--- title: "Berkshire Hathaway Cash Reserves Decline for First Time in Years Amid Surging Profits" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/295316684.md" description: "Berkshire Hathaway reported a Q2 net income of $25.67 billion, more than doubling the previous year's total. Cash reserves fell 4% to $364.7 billion, marking the first quarterly decline in four years, driven by a $6.8 billion acquisition of Taylor Morrison and significant equity purchases. Operating earnings rose 16.3%, while stock repurchases totaled approximately $4.5 billion." datetime: "2026-08-09T07:05:56.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/295316684.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/295316684.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/295316684.md) --- # Berkshire Hathaway Cash Reserves Decline for First Time in Years Amid Surging Profits The Omaha-based Berkshire Hathaway saw its massive cash stockpile shrink for the first time in more than three years as profits soar. The conglomerate posted net income of $25.67 billion for the second quarter, more than double the year-earlier total of $12.37 billion, reports The Wall Street Journal. Operating earnings excluding investment gains climbed 16.3% to $12.98 billion from $11.16 billion. Berkshire Hathaway held $364.7 billion in cash and Treasury bills at the end of June, down 4% from the previous quarter after accounting for amounts owed on some of its short-term government securities. The decline marked the first quarter-on-quarter drop in Berkshire’s cash holdings in four years. In Q2, spending drove the cash drop after Berkshire completed its $6.8 billion purchase of homebuilder Taylor Morrison (TMHC) on July 24th at $72.50 per share. The company also added $10 billion in Alphabet (GOOG/GOOGL) shares as part of $23.5 billion in equity purchases overall while selling $3.7 billion. Meanwhile, stock repurchases of the firm’s Class A and Class B shares totaled about $4.5 billion during the period. Berkshire’s top holdings now include Alphabet alongside American Express (AXP), Apple (AAPL), Bank of America (BAC) and Coca-Cola (KO). The value of its Class A shares recently closed at $780,086, gaining 3.4% year to date, but 3.6% below its all-time high of $809,350 reached in early May 2025, just before Warren Buffett announced his retirement. ### Related Stocks - [TMHC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TMHC.US.md) - [BRK.B.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BRK.B.US.md) - [BRK.A.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BRK.A.US.md) - [BRKD.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BRKD.US.md) - [BRKU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BRKU.US.md) - [BRKC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BRKC.US.md) - [BRKW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BRKW.US.md) - [07777.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/07777.HK.md) - [GOOGL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GOOGL.US.md) - [GOOG.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GOOG.US.md) - [AXP.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AXP.US.md) - [AAPL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AAPL.US.md) - [BAC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BAC.US.md) - [KO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/KO.US.md) - [BAC-Q.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BAC-Q.US.md) - [BML-L.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BML-L.US.md) - [BAC-L.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BAC-L.US.md) - [BAC-K.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BAC-K.US.md) - [BML-H.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BML-H.US.md) - [BAC-N.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BAC-N.US.md) - [BAC-E.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BAC-E.US.md) - [MER-K.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MER-K.US.md) - [BAC-O.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BAC-O.US.md) - [BML-G.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BML-G.US.md) - [BAC-M.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BAC-M.US.md) - [BAC-B.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BAC-B.US.md) - [BML-J.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BML-J.US.md) - [BAC-S.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BAC-S.US.md) - [BAC-P.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BAC-P.US.md) - [8648.JP](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/8648.JP.md) ## Related News & Research - [Berkshire Hathaway, under a new CEO, starts to spend its cash pile](https://longbridge.com/en/news/295307640.md) - [Berkshire's Operating Earnings Rose $1.8 Billion Last Quarter. A Currency Swing Was $1.2 Billion of It.](https://longbridge.com/en/news/295335306.md) - [Warren Buffett Personally Initiated Berkshire's $30 Billion Alphabet Stake, a Sign He's Still Making Calls Despite Stepping Back as Chairman](https://longbridge.com/en/news/295423671.md) - [06:03 ETTaylor Morrison Encourages Gen Z to Pursue Homebuilding Industry Through Annual Internship Program](https://longbridge.com/en/news/295388338.md) - [Walmart Upgraded, Decker’s Outdoor Corporation Downgraded: Updated Rankings on Top Blue-Chip Stocks](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296137852.md)