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.
Executive officers (5)
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.
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2026 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc | Buy | 113,348 | $30.23 | $3.4M |
| Nov 2, 2026 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc | Buy | 66,968 | $29.47 | $2.0M |
| Oct 30, 2026 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc | Buy | 743,965 | $28.89 | $21.5M |
| Oct 27, 2026 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc | Sale | 382,563 | $180.43 | $69.0M |
| Oct 2, 2026 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc | Buy | 448,113 | $78.37 | $35.1M |
| Oct 2, 2026 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc | Buy | 342,553 | $79.03 | $27.1M |
| Oct 2, 2026 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc | Buy | 842,753 | $80.04 | $67.5M |
| Oct 2, 2026 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc | Buy | 44,300 | $81.14 | $3.6M |
| Oct 2, 2026 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc | Buy | 20,200 | $81.90 | $1.7M |
| Oct 2, 2026 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc | Buy | 2,290 | $77.12 | $177K |
| Oct 2, 2026 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc | Buy | 2,452 | $77.93 | $191K |
| Oct 2, 2026 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc | Buy | 5,135 | $78.77 | $404K |
| Oct 2, 2026 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc | Buy | 299 | $79.74 | $24K |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc | Buy | 425,869 | $79.49 | $33.9M |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc | Buy | 92,830 | $80.57 | $7.5M |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc | Buy | 186,991 | $81.46 | $15.2M |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc | Buy | 3,802 | $78.26 | $298K |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc | Buy | 950 | $79.51 | $76K |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc | Buy | 100 | $80.00 | $8K |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Ajit Jain Vice Chairman | Sale | 39,700 | $503.09 | $20.0M |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Michael J. O'Sullivan See Remarks | Buy | 45 | $510.64 | $23K |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Michael J. O'Sullivan See Remarks | Buy | 43 | $513.61 | $22K |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Michael J. O'Sullivan See Remarks | Buy | 400 | $512.52 | $205K |
| May 6, 2026 | Michael J. O'Sullivan See Remarks | Buy | 483 | $467.13 | $226K |
| May 6, 2026 | Michael J. O'Sullivan See Remarks | Buy | 53 | $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.
- 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.
Read the 8-K filing - 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.
Read the 8-K filing - 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.
Read the 8-K filing - 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.
Read the 8-K filing - 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.
Read the 8-K filing - 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.
Read the 8-K filing - 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.
Read the 8-K filing - Jan 12, 2018
Director or officer change (Item 5.02). Open the filing for details.
Read the 8-K filing - Jan 10, 2018
Director or officer change (Item 5.02). Open the filing for details.
Read the 8-K filing
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Share price
Annual financials
From the company's 10-K XBRL data (SEC companyfacts).
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Net income | Margin | Diluted EPS | Total assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $371.4B | $67.0B | 18.0% | — | $1.2T |
| FY2024 | $371.4B | $89.0B | 24.0% | — | $1.2T |
| FY2023 | $364.5B | $96.2B | 26.4% | — | $1.1T |
| FY2022 | $302.0B | -$22.8B | -7.5% | — | $948.5B |
| FY2021 | $276.2B | $89.9B | 32.6% | — | $959.4B |
| FY2020 | $245.6B | $42.5B | 17.3% | — | $873.7B |
| FY2019 | $254.6B | $81.4B | 32.0% | — | $817.7B |
| FY2018 | $247.8B | $4.0B | 1.6% | — | $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.