Berkshire Hathaway

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is an American multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Founded in 1839 as a textile manufacturer, it underwent a drastic restructuring into... Wikipedia

  • Type:  Public
  • Traded as:  NYSE: BRK.A (Class A), NYSE: BRK.B (Class B), S&P 100 component (BRK.B), S&P 500 component (BRK.B)
  • ISIN:  [ ISIN: [ US0846707026]]
  • Industry:  Conglomerate
  • Predecessor:  Valley Falls Company (1839–1929), Berkshire Fine Spinning Associates (1929–1955), Hathaway Manufacturing Company (1888–1955)
  • Founded:  1839
  • Founder:  Oliver Chace
  • Area served:  Worldwide
  • Key people:  Warren Buffett (Chairman & CEO), Greg Abel (Vice chair, non-insurance), Ajit Jain (Vice chair, insurance)
  • Revenue:  US$364.5 billion (2023)
  • Operating income:  US$120.16 billion (2023)
  • Total assets:  US$1.069 trillion (2023)
  • Total equity:  US$567.5 billion (2023)
  • Owner:  Warren Buffett (30.71% of votes, 16.45% of shares)
  • Number of employees:  396,500 (2023)
  • Website:  berkshirehathaway.com
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo