Form 8-K · Current report
Berkshire Hathaway 8-K, filed Aug 11, 2026
- Filed
- CIK
- 0001067983
- Accession no.
- 0001193125-26-344495
Summary
Berkshire Hathaway reported second-quarter 2026 net earnings of $25.67 billion, up from $12.37 billion a year earlier, including $12.68 billion of investment gains, and operating earnings of $12.98 billion versus $11.16 billion. The company repurchased about $4.5 billion of its shares in the quarter and reported insurance float of roughly $177.5 billion at June 30, 2026.
Key points
- First-half 2026 net earnings were $35.77 billion, or $24,889 per equivalent Class A share, compared with $16.97 billion a year earlier.
- Operating earnings by segment in the quarter included $1.73 billion from insurance underwriting, $3.06 billion of insurance investment income, $1.56 billion from BNSF and $891 million from Berkshire Hathaway Energy.
- Second-quarter 2025 results included a $3.76 billion other-than-temporary impairment of Berkshire's Kraft Heinz investment; no such charge was recorded in 2026.
- Six-month share repurchases totaled about $4.8 billion, and 1,431,693 Class A equivalent shares were outstanding at June 30, 2026.
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Items reported
- 2.02Results of Operations and Financial Condition
- 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits
From the filing
ITEM 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On August 8, 2026, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. issued a press release announcing the Company’s earnings for the second quarter and first six months ended June 30, 2026. A copy of this press release is furnished with this report as an exhibit to this Form 8-K. ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits Exhibit 99.1 Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Earnings Release Dated August 8, 2026 Exhibit 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). 2 Exhibit 99.1: EX-99.1 2 d159922dex991.htm EX-99.1 Exhibit 99.1 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 8, 2026 Omaha, NE (BRK.A; …
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