Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) Stock Jumps After Q2 Profit More Than Doubles

TLDR

• Berkshire Hathaway’s Q2 2026 net earnings rose 107.5% year-over-year to $25.7 billion
• Operating earnings climbed 16.3% to $12.9 billion in Q2
• Investment gains of $16.08 billion were driven by unrealized appreciation in key stock holdings
• Berkshire repurchased $4.53 billion of its own stock in Q2, bringing the first-half total to $4.76 billion
• Cash reserves swelled to a record $359.2 billion under CEO Greg Abel

Berkshire Hathaway posted a sharp jump in second-quarter profit on Saturday, with net earnings more than doubling to $25.67 billion from $12.37 billion in the same period last year.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., BRK-A

Net earnings per average equivalent Class B share surged 107.8% to $11.91. On a Class A basis, the company earned $17,868 per share, up from $8,601 a year ago.

The headline number was heavily influenced by $16.08 billion in investment gains, largely from unrealized appreciation across Berkshire’s public equity portfolio. Top holdings including Apple, Alphabet, American Express, Bank of America, and Coca-Cola all contributed to those paper gains.

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