Berkshire Hathaway A Stock News

Berkshire Hathaway shares ticked lower to start 2026 and a new era of leadership under Warren Buffett's successor Greg Abel. The conglomerate ended 2025 with a gain of 10.9%, notching its 10th straight year of positive returns.

In his final interview as chief executive, Warren Buffett expressed profound confidence in Berkshire Hathaway's future longevity, telling CNBC that the company “has a better chance of being here 100 years from now than any company I can think of.

The great Warren Buffett, a man known as the Oracle of Omaha, has finally retired after a legendary 60-year career that helped power Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-B) to annualized gains that have nearly doubled that of the S&P 500 (close to 20% vs.

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Berkshire has "a better chance I think of being here 100 years from now than any company I can think of," Buffett said.

Berkshire's cash position is near a record. I predict Berkshire will start paying out some of its earnings in dividends.

Warren Buffett has handed over the CEO reins to Greg Abel after a six-decade run. From 1964 to 2024, Berkshire delivered a compounded annual gain of 19.9%, nearly double the S&P 500's 10.4%.

While change for the company Buffett bought six decades ago is likely to be gradual, it is also inevitable.