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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B)

Berkshire Hathaway Q2 net earnings fall to $30.3 billion; operating earnings rise

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Berkshire Hathaway reported second-quarter 2024 net earnings attributable to shareholders of $30.3 billion, down from $35.9 billion a year earlier, mainly because investment gains fell to $18.8 billion from $25.9 billion. Operating earnings, which exclude investment and derivative gains and losses, rose to $11.6 billion from $10.0 billion, and the company repurchased about $345 million of its shares during the quarter.

Key points

  • Q2 2024 net earnings $30,348 million versus $35,912 million in Q2 2023; first six months $43,050 million versus $71,416 million
  • Q2 2024 operating earnings $11,598 million versus $10,043 million; first six months $22,820 million versus $18,108 million
  • Q2 2024 net earnings per Class A share $21,122 versus $24,775 a year earlier
  • Share repurchases of about $345 million in Q2 2024 and $2.9 billion for the first six months; insurance float about $169 billion at June 30, 2024

The filing

CompanyBerkshire Hathaway (BRK-B)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 5, 2024, 2:44 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-24-193776

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 2:07 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on August 05, 2024.

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