Where Will Berkshire Hathaway Stock Be in 5 Years?

Published September 6, 2026 · Category: Finance

Overview

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRKA)(NYSE:BRKB) is off to a strong start in its first year under CEO Greg Abel. Second-quarter operating earnings rose 16% from a year earlier. The stock, near $505 as of this writing, puts the company's market value at about $1.1 trillion.

Whether the next five years look as good is a harder call. Over a stretch that long, the stock should mostly track two numbers -- how fast operating earnings grow, and what multiple of those earnings investors will pay.

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And both numbers hinge, arguably more than anything else, on what Abel does with the company's $365 billion of cash and U.S. Treasury bills.

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Originally published at www.fool.com.

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