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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. reports developments across a diversified operating company whose subsidiaries engage in insurance and reinsurance, utilities and energy, freight rail transportation, manufacturing, service and retailing. Recurring updates include quarterly and annual earnings releases, annual report and shareholder meeting communications, and operating results by business group, including insurance underwriting and investment income, BNSF, Berkshire Hathaway Energy, and manufacturing, service and retailing operations.
Company news also covers subsidiary activity such as McLane distribution partnerships, Duracell consumer battery initiatives, NetJets aviation-related matters, and completed portfolio additions such as OxyChem, a producer of polyvinyl chloride, chlor-alkali and chlorinated organic chemicals, and calcium chloride.
Aurora (NASDAQ: AUR) and McLane Company announced an agreement to begin driverless hauls in Texas using the Aurora Driver (SAE L4) on select long‑haul routes. The pilot began in 2023; Aurora logged 280,000 autonomous miles and delivered 1,400 loads, and McLane approved driverless operations between Dallas and Houston.
Deployment uses a hybrid model with Aurora on the middle mile and McLane drivers on last‑mile deliveries; Aurora plans Sun Belt route expansion by year‑end.
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK) reported net earnings attributable to shareholders of $10,106 million in Q1 2026 versus $4,603 million in Q1 2025. Operating earnings were $11,346 million in Q1 2026 versus $9,641 million prior year. Investment results included ~$7.0 billion of unrealized losses and $5.8 billion of after-tax realized gains in Q1 2026. Insurance float was approximately $176.9 billion at March 31, 2026, up about $500 million since yearend 2025. Berkshire cautions that GAAP investment volatility can make quarterly net earnings misleading.
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A; BRK.B) will post its first quarter earnings release and Form 10-Q on Saturday, May 2, 2026 at ~7:00 a.m. CT at www.berkshirehathaway.com. The company will hold its 2026 Annual Shareholders Meeting the same day, with a business update and Q&A starting at 8:30 a.m. CT and a CNBC webcast beginning at 8:15 a.m. CT at www.cnbc.com/brklive.
Duracell (NYSE:BRK) announced a marketing partnership with soccer star Lionel Messi to promote Duracell’s PowerBoost™ technology ahead of this summer’s global tournament. The campaign includes a 0:30 spot titled Messi Reboot, limited-edition battery packs with Messi imagery, and a sweepstakes running May 1–August 30.
The limited-edition packs feature Messi tattoos on cells and Duracell’s PowerBoost™ ingredients; sweepstakes purchases and official entry details will be on SoccerSweeps.Duracell.com.
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK) reported 2025 results showing net earnings of $66,968 million for the full year, down from $88,995 million in 2024, and operating earnings of $44,486 million. Net earnings included investment gains of $30,737 million in 2025 versus $41,558 million in 2024.
Per-share results fell: Class B EPS $31.04 in 2025 versus $41.27 in 2024. Insurance float was about $176 billion at year-end 2025, up $5 billion year-over-year.
Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A, BRK.B) will post its 2025 Annual Report online on Saturday, February 28, 2026 at ~8:00 a.m. ET, and will concurrently issue an earnings release.
The Annual Report will include Greg Abel’s first annual letter, details on Berkshire’s financial position and results of operations, and information about the Shareholders Meeting on May 2, 2026.
NJASAP praised Congress' passage of H.R. 7148 as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, saying it strengthens aviation safety and National Airspace System (NAS) stability. The bill funds FAA operations with $13.71 billion, supports hiring ~2,500 air traffic controllers and 54 safety inspectors, provides $4 billion for the Airport Improvement Program for infrastructure modernization, and directs roughly $100 million to the Office of Aerospace Medicine to reduce medical certification backlogs. NJASAP also highlighted the bill's prohibition on privatizing U.S. air traffic control and urged continued long-term aviation funding to avoid readiness risks from future shutdowns.
Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK) announced completion of its acquisition of OxyChem from Occidental for $9.7 billion, subject to customary post-closing purchase price adjustments. OxyChem is headquartered in Dallas and operates in the U.S., Canada and Latin America as a top-three U.S. manufacturer of polyvinyl chloride, chlor-alkali, chlorinated organic chemicals and calcium chloride. Its products serve water treatment, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, manufacturing, automotive, personal hygiene, and construction applications. OxyChem will continue under current management with Wade Alleman as president and CEO.
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK) announced multiple senior leadership changes effective immediately and through 2027.
- Adam M. Johnson named President of Consumer Products, Service and Retailing, while remaining CEO of NetJets (effective immediately).
- Nancy L. Pierce named CEO of GEICO (effective immediately) following tenure as GEICO COO.
- Todd A. Combs will leave Berkshire to join JPMorgan Chase & Co.; he had served as GEICO CEO since 2020.
- Marc D. Hamburg will retire as CFO on June 1, 2027 after 40 years; Charles C. Chang will become CFO on June 1, 2026 with a transition period.
- Michael J. O’Sullivan appointed Senior Vice President and General Counsel, effective January 1, 2026.
The appointments emphasize internal succession, a defined CFO transition, and continued oversight by Gregory Abel as President and CEO from January 1, 2026.
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK) announced that Warren E. Buffett converted 1,800 A shares into 2,700,000 B shares and delivered those B shares today to four family foundations: 1,500,000 to The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation and 400,000 each to The Sherwood Foundation, The Howard G. Buffett Foundation and NoVo Foundation.
Buffett said he will step back from writing Berkshire’s annual report and from lengthy annual-meeting remarks, while Greg Abel will become CEO at year-end. Buffett described accelerating lifetime gifts to his children’s foundations and noted his children have received irregular increases to more than $500 million annually.