What were Berkshire Hathaway's first-quarter operating profit and net income, and how do they compare to the prior year?

Berkshire Hathaway's first-quarter operating profit rose 18% to $11.35 billion ($7,891 per Class A share) from $9.64 billion a year earlier; net income more than doubled to $10.1 billion ($7,027 per Class A share) from $4.6 billion.

What is Berkshire Hathaway's current cash position, and what factors contributed to it reaching a record level?

Berkshire Hathaway's cash stake ended March at a record $397.4 billion, reflecting its years-long inability to find a major acquisition, sales of some of its largest stock holdings—including Apple—and having sold $8.1 billion more stocks than it bought in the first quarter, the 14th straight quarter of net stock selling.

Berkshire Hathaway operating profit rises, cash sets record

May 2, 2026

Berkshire Hathaway reported an 18% rise in Q1 operating profit to $11.35 billion with record cash holdings. The conglomerate also confirmed its January $9.5 billion acquisition of Occidental Petroleum's chemicals business.

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Berkshire Hathaway operating profit rises, cash sets record

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