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Berkshire Hathaway
BRK.B · NYSEFinancials — Diversified
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Company details
Market cap
$1.05T
Revenue (TTM)
$386B
Cash & T-bills
$397B
Equity portfolio
$263B
Div yield
0%
Rev. growth
+4%
Insurance float
~$175B
Q1 profit
+18%
In plain English
Berkshire Hathaway is Warren Buffett's conglomerate, now run day-to-day by CEO Greg Abel. At its heart is a giant insurance machine (GEICO, Gen Re, the reinsurance group) whose 'float' — premiums collected before claims are paid — is invested. That money funds a $260B+ stock portfolio (Apple, American Express, Coca-Cola, Bank of America) AND buys whole companies outright: the BNSF railroad, Berkshire Hathaway Energy, Precision Castparts, See's Candies, Dairy Queen and dozens more. On top sits a ~$397B cash hoard, mostly in US Treasury bills.
In simple terms
What Berkshire Hathaway really sells
Berkshire Hathaway is Warren Buffett's conglomerate, now run day-to-day by CEO Greg Abel. At its heart is a giant insurance machine (GEICO, Gen Re, the reinsurance group) whose 'float' — premiums collected before claims are paid — is invested. That money funds a $260B+ stock portfolio (Apple, American Express, Coca-Cola, Bank of America) AND buys whole companies outright: the BNSF railroad, Berkshire Hathaway Energy, Precision Castparts, See's Candies, Dairy Queen and dozens more. On top sits a ~$397B cash hoard, mostly in US Treasury bills.
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