BRK-B
$520.59+0.58%
as of close, Oct 13, 2026
☾ AH $520.59 +0.58%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.Stock · FinancialsS&P 500 1.4%Russell 1000 1.3%Russell 3000 1.3%US Stock Market 1.3%MSCI World 0.7%MSCI ACWI 0.7%S&P 500 Equal Weight 0.2%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. total returns by year (including dividends)
As of market close, Oct 13, 2026
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. total returns by year (1997–2026)#
Calendar-year returns with each year's path and its dividend contribution (dividend return = total minus price return). Every year has a direct link you can bookmark or share.
| Year | Start price | End price | Path | Dividend | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026YTD | $502.65 | $520.59 | 0.0% | +3.6% | |
| 2025 | $453.28 | $502.65 | 0.0% | +10.9% | |
| 2024 | $356.66 | $453.28 | 0.0% | +27.1% | |
| 2023 | $308.90 | $356.66 | 0.0% | +15.5% | |
| 2022 | $299.00 | $308.90 | 0.0% | +3.3% | |
| 2021 | $231.87 | $299.00 | 0.0% | +29.0% | |
| 2020 | $226.50 | $231.87 | 0.0% | +2.4% | |
| 2019 | $204.18 | $226.50 | 0.0% | +10.9% | |
| 2018 | $198.22 | $204.18 | 0.0% | +3.0% | |
| 2017 | $162.98 | $198.22 | 0.0% | +21.6% | |
| 2016 | $132.04 | $162.98 | 0.0% | +23.4% | |
| 2015 | $150.15 | $132.04 | 0.0% | -12.1% | |
| 2014 | $118.56 | $150.15 | 0.0% | +26.6% | |
| 2013 | $89.70 | $118.56 | 0.0% | +32.2% | |
| 2012 | $76.30 | $89.70 | 0.0% | +17.6% | |
| 2011 | $80.11 | $76.30 | 0.0% | -4.8% | |
| 2010 | $65.72 | $80.11 | 0.0% | +21.9% | |
| 2009 | $64.28 | $65.72 | 0.0% | +2.2% | |
| 2008 | $94.72 | $64.28 | 0.0% | -32.1% | |
| 2007 | $73.32 | $94.72 | 0.0% | +29.2% | |
| 2006 | $58.71 | $73.32 | 0.0% | +24.9% | |
| 2005 | $58.72 | $58.71 | 0.0% | -0.0% | |
| 2004 | $56.30 | $58.72 | 0.0% | +4.3% | |
| 2003 | $48.46 | $56.30 | 0.0% | +16.2% | |
| 2002 | $50.50 | $48.46 | 0.0% | -4.0% | |
| 2001 | $47.08 | $50.50 | 0.0% | +7.3% | |
| 2000 | $36.60 | $47.08 | 0.0% | +28.6% | |
| 1999 | $47.00 | $36.60 | 0.0% | -22.1% | |
| 1998 | $30.78 | $47.00 | 0.0% | +52.7% | |
| 1997 | $22.24 | $30.78 | 0.0% | +38.4% |
- Annualized
- +11.3%
- 1997–2026
- Average year
- +12.9%
- 29 full years
- Best year
- +52.7%
- 1998
- Worst year
- -32.1%
- 2008
- Positive years
- 23/29
- 79% up
Annualized (CAGR)
+11.3%
1997–2026
Average year
+12.9%
29 full years
Best year
+52.7%
1998
Worst year
-32.1%
2008
Positive years
23/29
79% up
Total return by period#
Annual
-40%-20%0%20%40%
1997+38%'97
1998+53%
1999-22%
2000+29%'00
2001+7.3%
2002-4.0%
2003+16%'03
2004+4.3%
2005-0.02%
2006+25%'06
2007+29%
2008-32%
2009+2.2%'09
2010+22%
2011-4.8%
2012+18%'12
2013+32%
2014+27%
2015-12%'15
2016+23%
2017+22%
2018+3.0%'18
2019+11%
2020+2.4%
2021+29%'21
2022+3.3%
2023+15%
2024+27%'24
2025+11%
2026+3.6%
Methodology#
Total returns, dividends reinvested, measured on BRK-B. Annualized return is the compound annual growth rate; the current year is year-to-date. Past performance does not predict future returns.
FAQ#
- What is Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s average annual return?
- Since 1997, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-B) has returned about 11.3% a year (the compound annual growth rate) and an average calendar-year return of 12.9%.
- What were Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s best and worst years?
- Over 1997–2026, the best year was 1998 (+52.7%) and the worst was 2008 (-32.1%).
- How often is Berkshire Hathaway Inc. up in a year?
- 23 of the 29 full years since 1997 were positive — about 79% of the time.
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