deceleration for outer years. Price targets are calculated using a tiered Price-to-Sales (P/S) methodology, where the P/S multiple is determined by the projected revenue growth rate.

WallStSmart proprietary research model · Not financial advice · Past performance is not indicative of future results · Last researched: May 16, 2026.