
Berkshire Hathaway
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is an American multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. Originally a textile manufacturer, the company transitioned into a conglomerate starting in 1965 under the... Wikipedia
- Type: Public
- Traded as: NYSE: BRK.A (Class A), NYSE: BRK.B (Class B), S&P 100 component (BRK.B), S&P 500 component (BRK.B)
- ISIN: [ ISIN: [ US0846707026]]
- Industry: Conglomerate
- Predecessor: Valley Falls Company (1839–1929), Berkshire Fine Spinning Associates (1929–1955), Hathaway Manufacturing Company (1888–1955)
- Founded: 1839
- Founder: Oliver Chace
- Area served: Worldwide
- Key people: Warren Buffett, (Chairman and CEO), Greg Abel, (Vice Chairman, Non-Insurance), Ajit Jain, (Vice Chairman, Insurance)
- Revenue: US$371.4 billion (2024)
- Operating income: US$110.4 billion (2024)
- Total assets: US$1.154 trillion (2024)
- Total equity: US$651.7 billion (2024)
- Owner: Warren Buffett (14.3%)
- Number of employees: 392,400 (2024)
- Website: berkshirehathaway.com
- Data source: DuckDuckGo