Berkshire Hathaway annual shares outstanding
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Berkshire Hathaway Shares Outstanding History (BRK-B)
Berkshire Hathaway reported 1.4M shares outstanding at the end of fiscal 2025.
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| Fiscal year | Period ended | Shares outstanding | Change | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 1.4M | 0 | 0.00% |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 1.4M | −3,260 | −0.23% |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 1.4M | −18,250 | −1.25% |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 1.5M | — | — |
| 2010 | 2010-12-31 | 943,242 | −160,522 | −14.54% |
| 2009 | 2009-12-31 | 1.1M | — | — |
Berkshire Hathaway quarterly shares outstanding
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| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Shares outstanding | Change | YoY change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | 1.4M | −6,530 | −0.45% |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | 1.4M | −320 | −0.02% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 1.4M | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | 1.4M | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | 1.4M | — | — |
| Q1 2011 | 2011-03-31 | 941,481 | — | — |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-12-31 | 943,242 | −160,522 | −14.54% |
| Q3 2010 | 2010-09-30 | 956,153 | −100,731 | −9.53% |
| Q2 2010 | 2010-06-30 | 976,414 | — | — |
| Q4 2009 | 2009-12-31 | 1.1M | — | — |
| Q3 2009 | 2009-09-30 | 1.1M | — | — |
Berkshire Hathaway Share Buyback History
A share buyback, also called a stock repurchase, is when a company uses cash to buy its own shares. Berkshire Hathaway share buyback history shows the reported cash used for repurchases. Buybacks can reduce shares outstanding, but issuance, stock-based compensation, acquisitions, and stock splits can change the share count separately.
Berkshire Hathaway used $0 to repurchase common stock in fy 2025. Across the latest 5 reported fiscal years, total share repurchases were $47.00B. The latest reported quarter showed $4.21B of share repurchases.
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Share repurchases |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $0 |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $2.92B |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $9.17B |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $7.85B |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $27.06B |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $24.71B |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $4.85B |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $1.35B |
| 2012 | 2012-12-31 | $1.30B |
| 2011 | 2011-12-31 | $67.0M |
TickerStat uses SEC-reported cash payments for common-stock repurchases. The amounts describe capital returned through buybacks; they are not a forecast or a measure of the number of shares retired.
Berkshire Hathaway shares outstanding trends
Between the periods ended 2009-12-31 and 2025-12-31, Berkshire Hathaway's shares outstanding moved from 1.1M to 1.4M, a change of 334,459. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows 1.4M.
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What shares outstanding means
Shares outstanding is the number of common shares held by investors at a reporting-period end. The count can change because of stock issuance, repurchases, conversions, acquisitions, or stock splits.
Calculation and source
SEC-reported period-end shares
TickerStat displays period-end common shares from SEC filings and adjusts older values to the current share basis when a stock-split conversion ratio is reported directly or evidenced by a later filing’s restated historical share balance. After repeated reverse splits, an old period can represent less than one current-basis share; this is a split-adjusted equivalent, not a literal historical certificate count. Values remain as reported when no reliable split ratio is available. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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