BRKB
Berkshire Hathaway B
Holding / BV
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$506.03
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What this business is made of
The business
Buffett's machine: insurance lends free money to buy companies.
Buffett's holding company: insurance conglomerate (Geico, Gen Re), railroad (BNSF), energy (BHE) and a portfolio of listed stocks (~$280B, half Apple). The insurance float finances acquisitions for free.
The real moat is structural: $170B float at zero cost, extreme decentralization and a reputation that attracts sellers who don't want to auction off their company. Replicating that takes 60 years and a Buffett.
Revenue history
From $245.5B to $371.4B in 4 years. The business grows steadily.
Where each $100 of sales goes
Revenue $371.4B · FY2025
Of every $100 in sales, $82 goes to costs and operations; $18 is left as net profit (18% margin).
Catalysts and risks
Greg Abel becomes CEO in 2026 — first shareholder letter sets the tone.
Record cash $325B+ waiting for deployment at 4-5% rates.
Aggressive buybacks if the stock trades below ~1.4x BV.
ROE 6.4% depressed — size prevents historical returns.
Abel transition: execution risk in capital allocation without Buffett.
Apple concentration (~22% of listed portfolio) exposes it to tech.
Charlie's note
“Buying Berkshire is renting discipline. If Abel doesn't break anything, compounding does the rest — and breaking Berkshire is hard even if you try.”
Analysis · May 2026
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