Share buybacks · 2011–2024
Berkshire Hathaway share buybacks
$2.9B−68.2% · FY2024
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) reported $2.9B in share buybacks for fiscal 2024, −68.2% year on year.
| Fiscal year | Share buybacks | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20242024-12-31 | $2.9B | −68.2% | Open → |
| FY20232023-12-31 | $9.2B | +16.8% | Open → |
| FY20222022-12-31 | $7.9B | −71.0% | Open → |
| FY20212021-12-31 | $27.1B | +9.5% | Open → |
| FY20202020-12-31 | $24.7B | +409.4% | Open → |
| FY20192019-12-31 | $4.9B | +260.3% | Open → |
| FY20182018-12-31 | $1.3B | +3.9% | Open → |
| FY20122012-12-31 | $1.3B | +1,834.3% | Open → |
| FY20112011-12-31 | $67.0M | — | Open → |
Share buybacks — Share buybacks are the cash a company spent during the year repurchasing its own stock, taken from the financing section of the cash-flow statement. Most companies buy back nothing at all — the line is absent rather than zero — so this ranking covers the minority that do.
Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2011–2024 compound annual growth +33.7%
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The numbers above are read from this document: 10-K · 0001193125-26-083899 · March 2, 2026
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