Company data
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. employees and revenue per employee
BRK-B · Insurance - Diversified · $1.08T market cap
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. had 387,800 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, down 1.2% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $371.4B, unchanged from a year earlier, or $958K per employee. Revenue held up or grew while headcount stayed flat or fell.
Employees
387,800
-1.2% YoY
Revenue
$371.4B
+0.0% YoY
Revenue / employee
$958K
Peer median $1.35M
Rank in industry
6 of 6
Insurance - Diversified
Headcount against revenue
Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.
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| Year ending | Employees | Revenue | Per employee | Staff YoY | Revenue YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 387,800 | $371.4B | $958K | -1.2% | +0.0% |
| Dec 2024 | 392,400 | $371.4B | $947K | -1.0% | +1.9% |
| Dec 2023 | 396,500 | $364.5B | $919K | +3.5% | +20.7% |
| Dec 2022 | 383,000 | $302.0B | $789K | +3.0% | +9.4% |
| Dec 2021 | 372,000 | $276.1B | $742K | +3.3% | +12.5% |
| Dec 2020 | 360,000 | $245.5B | $682K | -8.0% | -3.6% |
| Dec 2019 | 391,500 | $254.6B | $650K | +0.6% | +2.7% |
| Dec 2018 | 389,000 | $247.8B | $637K | +3.2% | +3.3% |
| Dec 2017 | 377,000 | $239.9B | $636K | +2.5% | +11.4% |
| Dec 2016 | 367,700 | $215.4B | $586K | — | — |
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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. against similar companies
The closest industry peers by revenue, from Insurance - Diversified.
| Company | Employees | Revenue | Revenue / employee | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNW Genworth Financial, Inc. | 3,100 | $6.37B | $2.05M | Hiring into decline |
| PFH Prudential Financial, Inc. 4.125% Junior Subordinated Notes due 2060 | 36,824 | $61.0B | $1.66M | Contracting |
| HIG The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. | 19,200 | $28.3B | $1.47M | Efficient growth |
| UNMA Unum Group 6.250% JR NT58 | 10,684 | $13.1B | $1.22M | Leaner |
| AIG American International Group, Inc. | 22,100 | $26.8B | $1.21M | Contracting |
| BRK-B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | 387,800 | $371.4B | $958K | Leaner |
Questions about Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
- How many employees does Berkshire Hathaway Inc. have?
- Berkshire Hathaway Inc. reported 387,800 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on March 2, 2026. That is down 1.2% from a year earlier.
- What is Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s revenue per employee?
- Berkshire Hathaway Inc. brought in $371.4B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $958K per employee. That ranks 6 of 6 companies we track in Insurance - Diversified, where the median is $1.35M.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.
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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed March 2, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell BRK-B.