Greg Abel spends USD 4.80 billion on Berkshire Hathaway stock
Published on 10/14/2026 at 12:38 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSBuybacks shape Berkshire's new era
- Greg Abel spent USD 4.80 billion on Berkshire stock through June 30, 2026.
- Second-quarter revenue reached USD 101.81 billion, up 10.00 percent year over year.
- Berkshire Hathaway stock traded at EUR 466.65 at 12:34 p.m. CEST on October 14, 2026, 0.29 percent below the October 13 Xetra close.
Greg Abel spent USD 4.80 billion buying Berkshire Hathaway stock during the first half of 2026, according to Yahoo Finance on October 14, 2026. The purchases included USD 234.00 million in the first quarter and USD 4.53 billion in the second quarter. The buyback figures put capital allocation, rather than a new acquisition, at the center of Berkshire's latest market story.
Buybacks mark Abel's first year
Chronology helps explain the shift. Warren Buffett retired as chief executive on December 31, 2025, handing daily control of Berkshire's USD 356.00 billion portfolio to Abel, according to Yahoo Finance. Abel took over on January 1, 2026, and the first-half repurchases followed within his first six months.
Profit growth has a mixed engine
Berkshire reported USD 101.81 billion of revenue in the second quarter of 2026, up 10.00 percent from the same quarter a year earlier. GAAP net income rose 107.50 percent to USD 25.70 billion, while operating earnings increased 16.30 percent to USD 13.00 billion, according to Financial Report Insights in its Q2 2026 analysis. Investment gains contributed USD 12.70 billion of the reported profit, making the operating earnings figure the cleaner measure of underlying performance.
What does the price show?
At 12:34 p.m. CEST on October 14, 2026, Berkshire Hathaway stock was trading at EUR 466.65 at Lang & Schwarz, 0.29 percent below the Xetra close of EUR 468.00 on October 13, 2026. The primary listing is NYSE in USD, while the German quote gives local investors the relevant euro perspective. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Berkshire Hathaway stock.
Berkshire Hathaway stock at a glance
- Company: Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
- ISIN: US0846707026
- Ticker: BRK.B
- Primary exchange: NYSE
- Price Lang & Schwarz (as of October 14, 2026, 12:34 p.m. CEST): EUR 466.65
- Change versus Xetra close: minus 0.29 percent
- Xetra close (October 13, 2026): EUR 468.00
- Market capitalization: USD 1.1 trillion (as of October 13, 2026)
- Sector / Industry: Financials / Insurance and diversified investments
- Index membership: S&P 500
Market context: Market report S&P 500.
