How Does BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC Sit in Its SEC Industry Classification?
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC files under SEC standard industrial classification 6331, Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance. Among the 33 companies Swoopr covers under SIC 6331, its latest reported revenue of $371 billion ranks 1st. The comparison uses each company's own latest fiscal year, which can differ by up to a year across the group.
| Measure | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC (FY2025) | Peer reference |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $371 billion | 1st of 33 |
| Revenue growth | +0.0% | +6.6% (median of 32 peers) |
Companies of similar size in the same classification: ALLSTATE CORP ($67.7 billion), TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. ($48.8 billion), HARTFORD INSURANCE GROUP, INC. ($28.4 billion), AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. ($26.8 billion), ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD. ($19.9 billion).
A classification code groups companies by how they describe their main business to the SEC, so two companies with the same code can still differ in customers, geography and cost structure. Treat the comparison as a starting point for the questions below.
Where value can be captured
These companies occupy market infrastructure between investors, merchants, issuers, financial institutions, data users, and capital providers. Network effects, liquidity, switching costs, regulatory licenses, and trusted data can be important sources of advantage.
For Berkshire Hathaway, name suppliers, channels, customers and infrastructure dependencies only when a reliable source establishes the relationship. The goal is to show where the company sits, what it depends on, and where bargaining power resides.
Industry drivers
- Transaction Or Payment Volume: connect this driver to a disclosed KPI and to the financial statement line it influences.
- Assets Under Management: connect this driver to a disclosed KPI and to the financial statement line it influences.
- Market Activity: connect this driver to a disclosed KPI and to the financial statement line it influences.
- Client Assets: connect this driver to a disclosed KPI and to the financial statement line it influences.
- Take Rate: connect this driver to a disclosed KPI and to the financial statement line it influences.
- Subscription Or Data Revenue: connect this driver to a disclosed KPI and to the financial statement line it influences.
- Net Interest Or Spread Income: connect this driver to a disclosed KPI and to the financial statement line it influences.
- Customer Growth: connect this driver to a disclosed KPI and to the financial statement line it influences.
Macro connections
- Interest Rates: document the transmission mechanism rather than assuming correlation.
- Equity And Credit Markets: document the transmission mechanism rather than assuming correlation.
- Volatility: document the transmission mechanism rather than assuming correlation.
- Consumer Spending: document the transmission mechanism rather than assuming correlation.
- Capital Formation: document the transmission mechanism rather than assuming correlation.
- Regulatory Policy: document the transmission mechanism rather than assuming correlation.
Peer map
A starting peer group from the current S&P 500 classification is Aflac, Allstate, American Express, American International Group, Ameriprise Financial, Aon plc. Some may be adjacent rather than direct competitors. The latest Berkshire Hathaway filing and credible industry sources should refine the map.
Questions for the supply-chain map
- Which inputs are scarce, concentrated, regulated, or difficult to substitute?
- Which layer has the highest switching costs?
- Where can capacity expand quickly, and where does it take years?
- Which participants bear inventory, credit, commodity, or utilization risk?
- Is Berkshire Hathaway's advantage located in intellectual property, physical assets, licenses, distribution, brand, data, or customer integration?
- Which dependency could become a bottleneck under stress?
References
The evergreen analysis above is anchored to verified index metadata and a filing-first research workflow. Time-sensitive financial figures are refreshed from the latest primary filings.
- S&P Dow Jones Indices: S&P 500
- SEC EDGAR company filings for Berkshire Hathaway
- SEC submissions JSON for CIK 1067983
Source-review rule: Check any statement about current revenue, margins, management, products, segment mix, guidance, market share or capital allocation against the latest 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, proxy statement, earnings release or official investor-relations material before relying on it.