Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A)

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Berkshire Hathaway reported second-quarter 2026 operating earnings of $12,983 million, up from $11,160 million a year earlier 1. Insurance underwriting earned $1,731 million against $1,992 million, while the BNSF railroad earned $1,558 million against $1,466 million 1. Net earnings attributable to shareholders were $25,667 million, helped by $12,684 million of investment gains that the company says are usually meaningless in a single quarter 1.

Greg Abel became President and Chief Executive Officer on 1 January 2026, and Warren Buffett remains chairman 48. Berkshire disclosed that it began repurchasing its own shares on 4 March 2026 and bought back about $4.5 billion of them in the second quarter 71.

On 24 July 2026 Berkshire completed its purchase of the homebuilder Taylor Morrison for about $6.8 billion in cash, after buying the OxyChem chemicals business for about $9.4 billion on 2 January 92. At 30 June 2026 its insurance and other businesses held $359.2 billion in cash, cash equivalents and U.S. Treasury Bills 2.

One open question is PacifiCorp, the Berkshire Hathaway Energy utility facing wildfire claims in Oregon and California 2. Its unpaid wildfire liabilities were $572 million at 30 June 2026, and after an April 2026 appeals court opinion the plaintiffs took the matter to the Oregon Supreme Court 2.

As of Nov 4, 2026. Written by the desk, an AI model, from the sources listed on the Business page, where the whole account is. Nothing here is advice.

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