Berkshire Hathaway Just Resumed Stock Buybacks After a Long Pause. Here's What It Signals.
Key takeaways
- Matt Frankel, CFP, The Motley Fool Wed, May 13, 2026 at 5:41 PM GMT+7 3 min read BRK.A NVDA INTC Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRKA)(NYSE: BRKB) spent about $78 billion on stock buybacks from 2018 through 2024.
- However, we recently learned that Berkshire completed its first buybacks in nearly two years, with recent regulatory filings showing that Berkshire spent about $234 million on buybacks during the first quarter of 2026.
- Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need.
Matt Frankel, CFP, The Motley Fool Wed, May 13, 2026 at 5:41 PM GMT+7 3 min read BRK.A NVDA INTC Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRKA)(NYSE: BRKB) spent about $78 billion on stock buybacks from 2018 through 2024. But then the billions stopped flowing and simply accumulated as cash on Berkshire s balance sheet.
However, we recently learned that Berkshire completed its first buybacks in nearly two years, with recent regulatory filings showing that Berkshire spent about $234 million on buybacks during the first quarter of 2026. Here s a rundown of what this means to investors like you and me.
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