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Price
$570.89 → $588.24(+3.0%)
Recent events
Nov added: 9, 2026: Berkshire filed a preliminary prospectus supplement for yen-denominated senior notes in three series. The filing did not yet give the amounts, interest rates or maturities. Nov 7, 2026: Berkshire reported Q3 2026 results. Operating earnings fell 6% to $12.7 billion. Underwriting profit fell to $1.35 billion from $2.37 billion, and insurance investment income fell to $2.73 billion from $3.18 billion. BNSF earned $1.73 billion, up 19%, Berkshire Hathaway Energy earned $1.61 billion, up 8%, and manufacturing, service and retailing earned $4.04 billion, up 12%. Berkshire bought back about $9.6 billion of its shares in the quarter and $14.4 billion in the first nine months. Float was about $178.5 billion. Sep 18, 2026: Warren Buffett became Chairman Emeritus and stayed a director. The board elected Howard G. Buffett, a director since 1993, as chairman. Susan Decker stays lead independent director. Aug 8, 2026: Berkshire reported Q2 2026 results. Operating earnings rose 16% to $12.98 billion, and Berkshire bought back about $4.5 billion of its shares. Jul 24, 2026: Berkshire completed its purchase of Taylor Morrison Home Corporation for $72.50 per share in cash, or about $6.8 billion. It agreed to the deal on May 31, 2026. Jul 14, 2026: Warren Buffett gave 12 million Class B shares to four foundations. He said that he plans to give away all of his Berkshire shares by December 31, 2034. Apr 15, 2026: Berkshire issued ¥272.3 billion ($1.7 billion) of senior notes due from 2029 to 2056, with a weighted interest rate of 2.4%. Feb 28, 2026: Berkshire reported 2025 results and Greg Abel's first annual letter as CEO. Operating earnings were $44.5 billion in 2025, down from $47.4 billion, and $10.2 billion in Q4 2025. Jan 2, 2026: Berkshire completed its purchase of OxyChem, the chemicals business of Occidental Petroleum, for about $9.4 billion in cash. Occidental kept OxyChem's old environmental liabilities. Jan 1, 2026: Greg Abel became CEO of Berkshire, and Warren Buffett stayed chairman. Dec 8, 2025: Berkshire said that CFO Marc Hamburg will hand over the CFO role on June 1, 2026 and retire on June 1, 2027.