<div id="readability-page-1"><div>Greg Abel said he plans to put all of his after-tax compensation into shares of Berkshire Hathaway for as long as he runs the company, according to Yahoo Finance/Bloomberg.He recently followed through by buying about $15.3 million of Berkshire stock, according to a regulatory filing. Abel said repeating the purchase each year after the company reports results could total “hundreds of millions” of dollars over time.“Absolute alignment with our shareholders, our partners, our owners is critical,” Abel said in an interview with CNBC on Thursday. “I already have some shares, but the goal was to continue to demonstrate alignment with them.”Bloomberg writes that the conglomerate also restarted its share repurchase program on Wednesday after leadership concluded the company’s “intrinsic value” exceeded its trading price. Following the announcement, the stock rose as much as 2% in early trading in New York on Thursday.<img height="332" width="500" src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://assets.zerohedge.com/s3fs-public/styles/inline_image_mobile/public/inline-images/Screenshot%202026-03-05%20at%2010.08.21.jpg/query-aXRvaz03V0ZNZlBJaA?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://assets.zerohedge.com/s3fs-public/styles/inline_image_mobile/public/inline-images/Screenshot%202026-03-05%20at%2010.08.21.jpg/query-aXRvaz03V0ZNZlBJaA"/>Earlier in the week, Berkshire shares declined after the firm reported fourth-quarter results showing operating profit fell 30%, largely due to a 54% drop in insurance underwriting income.Investors had been looking for clues on Abel’s buyback strategy, particularly since Berkshire had gone six consecutive quarters without repurchasing shares. In his first annual shareholder letter last week, Abel reiterated the company’s long-standing approach to returning capital and signaled that a dividend remains unlikely.“We’ve maintained that we will retain a dollar if we see the opportunity to create more than a dollar for our shareholders —and that’s been the test,” Abel said. “So if we didn’t meet that test, we’d do a dividend.”Abel added that repurchasing stock won’t prevent Berkshire from deploying its roughly $373 billion cash reserve elsewhere.“There’s also ‘Do we acquire stock?’ And when we’re looking at companies: ‘Do we acquire whole companies also?’ And then there’s the ‘Do we acquire equities?’” Abel said. “Each of those, with the amount of capital we have, can be done independently. So when we’re purchasing our shares, it’s not taking away from any of the other decisions.”</div>Loading recommendations...</div>

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Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel plans to invest all his after-tax salary into company stock, recently purchasing $15.3 million worth. He emphasizes alignment with shareholders and aims to continue this practice annually, potentially totaling hundreds of millions over time. The company has also restarted its share repurchase program, leading to a 2% stock rise. Despite a 30% drop in operating profit, Abel reiterated the company's strategy on capital return and indicated that dividends remain unlikely, as they prioritize creating value over distributing cash.

- Greg Abel plans to invest all his after-tax compensation into Berkshire Hathaway shares while leading the company, recently purchasing about $15.3 million worth.  
- Berkshire Hathaway's stock rose 2% after the announcement of a restarted share repurchase program, even as the company reported a 30% drop in operating profit due to decreased insurance underwriting income.  
- Abel emphasized the importance of aligning with shareholders and indicated that stock repurchases will not hinder potential investments from their substantial cash reserve of approximately $373 billion.

Berkshire CEO Greg Abel Commits Salary To Buying Company Stock