Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
Model-generated analysis — not investment advice. Not a registered investment advisor. Past performance does not guarantee future results. How we score · Full disclosure
Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $6.03
- Estimate
- $5.13
- Surprise
- +17.4%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-30)
- $70.11B
- Score at report (before → after)
- 6.3 → 6.2/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) beat the $5.13 estimate with diluted EPS of $6.03 — a large 17.4% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (6.3/10) to Hold at 6.2/10 after the report — the engine's score fell despite the beat.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates BRK-B Hold at 6.3/10.
2 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +17.4% surprise compares with a +4.4% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-07.
What supports the rating
- Sector modifier (Financial Services): +1.0
- Attractive valuation
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- Overbought (RSI 77)
- Target reached (-8.8% upside)
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $510.54
- Price target
- $586.93
- Stop
- $499.91
- Upside to target
- +15.0%
Forward estimates sit below the trailing run-rate (23.0× forward vs 12.8× trailing) — consensus expects earnings to decline from here.
Risk check: RSI 77 — a level conventionally read as overbought; gains at these levels often lean on momentum.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-13 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
BRK-B at TrendMatrix's latest read
For financials, the EPS print is only half the story: credit costs, reserve builds, and rate sensitivity decide how a quarter actually lands.
- Industry
- Insurance - Diversified
- Market cap
- $1092.55B
- P/E (fwd)
- 23.0
- P/E (ttm)
- 12.8
- 52-week range
- $464.01–$537.74
- Off 52-week high
- 5.1%
- RSI (14)
- 77
- Volume vs avg
- 0.90×
- Score today
- 6.3/10