Berkshire Hathaway reported third-quarter 2026 net earnings of $22.1 billion, down from $30.8 billion a year earlier, as investment gains fell to $9.4 billion from $17.3 billion. For the first nine months, net earnings rose to $57.9 billion from $47.8 billion, and operating earnings rose to $37.0 billion from $34.3 billion, so the quarterly decline and the year-to-date gain point in different directions for shareholders.
Q3 2026 net earnings were $22.1 billion versus $30.8 billion in Q3 2025; Q3 operating earnings were $12.7 billion versus $13.5 billion.
First nine months 2026 net earnings were $57.9 billion versus $47.8 billion in the same period of 2025; operating earnings were $37.0 billion versus $34.3 billion.
Berkshire acquired about $9.6 billion of treasury shares in Q3 2026 and about $14.4 billion in the first nine months.
The results were released November 7, 2026 and furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to a Form 8-K dated November 9, 2026.
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From Berkshire Hathaway's 10-Q and 10-K filings (SEC XBRL). YoY compares each quarter with the same quarter a year earlier; it is blank when the year-ago figure is missing or negative.
Annual results
Fiscal year
Revenue
Growth
EPS (diluted)
Growth
Net margin
FY2025
$371.44B
+0.0%
—
—
18.0%
FY2024
$371.43B
+1.9%
—
—
24.0%
FY2023
$364.48B
+20.7%
—
—
26.4%
FY2022
$302.02B
+9.4%
—
—
-7.5%
FY2021
$276.19B
+12.5%
—
—
32.6%
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