Rank
2
Berkshire Hathaway
Attendees pass a cardboard cut out of Warren Buffett, chairman and chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., displayed during a shareholders shopping day ahead of the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S., on Friday, May 5, 2017. Thousands of Berkshire investors will gather in Omaha for the company's annual meeting on Saturday. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesDaniel Acker — Bloomberg via Getty Images
- Previous Rank4
- Revenues ($M)223604
- Revenue Percent Change6.1
- Profits ($M)24074
- Profits Percent Change0.0
- Assets ($M)620854
- Employees367700
- Market Value — as of March 31, 2017 ($M)411035
This year Berkshire Hathaway ranks higher than ever before, yet the holding company is less about Warren Buffett than it ever was. Berkshire once generated the bulk of its income from Buffett's investment mastery. Today it's a conglomerate of dozens of companies from car insurance company Geico to underwear maker Fruit of the Loom to railroad giant Burlington Northern. Berkshire generates about three-quarters of its revenue from its non-financial operating businesses. The company was founded in 1889 and is headquartered in Omaha, Neb.
Company Info
| CEO | Warren E. Buffett |
| CEO Title | Chairman & Chief Executive Officer |
| Sector | Financials |
| Industry | Insurance: Property and Casualty (Stock) |
| HQ Location | Omaha, NE |
| Website | www.berkshirehathaway.com |
| Years on Fortune 500 List | 23 |
| Employees | 367,700 |
Key Financials (Last Fiscal Year)
| Revenues ($M) | $223,604 |
| Profits ($M) | $24,074 |
| Assets ($M) | $620,854 |
| Total Stockholder Equity ($M) | $283,001 |
| Market Value — as of March 31, 2017 ($M) | $411,035 |
Profit Ratios
| Profit as % of Revenues | 10.8% |
| Profits as % of Assets | 3.9% |
| Profits as % of Stockholder Equity | 8.5% |
Earnings Per Share (Last Fiscal Year)
| Earnings Per Share ($) | 14,645 |
| EPS % Change (from 2015) | -0.1% |
| EPS % Change (5 year annual rate) | 18.7% |
| EPS % Change (10 year annual rate) | 7.4% |
Total Return
| Total Return to Investors (2016) | 23.4% |
| Total Return to Investors (5 year, annualized) | 16.3% |
| Total Return to Investors (10 year, annualized) | 8.3% |