Berkshire Hathaway (LIM:BRK_B) Moat Score : 10/10 (As of Jul. 14, 2025)

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What is Berkshire Hathaway Moat Score?

Berkshire Hathaway has the Moat Score of 10, which implies that the company might have Wide Moat - Exceptionally dominant and durable wide moat.

Berkshire Hathaway has Wide Moat: Berkshire Hathaway has an exceptionally dominant position with diverse holdings, strong brand strength, and significant pricing power. It benefits from economies of scale, a superior distribution network, and consistent innovation through its subsidiaries.

Moat Score is a ranking system developed by GuruFocus to assess a company's ability to sustain a competitive advantage, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. It takes into account key factors such as market leadership, cost advantages, network effects, customer switching costs, and more.

The company's Moat Score is based on these criteria:

1. Market leadership and sustainable market share
2. Network effects and significant customer switching costs
3. Valuable intellectual property and patents
4. Strong brand strength and deep customer loyalty
5. Durable cost advantages (e.g., economies of scale, proprietary technology)
6. Significant regulatory barriers and exclusive licenses
7. Superior distribution network
8. Strong and sustainable pricing power
9. Consistent and impactful innovation and R&D capabilities

Based on the research, GuruFocus believes Berkshire Hathaway might have Wide Moat - Exceptionally dominant and durable wide moat.

Competitive Comparison of Berkshire Hathaway's Moat Score

For the Insurance - Diversified subindustry, Berkshire Hathaway's Moat Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Moat Score 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 Moat Score Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Berkshire Hathaway's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

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Berkshire Hathaway (LIM:BRK_B) Moat Score Explanation

The Moat Score ranges from 0 to 10, with 10 as the highest. GuruFocus divided Moat Score into following 8 categories:

Moat Score	Moat Level
10	Wide Moat - Exceptionally dominant and durable wide moat
8 - 9	Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat
7	Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages
6	Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide
5	Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat
4	Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat
1 - 3	No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages
0	No Moat - No discernible moat

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Berkshire Hathaway Business Description

Industry

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Traded in Other Exchanges

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Address

3555 Farnam Street, Omaha, NE, USA, 68131

Website

https://www.berkshirehathaway.com

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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