Berkshire Hathaway

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.A, NYSE: BRK.B) is an American multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, United States, that oversees and manages a number of subsidiary companies. The company averaged an annual growth in book value of 20.3% to its shareholders for the last 44 years, while employing large amounts of capital, and minimal debt. Berkshire Hathaway stock produced a total return of 76% from 2000–20... More

Date founded:

  • 1888

Founders:

Also known as:

  • Berkshire Hathaway Inc.,
  • NBH INC,
  • BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC

Periodicals

Newspapers Owned:

Periodicals Published:

top ↑ top ↑

Ranked item

Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Year
  • 13
  • 2009
  • 11
  • 2008
  • 13
  • 2006
  • 64
  • 2000
  • 12
  • 2007
  • 179
  • 1990
  • 41
  • 2009
  • 30
  • 2008
View entire collection »

Fortune 1000 of 2008

top ↑ top ↑

We can also tell you Berkshire Hathaway is a…

If you know more about Berkshire Hathaway, you can add more facts here »

Edit and Show details

Add or delete facts, download data in JSON or RDF formats, and explore topic metadata.

Freebase Logo
What is Freebase?

Freebase is a huge collection of facts, built by people like you. Freebase connects facts in ways other sites can't, giving you new ways to explore millions of subjects.
You can help improve it!