Key Points Berkshire's operating earnings rose 17% year over year in the first half of 2026, reaching $24.3 billion. Hitting $2 trillion by the end of 2031 works out to a little over 12% a year from today's market value. The company held $365.5 billion of cash and Treasury bills at the end of June, even after ramping up buybacks and stock purchases. 10 stocks we like better than Berkshire Hathaway › Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRKA) (NYSE:BRKB) now has its next generation of leadership in place. Greg Abel has been CEO since January. And earlier this month, Warren Buffett became chairman emeritus while his son, Howard Buffett, took over as chairman of the board. The company they inherited is worth about $1.
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