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Berkshire Hathaway (MEX:BRKB) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 3.14 (As of Jun. 02, 2025)


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What is Berkshire Hathaway Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2025-06-02), Berkshire Hathaway's current share price is MXN9790.63. Berkshire Hathaway's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was MXN3,121.61. Berkshire Hathaway's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 3.14.

The historical rank and industry rank for Berkshire Hathaway's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

MEX:BRKB' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.92   Med: 2.54   Max: 3.55
Current: 3.33

During the past years, Berkshire Hathaway's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 3.55. The lowest was 1.92. And the median was 2.54.

MEX:BRKB's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked worse than
85.31% of 388 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.12 vs MEX:BRKB: 3.33

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted revenue per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Berkshire Hathaway's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was MXN789.847. Add all the adjusted revenue per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share, which is MXN3,121.61 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Berkshire Hathaway Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

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

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Berkshire Hathaway Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Berkshire Hathaway Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.42 2.70 2.59 2.67 3.05

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 PS 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 3.03 2.85 3.15 3.05 3.51

Competitive Comparison of Berkshire Hathaway's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Insurance - Diversified subindustry, Berkshire Hathaway's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS 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 PS Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

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

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


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Berkshire Hathaway Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

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

Berkshire Hathaway's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=9790.63/3121.61
=3.14

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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

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

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=789.847/134.9266*134.9266
=789.847

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Berkshire Hathaway Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201506 327.017 100.684 438.236
201509 404.384 100.392 543.494
201512 362.317 99.792 489.879
201603 364.240 100.470 489.156
201606 406.935 101.688 539.949
201609 461.403 101.861 611.181
201612 486.135 101.863 643.931
201703 497.283 102.862 652.297
201706 421.192 103.349 549.884
201709 444.853 104.136 576.388
201712 469.346 104.011 608.851
201803 371.520 105.290 476.096
201806 545.963 106.317 692.881
201809 592.986 106.507 751.216
201812 224.910 105.998 286.292
201903 638.785 107.251 803.624
201906 576.837 108.070 720.191
201909 611.707 108.329 761.894
201912 746.635 108.420 929.172
202003 -86.786 108.902 -107.526
202006 925.379 108.767 1,147.939
202009 878.110 109.815 1,078.910
202012 884.264 109.897 1,085.662
202103 624.795 111.754 754.346
202106 842.818 114.631 992.037
202109 688.623 115.734 802.818
202112 1,035.162 117.630 1,187.380
202203 619.864 121.301 689.493
202206 84.654 125.017 91.364
202209 579.924 125.227 624.845
202212 821.881 125.222 885.578
202303 991.333 127.348 1,050.330
202306 990.040 128.729 1,037.707
202309 509.087 129.860 528.952
202312 1,021.164 129.419 1,064.618
202403 705.227 131.776 722.087
202406 998.892 132.554 1,016.773
202409 1,037.107 133.029 1,051.902
202412 980.926 133.157 993.961
202503 789.847 134.927 789.847

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue 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  (MEX:BRKB) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue 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 PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS 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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