Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK.B): stock score 58/100

Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK.B) scores 58 out of 100 (around average among 99 US stocks) on trend, stability, fundamentals, market backdrop and news tone. Every calculation step shown. Educational, not advice.

BRK.B scores 58.4 out of 100 (around average), down 0.8 points from last week. Its stability adds the most (+6.3 points: forecast 14.9% vs normal 15.2%). No component lowers it much. Our risk model is tested on the S&P 500 only.

How the score is built

Trend: 55/100 (+1.0 points)

1. Price is +8.5% vs its 100-day average → higher than 70% of the comparison group → 70
2. 12-1 month momentum +3.2% → higher than 40% of the comparison group → 40
3. Average of the two → trend score 55.1

Tested in our research: the trend rule did not hold up out of sample.

Stability: 81/100 (+6.3 points)

1. Forecast 14.9% vs normal 15.2% → ratio 0.98
2. Ratio is higher than 19% of the comparison group → 100 minus 19 → stability 81.3 (bigger expected swings than usual → lower stability)

A machine-learning volatility model beat HAR for the S&P 500 (p = 0.04); not yet tested on single stocks. This component uses HAR.

Fundamentals: 55/100 (+0.9 points)

1. Revenue growth vs a year earlier: +7.3% → higher than 42% of the comparison group → 42
2. Operating-margin change vs a year earlier: not available
3. Change in leverage (1 - equity/assets) vs a year earlier: -1.8 pp → higher than 68% of the comparison group (lower is better) → 68
4. Average of available items → fundamentals score 54.7

Not yet tested in our research.

Market backdrop: 51/100 (+0.2 points)

1. VIX in its 5-year range: 60 after inverting (lower VIX → higher)
2. Breadth vs its 5-year range → 45
3. Credit trend vs its 5-year range → 15
4. Yield curve vs its 5-year range → 83
5. Average → backdrop score 50.8 (same for every stock)

Tested in our research: cross-asset indicators did not improve forecasts.

News tone: 50/100 (+0.0 points)

1. No articles in the last 20 trading days → tone 0
2. Tone vs this stock's own past year → news score 50.0

Tested in our research: news sentiment made predictions slightly worse.

BRK.B score history (weekly)

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• BNY: 65/100
• BLK: 62/100
• USB: 62/100
• BRK.B: 58/100
• AXP: 58/100
• MS: 54/100
• ALL: 52/100
• C: 51/100
• AIG: 49/100
• JPM: 49/100
• GS: 46/100
• BAC: 45/100
• WFC: 40/100

Questions

What is Berkshire Hathaway Inc's (BRK.B) Quantooo score today?

BRK.B scores 58 out of 100 on 2026-10-22, around average among 99 US stocks. It ranks 23rd of 99 overall and 6th of 15 in Financials. It was 59 a week earlier.

What raises and lowers BRK.B's score?

Stability adds the most (81/100, +6.3 points) and news tone weighs on it most (50/100, +0.0 points). The score is 50 plus each part's weighted distance from 50.

Is BRK.B stock volatile right now?

Our volatility model (HAR) expects annualised swings of 14.9% over the next 20 trading days, against a normal level of 15.2% for BRK.B: about as calm as usual for this stock. Its stability score is 81/100 compared with the other 99 US stocks.

How are Berkshire Hathaway Inc's fundamentals changing?

Revenue growth vs a year earlier: +7.3%; Operating-margin change vs a year earlier: not available; Change in leverage (1 - equity/assets) vs a year earlier: -1.8 pp. Fundamentals score: 55/100. From the 10-Q filed 2026-08-10 (period to 2026-06-30).

Does the score predict BRK.B's share price?

No. The score describes the stock's recent data; it is not a forecast of the share price. Our own tests found no reliable ability to rank stocks by future returns, and every test, including the failures, is published. Educational, not investment advice.

Sector: Financials. Data as of 2026-10-22. Scores describe data; they are not recommendations or predictions. Educational, not investment advice.