{
  "id": 16466926,
  "title": "Berkshire Hathaway Started Buying Back Its Own Stock Again This Year. Should You Buy It at a Record High?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/berkshire-hathaway-started-buying-back-its-own-stock-again-this-year",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-25T10:23:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motley Fool",
    "slug": "motley-fool",
    "url": "https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/10/25/berkshire-hathaway-started-buying-back-its-own-stock-again-this-year-should-you-buy-it-at-a-record-high/?source=iedfolrf0000001"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA -0.84%)(BRKB -0.87%) stock reached a record high on Oct. 20, 2025, closing at $539.82, just ahead of the May 2, 2025 record close following Warren Buffett's announcement to hand the CEO position to Greg Abel. Since then, the shares have traded near $548, marking a 9% gain this year.\n\nBerkshire resumed its stock buybacks in the first half of 2026, totaling around $4.8 billion. In May and June 2026, the company repurchased Class B shares for approximately $476 to $488, indicating that the stock was trading at a discount to its intrinsic value, which Berkshire CEO Greg Abel determined conservatively.\n\nThe Class B shares have since climbed nearly 12% above their June average buyback price and about 15% higher than May's average. With Berkshire reporting $747.9 billion in shareholders' equity on June 30, up $30.5 billion from the end of 2025, the company's book value per Class B share is around $348. The stock's current valuation stands at approximately 1.4 times book value, and nearly 1.6 times by today's price.\n\nDespite currency fluctuations affecting the comparison, Berkshire's second-quarter operating earnings rose by 16% year-over-year, reaching around $13 billion, up from $11.2 billion in the prior year and $11.3 billion in 2025's first quarter. While currency adjustments added a $326 million after-tax gain in the second quarter, excluding these gains, operating earnings grew by around 5%. This steady growth suggests that Berkshire's value estimate may have increased with the business, justifying consideration of purchasing the stock at its current high price.",
  "summary": "The conglomerate bought back its shares in June for around $488 each. Are they still a buy at a record?",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "Nasdaq Markets",
        "title": "Berkshire Hathaway Started Buying Back Its Own Stock Again This Year. Should You Buy It at a Record High?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/berkshire-hathaway-started-buying-back-its-own-stock-again-this-year-16467643",
        "published": "2026-10-25T10:43:02.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}