BRK.B · NYSE

Berkshire Hathaway

Multi-Sector Holdings · Omaha, Nebraska · founded 1839

Board members
4
CEO
Warren E. Buffett
Insider buys, 12 mo
$220.0M
Insider sales, 12 mo
$89.0M

Board of directors (4)

Directors with a Section 16 filing in the last 13 months. “Since” is the first filing as a director; SEC data sets start in 2016.

Warren E. Buffett
Chairman and CEOsince 2016 or earlier
Ajit Jain
Vice Chairmansince Jan 2018
Gregory E. Abel
See Remarkssince Jan 2018
Charlotte Guyman
Directorsince Feb 2018

Executive officers (5)

Warren E. Buffett
Chairman and CEOsince 2016 or earlier
Ajit Jain
Vice Chairmansince Jan 2018
Gregory E. Abel
See Remarkssince Jan 2018
Michael J. O'Sullivan
See Remarkssince May 2026
Charles C. Chang
See Remarkssince Jun 2026

Company facts

Chair
Warren E. Buffett
In S&P 500 since
Feb 2010
Incorporated in
DE
Fiscal year ends
December
SEC industry
Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance
SEC filings
EDGAR

Major holders (5% or more)

Latest Schedule 13D/13G filing per holder. Holders that reported falling below 5% are not shown. Index funds usually report once a year.

No 5% holder filings parsed yet for this company.

Insider trades

Open-market purchases and sales reported on Form 4. Grants, option exercises and tax withholding are excluded.

Buys, 12 mo
$220.0M
23 trades · 2 insiders
Sales, 12 mo
$89.0M
2 trades · 2 insiders
Net, 12 mo
$131.0M
Data through
Nov 3, 2026
latest trade shown
DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
Nov 3, 2026Berkshire Hathaway IncBuy113,348$30.23$3.4M
Nov 2, 2026Berkshire Hathaway IncBuy66,968$29.47$2.0M
Oct 30, 2026Berkshire Hathaway IncBuy743,965$28.89$21.5M
Oct 27, 2026Berkshire Hathaway IncSale382,563$180.43$69.0M
Oct 2, 2026Berkshire Hathaway IncBuy448,113$78.37$35.1M
Oct 2, 2026Berkshire Hathaway IncBuy342,553$79.03$27.1M
Oct 2, 2026Berkshire Hathaway IncBuy842,753$80.04$67.5M
Oct 2, 2026Berkshire Hathaway IncBuy44,300$81.14$3.6M
Oct 2, 2026Berkshire Hathaway IncBuy20,200$81.90$1.7M
Oct 2, 2026Berkshire Hathaway IncBuy2,290$77.12$177K
Oct 2, 2026Berkshire Hathaway IncBuy2,452$77.93$191K
Oct 2, 2026Berkshire Hathaway IncBuy5,135$78.77$404K
Oct 2, 2026Berkshire Hathaway IncBuy299$79.74$24K
Oct 1, 2026Berkshire Hathaway IncBuy425,869$79.49$33.9M
Oct 1, 2026Berkshire Hathaway IncBuy92,830$80.57$7.5M
Oct 1, 2026Berkshire Hathaway IncBuy186,991$81.46$15.2M
Oct 1, 2026Berkshire Hathaway IncBuy3,802$78.26$298K
Oct 1, 2026Berkshire Hathaway IncBuy950$79.51$76K
Oct 1, 2026Berkshire Hathaway IncBuy100$80.00$8K
Sep 28, 2026Ajit Jain
Vice Chairman
Sale39,700$503.09$20.0M
Aug 12, 2026Michael J. O'Sullivan
See Remarks
Buy45$510.64$23K
Aug 12, 2026Michael J. O'Sullivan
See Remarks
Buy43$513.61$22K
Aug 12, 2026Michael J. O'Sullivan
See Remarks
Buy400$512.52$205K
May 6, 2026Michael J. O'Sullivan
See Remarks
Buy483$467.13$226K
May 6, 2026Michael J. O'Sullivan
See Remarks
Buy53$470.22$25K

Board and executive changes

Every 8-K with Item 5.02 (departure, election or appointment of directors and officers). The text is the first paragraph of the item.

  1. May 7, 2026

    (c) As previously announced, Charles C. Chang will succeed Marc D. Hamburg as Berkshire’s Chief Financial Officer on June 1, 2026. In his new role, Mr. Chang will be paid an annual cash salary of $8,000,000. (e) In connection with Mr. Hamburg’s retirement as Berkshire’s Chief Financial Officer and in recognition of Mr. Hamburg’s many decades of service, Berkshire will provide Mr. Hamburg (or his spouse, if he predeceases her), with up to 30 flight hours per year on a mid-sized NetJets aircraft for a term starting on June 1, 2026 and ending no later than May 31, 2037. Berkshire will provide Mr. Hamburg with tax gross-up payments to cover Mr. Hamburg’s imputed tax expenses related to this travel benefit. Berkshire estimates its cost of providing this benefit will be approximately $490,000 per year.

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  2. Jan 6, 2026

    c) As previously announced, on January 1, 2026, Mr. Greg Abel became Berkshire’s President and Chief Executive Officer. Effective that date, Mr. Abel’s annual cash salary increased to $25 million.

