What if you invested in Berkshire Hathaway in 2020?
BRK-B · Financial · Data through 2026-06-01
If you invested $1,000 in Berkshire Hathaway in 2020
The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $2,574(+157.4%)
The S&P 500 returned $2,574 on the same $1,000. S&P 500 outperformed by $480.
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Year-by-Year Returns
$1,000 invested in Berkshire Hathaway starting January 2020
| Year | Price | Value | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $224.43 | $1,000 | - |
| 2021 | $227.87 | $1,015 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | $313.02 | $1,395 | +37.4% |
| 2023 | $311.52 | $1,388 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | $383.74 | $1,710 | +23.2% |
| 2025 | $468.67 | $2,088 | +22.1% |
| 2026 | $480.53 | $2,141 | +2.5% |
What this return means
Putting $1,000 into Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) in 2020 returned $2,094. That is a +109.4% gain, a little over 2.1x your money, measured to 2026-06-01.
That is about 12% a year compounded, broadly in line with long-run stock market averages. By comparison the S&P 500 returned about $2,574 on the same stake, edging out Berkshire Hathaway by close to $480. The index compounded at about 15.7% a year, a reminder that a single stock can lag a basket of them.
The year-by-year record shows how bumpy the ride was. The best single year was 2022 at +37.4%, and the worst was 2023 at -0.5%. These figures use split-adjusted closing prices and exclude dividends, taxes, trading fees, and inflation, so a real after-tax result would differ.
Treat this as history rather than advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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