Buffett’s Berkshire posts Q2 net income of $25.67 billion as cash falls to $364.7 billion after buybacks and bets on Alphabet
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Berkshire Hathaway reported a sharp jump in net income and solid operating profit while deploying part of its record cash pile via buybacks and roughly $20B in equity purchases. The most market-relevant action was an additional ~$10B in Alphabet, elevating it among Berkshire's largest holdings and reinforcing institutional support for mega-cap tech. Berkshire's cash balance declined modestly, signaling incremental risk-on allocation rather than a broad shift.
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Berkshire Hathaway reported second-quarter net income that more than doubled to $25.67 billion, while stepping up share repurchases and stock buying. The company bought back $4.5 billion of its own shares and purchased nearly $20 billion in equities during the quarter, including about $10 billion in Alphabet. Berkshire’s cash and cash equivalents fell to $364.7 billion at the end of June from a record high, and it also disclosed spending $6.8 billion in late July to acquire shares of homebuilder Taylor Morrison.