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  3. Dec 11, 2025

    b) On December 8, 2025, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (“Berkshire”) announced that Marc D. Hamburg, Berkshire’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer will retire from Berkshire on June 1, 2027. Mr. Hamburg will resign as Berkshire’s Chief Financial Officer on June 1, 2026 and work with his replacement from that date until his retirement on June 1, 2027 to ensure a smooth and seamless transition. c) On December 8, 2025, Berkshire announced that Mr. Charles C. Chang, age 57, will succeed Mr. Hamburg as Berkshire’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer on June 1, 2026. Mr. Chang has been Berkshire Hathaway Energy’s (“BHE”) Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since joining BHE on October 1, 2024. Prior to joining BHE, Mr. Chang had been a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers since 2002. There are no family relationships between Mr.

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  4. May 8, 2025

    b) On May 3, 2025, Mr. Warren Buffett, Berkshire’s Chairman and CEO, announced that he was going to recommend to Berkshire’s Board of Directors at its meeting to be held on May 4, 2025 that Mr. Greg Abel, Berkshire’s Vice Chairman – Non-Insurance Operations, be appointed Berkshire’s Chief Executive Officer to become effective on January 1, 2026. c) On May 4, 2025, Berkshire’s Board of Directors voted unanimously to appoint Mr. Abel to become Berkshire’s President and CEO effective on January 1, 2026. Mr. Abel, age 62, has been a director of the Corporation and the Corporation’s Vice Chairman – Non-Insurance Operations since 2018. Between 2008 and 2018, Mr. Abel served as the Chief Executive Officer of Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company (“BHE”), a wholly owned Berkshire subsidiary. Mr. Abel has served as BHE’s Chairman since 2011. Mr.

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  5. Dec 19, 2022

    On December 19, 2022, Thomas S. Murphy, Jr. was elected to Berkshire’s Board of Directors to fill the vacant Board of Directors position resulting from the death of Board Member David Gottesman on September 28, 2022. There were no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Murphy and any of the members of the Board of Directors in connection with his election. At this date, there has been no determination as to what committees of the Board of Directors that Mr. Murphy will be named. Berkshire Hathaway issued a press release announcing Mr. Murphy’s election to Berkshire’s Board of Directors. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

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  6. Feb 18, 2022

    , on February 14, 2022, Thomas S. Murphy resigned from Berkshire Hathaway’s Board of Directors. Prior to Mr. Murphy’s resignation, the Board of Directors was comprised of eight independent directors and seven non-independent directors. Mr. Murphy was an independent director and as a result of Mr. Murphy’s resignation, the Board of Directors is not currently comprised of a majority of independent directors as required by Section 303A.01 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual. On February 15, 2022, as required by Section 303A.12 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual, Berkshire Hathaway submitted an interim written affirmation to the NYSE as a notice of noncompliance with Section 303A.01 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual. On February 16, 2022, the Company received an official notice of noncompliance from the NYSE.

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  7. Oct 20, 2021

    On October 20, 2021, Susan A. Buffett and Christopher C. Davis were each elected to Berkshire’s Board of Directors following the Board of Directors unanimous approval of a resolution to increase the number of members of the Board of Directors to fifteen. There were no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Buffett or Mr. Davis and any of the members of the Board of Directors in connection with their election. At this date, there has been no determination as to what committees of the Board of Directors that Ms. Buffett or Mr. Davis will be named. Berkshire Hathaway issued a press release announcing Ms. Buffett’s and Mr. Davis’s election to Berkshire’s Board of Directors. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

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  8. Jan 12, 2018

    Director or officer change (Item 5.02). Open the filing for details.

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  9. Jan 10, 2018

    Director or officer change (Item 5.02). Open the filing for details.

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Proxy statements (DEF 14A): 2026 · 2025 · 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2021

Share price

$570.89+345% since 2016 board/officer change filed
14934954820172019202120232025

Annual financials

From the company's 10-K XBRL data (SEC companyfacts).

Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeMarginDiluted EPSTotal assets
FY2025$371.4B$67.0B18.0%—$1.2T
FY2024$371.4B$89.0B24.0%—$1.2T
FY2023$364.5B$96.2B26.4%—$1.1T
FY2022$302.0B-$22.8B-7.5%—$948.5B
FY2021$276.2B$89.9B32.6%—$959.4B
FY2020$245.6B$42.5B17.3%—$873.7B
FY2019$254.6B$81.4B32.0%—$817.7B
FY2018$247.8B$4.0B1.6%—$707.8B

Former directors and officers (8)

People who stopped filing as an insider of this company. “Last filing” is the last Form 3/4/5, an upper bound on when they left.

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Meryl B. Witmer
Director2016 or earlier – Mar 2025
Ronald L. Olson
Director2016 or earlier – Oct 2023
Charles T. Munger
Vice ChairmanJan 2017 – Oct 2023
Thomas S. Murphy, Jr.
DirectorDec 2022 – Dec 2022
Susan A. Buffett
DirectorNov 2021 – Aug 2022
David S. Gottesman
DirectorFeb 2019 – Mar 2022
Christopher C. Davis
DirectorOct 2021 – Oct 2021
Kenneth I. Chenault
DirectorMay 2020 – May 2020