Berkshire Hathaway third-quarter net earnings fall 28% to $22.11 billion
Berkshire Hathaway's third-quarter 2026 net earnings attributable to shareholders fell 28% year over year to $22.11 billion. Investment gains dropped 46% to $9.41 billion, while treasury-share purchases totaled about $9.6 billion in the quarter.
1. Quarterly results
Berkshire Hathaway's third-quarter 2026 net earnings attributable to shareholders fell 28% year over year to $22.11 billion. Investment gains dropped 46% to $9.41 billion. Treasury-share purchases totaled approximately $9.6 billion in the quarter, bringing the first-nine-month total to about $14.4 billion.
