Reports emerged on Oct. 14, 2026, that since the start of the third quarter Berkshire Hathaway has acquired as much as $930 million worth of stock in Bending Spoons, an Italian-based quasi-private equity firm that acquires and restructures technology products, software applications, and brands.
Book value per share, which is a good proxy for measuring changes in Berkshire's intrinsic value, increased at an estimated 18.1% CAGR during 1965-2025, compared with a 10.5% annualized return for the S&P 500 TR index.
Given its size, Berkshire's biggest hurdle continues to be its ability to consistently find deals that not only add value but are large enough to be meaningful.
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Metric
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BRK.A
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MKL
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ALL
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Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 13.08 | 16.79 | 5.24 |
Price/Book Value | 1.49 | 1.17 | 1.89 |
Price/Sales | 2.56 | 1.35 | 0.90 |
Price/Cash Flow | 27.57 | 9.67 | 5.28 |
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Metric
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BRK.A
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MKL
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ALL
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Quick Ratio | — | — | — |
Current Ratio | — | — | — |
Interest Coverage | 21.59 | 15.52 | 44.22 |
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Metric
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BRK.A
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MKL
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ALL
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Return on Assets (Normalized) | 7.02% | 3.39% | 9.83% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 12.09% | 12.77% | 43.26% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 10.72% | 10.78% | 32.79% |
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