AMZN vs. BRK.A: Amazon.com vs. Berkshire Hathaway Stock Comparison

Company Profile

Amazon.com (AMZN) is classified in the Consumer Discretionary sector (Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail), whereas Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) belongs to Financials (Financial Services) — their GICS classifications point to very different parts of the market.

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

Trailing Returns

Calendar-Year Returns

Performance Metrics

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

Return Distribution

Risk Metrics

Amazon.com (AMZN) has an aggressive beta of 1.44, indicating higher sensitivity to broad-market moves, while Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) is defensive at 0.60 and tends to be less market-sensitive — they sit on opposite ends of the beta spectrum.

Amazon.com (AMZN) is heavily traded at around 48.89M shares per day, whereas Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) is thinly traded at only 192 — larger orders in the latter may face more price impact or wider spreads, depending on market conditions.

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Profitability

Both Amazon.com (AMZN) at 30.56% and Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) at 12.12% land near their industries’ usual ROE ranges, so capital efficiency looks broadly in line with peers on both sides.

Amazon.com (AMZN) at 17.44% retains a top-quartile share of revenue as profit, ahead of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) at 22.30%, which keeps about the industry-typical share.

Amazon.com (AMZN) at 13.69% operates in the top operating margin quartile, ahead of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) at 32.56%, which runs around its industry’s norm.

Profitability Metrics

Growth

Amazon.com (AMZN) at 12.38% sits in the top revenue growth quartile, while Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) at -3.23% is in the bottom quartile, showing a clear gap in revenue momentum.

Amazon.com (AMZN) at 29.66% sits in the top EPS growth quartile, while Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) at -24.78% is closer to the peer norm — faster per-share earnings growth for AMZN.

Growth Metrics

Financial Strength

Amazon.com (AMZN) shows current ratio of 1.03; Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) doesn’t get one — Financial Services balance sheets aren’t split into current and non-current buckets, so short-term liquidity there is judged through regulatory measures instead.

Amazon.com (AMZN) shows debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46; for Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) the ratio is set aside — in Financial Services, balance-sheet leverage is part of the business model itself, so capital-adequacy measures do the job this ratio does elsewhere.

Financial Strength Metrics

Dividends

Neither Amazon.com (AMZN) nor Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) pays a dividend this period — they may reinvest, use buybacks, or simply not return cash through dividends.

Neither Amazon.com (AMZN) nor Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) pays a dividend this period — they may reinvest, use buybacks, or simply not return cash through dividends.

Dividend Metrics

Valuation

Both Amazon.com (AMZN) at 21.42 and Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) at 12.71 land around their industries’ usual P/E ratio levels — neither is getting a clear earnings-multiple discount or premium versus peers.

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) at 2.81 prices around its industry’s typical P/S ratio, while Amazon.com (AMZN) at 3.70 clears its benchmark range — AMZN looks notably rich on sales.

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) at 1.45 is valued about in line with its industry on P/B ratio, while Amazon.com (AMZN) at 5.21 carries an above-peer premium to book — AMZN is pricier on assets.

Valuation Metrics