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Berkshire Buys $10B Alphabet Stake, Repurchases $4.5B Shares

8/8/2026

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Berkshire Hathaway repurchased $4.5 billion of its own shares in Q2 2026 and bought nearly $20 billion net stocks.
Operating earnings rose 16% to $12.98 billion while net income more than doubled to $25.67 billion.
Manufacturing earnings jumped 24% to $4.47 billion and energy profit surged 27% to $891 million, whereas insurance underwriting earnings fell 13% to $1.73 billion.
Berkshire added a $10 billion stake in Alphabet and spent $6.8 billion on Taylor Morrison in late July.

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Berkshire Hathaway repurchased $4.5 billion of its own shares in Q2 2026 and bought nearly $20 billion net stocks.
Operating earnings rose 16% to $12.98 billion while net income more than doubled to $25.67 billion.
Manufacturing earnings jumped 24% to $4.47 billion and energy profit surged 27% to $891 million, whereas insurance underwriting earnings fell 13% to $1.73 billion.
Berkshire added a $10 billion stake in Alphabet and spent $6.8 billion on Taylor Morrison in late July.