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Berkshire Hathaway (XSWX:BRK_B) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : (As of Jul. 18, 2025)


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What is Berkshire Hathaway Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

Note: If the price history is too short, we do not calculate current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for this stock. All the historical data is shown as the company's primary share's data instead.

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Berkshire Hathaway Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Berkshire Hathaway's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

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Berkshire Hathaway Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Berkshire Hathaway Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.92 2.11 1.91 1.98 2.22

Berkshire Hathaway Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.23 2.09 2.31 2.22 2.52

Competitive Comparison of Berkshire Hathaway's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Insurance - Diversified subindustry, Berkshire Hathaway's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Berkshire Hathaway's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Berkshire Hathaway's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Berkshire Hathaway's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Berkshire Hathaway Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Berkshire Hathaway's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Berkshire Hathaway's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=252.012/134.9266*134.9266
=252.012

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Berkshire Hathaway Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 93.045 100.684 124.690
201509 97.952 100.392 131.648
201512 103.160 99.792 139.480
201603 102.930 100.470 138.230
201606 103.419 101.688 137.223
201609 106.262 101.861 140.756
201612 116.580 101.863 154.421
201703 118.893 102.862 155.955
201706 117.989 103.349 154.040
201709 120.271 104.136 155.833
201712 139.331 104.011 180.745
201803 133.469 105.290 171.038
201806 143.667 106.317 182.328
201809 147.641 106.507 187.037
201812 140.521 105.998 178.872
201903 150.444 107.251 189.266
201906 154.200 108.070 192.521
201909 160.923 108.329 200.433
201912 171.245 108.420 213.111
202003 146.682 108.902 181.736
202006 155.909 108.767 193.406
202009 161.219 109.815 198.085
202012 169.999 109.897 208.718
202103 181.522 111.754 219.160
202106 186.098 114.631 219.046
202109 190.006 115.734 221.515
202112 203.168 117.630 233.043
202203 205.808 121.301 228.926
202206 195.008 125.017 210.466
202209 193.172 125.227 208.135
202212 192.201 125.222 207.097
202303 203.498 127.348 215.609
202306 211.841 128.729 222.041
202309 205.948 129.860 213.984
202312 211.527 129.419 220.528
202403 221.304 131.776 226.595
202406 234.365 132.554 238.560
202409 232.252 133.029 235.565
202412 252.311 133.157 255.664
202503 252.012 134.927 252.012

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Berkshire Hathaway  (XSWX:BRK_B) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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Berkshire Hathaway Business Description

Address
3555 Farnam Street, Omaha, NE, USA, 68131
Berkshire Hathaway is a holding company with a wide array of subsidiaries engaged in diverse activities. The firm's core business segment is insurance, run primarily through Geico, Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group, and Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group. Berkshire has used the excess cash thrown off from these and its other operations over the years to acquire Burlington Northern Santa Fe (railroad), Berkshire Hathaway Energy (utilities and energy distributors), and the companies that make up its manufacturing, service, and retailing operations (which include five of Berkshire's largest noninsurance pretax earnings generators: Precision Castparts, Lubrizol, Clayton Homes, Marmon, and IMC/ISCAR). The conglomerate is unique in that it is run on a completely decentralized basis.

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