Every 8-K that BRK (BRK) has filed with the SEC in the last 24 months is listed below, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
A 8-K covers material events a company has to report between its quarterly reports, so if you follow BRK and want that one kind of document rather than the whole filing history, this is the page to keep. The company's other filings, of every form, are on the full BRK filings page.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. reported substantially higher results for the second quarter and first six months of 2026 compared with 2025. Net earnings attributable to Berkshire shareholders were $25,667 million for the second quarter of 2026 versus $12,370 million in 2025, and $35,773 million for the first six months of 2026 versus $16,973 million a year earlier.
Operating earnings, which exclude investment gains (losses) and certain impairments, were $12,983 million in the second quarter of 2026 and $24,329 million for the first six months, compared with $11,160 million and $20,801 million in 2025. Contributions came from insurance-underwriting, insurance-investment income, BNSF, Berkshire Hathaway Energy, manufacturing, service and retailing, and an "Other" category.
The company recorded significant investment gains in 2026, including $12,684 million in the second quarter. Berkshire repurchased approximately $4.5 billion of its shares in the second quarter and about $4.8 billion over the first six months of 2026. Insurance float was about $177.5 billion at June 30, 2026, up roughly $1.1 billion since yearend 2025.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. reported sharply higher results for the first quarter of 2026 and detailed several governance updates. Net earnings attributable to Berkshire shareholders were $10,106 million, up from $4,603 million a year earlier, while operating earnings rose to $11,346 million from $9,641 million.
Net earnings per average equivalent Class A share were $7,027 versus $3,200, and Class B share earnings were $4.68 versus $2.13. Insurance underwriting, BNSF, Berkshire Hathaway Energy, and manufacturing, service and retailing all contributed to operating earnings. Insurance float was about $176.9 billion at March 31, 2026.
The board confirmed that Charles C. Chang will succeed Marc D. Hamburg as Chief Financial Officer on June 1, 2026, with an annual cash salary of $8,000,000. In connection with Mr. Hamburg’s retirement, Berkshire will provide up to 30 NetJets flight hours per year through May 31, 2037, at an estimated cost of about $490,000 per year, including tax gross-up payments.
Shareholders elected all director nominees, approved on a non-binding basis the compensation of named executive officers, and supported holding the advisory vote on executive compensation every three years. A shareholder proposal on a workforce and human-capital oversight report did not pass. The company also amended and restated its by-laws to align officer roles, capital stock provisions, and execution of papers with its current operating structure.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. issued several series of senior notes on April 16, 2026 under its Form S-3 shelf registration. The company sold ¥128,900,000,000 of 2.077% notes due 2029, ¥86,800,000,000 of 2.465% notes due 2031 and ¥22,300,000,00 of 2.739% notes due 2033.
It also issued 3.084% notes due 2036 with ¥27,300,000,000 aggregate principal amount, 3.452% notes due 2041 with 2,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount and 4.037% notes due 2056 with 5,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount. The notes were sold through an underwriting agreement with Mizuho Securities USA LLC and Merrill Lynch International.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has begun repurchasing its Class A and Class B common stock under its long-standing buyback policy, starting on March 4, 2026. The policy allows repurchases whenever management believes the share price is below Berkshire’s intrinsic value, conservatively determined.
Repurchases may occur through open-market purchases or privately negotiated transactions, including Rule 10b5-1 trading plans. The company is not obligated to buy any specific number of shares, and the timing and total amount will depend on share prices, market conditions, and other factors.
Berkshire may suspend or discontinue repurchases at any time without prior notice and plans to reflect buyback activity in its regular Form 10-Q and Form 10-K reports. The disclosure includes forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties described in its periodic SEC filings.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results, highlighting the impact of investment swings and impairments on its earnings. Net earnings attributable to shareholders were $66,968 million for 2025 versus $88,995 million in 2024, while operating earnings were $44,486 million compared with $47,437 million.
For the fourth quarter of 2025, net earnings were $19,199 million versus $19,694 million a year earlier, including investment gains of $13,494 million and an other-than-temporary impairment of $4,495 million related to Kraft Heinz and Occidental. Full-year 2025 impairments for these investments totaled $8,255 million.
Berkshire emphasized that GAAP rules require unrealized equity investment gains and losses to flow through earnings, which can make net results highly volatile and, in its view, potentially misleading for assessing ongoing performance. To address this, it highlighted non-GAAP operating earnings, which exclude investment gains (losses), goodwill and intangible impairments, and certain equity method impairments. Insurance underwriting, rail (BNSF), energy, and manufacturing, service and retailing all contributed to operating earnings.
At December 31, 2025, Berkshire reported insurance float of approximately $176 billion, up about $5 billion from year-end 2024, and 1,438,223 equivalent Class A shares outstanding. Per-share net earnings for 2025 were $46,563 for Class A and $31.04 for Class B, with Class B amounts equal to 1/1,500th of Class A.
Berkshire Hathaway reports an update on its top leadership and compensation. As previously announced, on January 1, 2026, Greg Abel became the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. Effective that same date, his annual cash salary increased to $25 million. This filing formally records the leadership role and associated cash pay level for the new CEO.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. reported planned finance leadership changes. Marc D. Hamburg, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will resign as CFO on June 1, 2026 and retire from Berkshire on June 1, 2027, after working with his successor to support a smooth transition. Berkshire announced that Charles C. Chang, age 57, will become Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer on June 1, 2026. Chang has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Berkshire Hathaway Energy since October 1, 2024 and was a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers starting in 2002. The company states there are no family relationships between Chang and Berkshire’s directors or executive officers and no related-party transactions over $120,000 since he joined BHE. Details of Chang’s compensation are not yet finalized and will be disclosed in a future amendment. Berkshire also issued a press release describing these leadership changes, filed as Exhibit 99.1.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. reported that on November 20, 2025 it issued multiple yen-denominated senior notes under its Form S-3 shelf registration. The company sold ¥123,700,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 1.510% Senior Notes due 2028, ¥53,300,000,000 of 1.826% Senior Notes due 2030, ¥26,100,000,000 of 2.422% Senior Notes due 2035 and ¥7,000,000,000 of 2.810% Senior Notes due 2040. The notes were issued under an existing Indenture dated January 31, 2025 and were sold pursuant to an underwriting agreement with Mizuho Securities USA LLC and Merrill Lynch International. Detailed terms are provided in a November 14, 2025 prospectus supplement and the related base prospectus, which are incorporated by reference.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. filed a Form 8-K to furnish its earnings press release for the third quarter and first nine months ended September 30, 2025. The company states that a copy of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. The filing also lists the company’s registered securities, including Class A and Class B common stock and multiple senior notes due between 2027 and 2059.
The 8-K identifies November 1, 2025 as the date of the reported event and is signed by CFO Marc D. Hamburg.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. reported an amendment and restatement of its By-Laws, specifically revising Section 4 — Officers and Agents. The filing indicates the By-Laws were amended and restated and that the filing includes the Cover Page Interactive Data File embedded within the Inline XBRL document. The filing is signed on behalf of the company by Marc D. Hamburg, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. The notice is a governance update describing a corporate charter change to internal officer and agent provisions; no financial tables, earnings, or transactions are disclosed in the text provided.