“Is this stock expensive or cheap?” The share price alone cannot tell you. From P/E and P/B to profitability, growth, cash flow, financial safety, shareholder returns and industry-specific metrics, this guide gathers the metrics most used for U.S. stocks on a single page. Use the “Index of metrics” to jump straight to the one you need.
Nov 4, 202660 min read6 slides
88 metricsEach with formula, benchmarks and pitfalls
Anthropic, the developer of the conversational AI Claude, has filed to list on Nasdaq. The prospectus shows a bright side, with rapidly growing revenue and the core business turning profitable, alongside points that need care: an $80.7 billion net loss, the need to keep releasing new AI models, and an unusual voting structure. We walk through what the numbers mean and which US stocks are connected.
Warren Buffett built his wealth by choosing companies with strengths that rivals find hard to copy and that last for decades, then holding them for the long term. This article explains how to spot those durable companies from the numbers in their financial statements, and what happens when the checklist is applied to actual Berkshire holdings.
Oct 29, 202615 min read5 slides
19.7%/yrAverage annual gain in Berkshire Hathaway stock (1965–2025)
Cyberattacks now hit company earnings directly. For investors, they cut two ways: the "risk" that a company you own gets attacked, and the "demand" created as spending on security rises. This column covers attack methods, where budgets are going, market size and the key US companies, in that order.