What if you invested in Berkshire Hathaway in 1996?
BRK-B · Financial · Data through 2026-03-01
If you invested $1,000 in Berkshire Hathaway in 1996
The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $17,169(+1616.9%)
The S&P 500 returned $17,169 on the same $1,000. Berkshire Hathaway beat the market by $6,238.
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Berkshire Hathaway vs. S&P 500 vs. US Dollar, 1996 to present
Year-by-Year Returns
$1,000 invested in Berkshire Hathaway starting January 1996
| Year | Price | Value | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | $20.40 | $1,000 | - |
| 1997 | $23.10 | $1,132 | +13.2% |
| 1998 | $33.54 | $1,644 | +45.2% |
| 1999 | $43.00 | $2,108 | +28.2% |
| 2000 | $32.92 | $1,614 | -23.4% |
| 2001 | $45.00 | $2,206 | +36.7% |
| 2002 | $49.06 | $2,405 | +9% |
| 2003 | $44.48 | $2,180 | -9.3% |
| 2004 | $59.62 | $2,923 | +34% |
| 2005 | $59.88 | $2,935 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | $58.64 | $2,875 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | $73.35 | $3,596 | +25.1% |
| 2008 | $91.00 | $4,461 | +24.1% |
| 2009 | $59.78 | $2,930 | -34.3% |
| 2010 | $76.43 | $3,747 | +27.9% |
| 2011 | $81.75 | $4,007 | +7% |
| 2012 | $78.37 | $3,842 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | $96.93 | $4,751 | +23.7% |
| 2014 | $111.60 | $5,471 | +15.1% |
| 2015 | $143.91 | $7,054 | +29% |
| 2016 | $129.77 | $6,361 | -9.8% |
| 2017 | $164.14 | $8,046 | +26.5% |
| 2018 | $214.38 | $10,509 | +30.6% |
| 2019 | $205.54 | $10,075 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | $224.43 | $11,001 | +9.2% |
| 2021 | $227.87 | $11,170 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | $313.02 | $15,344 | +37.4% |
| 2023 | $311.52 | $15,271 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | $383.74 | $18,811 | +23.2% |
| 2025 | $468.67 | $22,974 | +22.1% |
| 2026 | $480.53 | $23,555 | +2.5% |
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