Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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- CEO
- Gregory Edward Abel
- Full Time Employees
- 387,815
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Property/Casualty insurance
- Address
- 3555 Farnam Street Omaha NE United States 68131
- IPO Date
- Mar 17, 1980
- Website
- berkshirehathaway.com
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- Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is a multinational conglomerate holding company that owns and operates a diverse portfolio of businesses across insurance, railroads, utilities, manufacturing, services, and retailing; it also maintains significant equity investments in public companies. Headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, and founded in 1839 as a textile manufacturer before transforming under Warren Buffett's leadership starting in 1965, the company conducts operations primarily in the United States with international reach through subsidiaries and investments in regions including Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Core subsidiaries include insurance providers GEICO, Gen Re, and Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies; BNSF Railway in freight transportation; Berkshire Hathaway Energy encompassing utilities, renewables, and Pilot Flying J; manufacturing entities such as Precision Castparts Corp, Lubrizol, Fruit of the Loom, Duracell, Johns Manville, and Benjamin Moore & Co.; and service and retail operations like NetJets, McLane Company, Dairy Queen, See's Candies, and Business Wire. The company's investment portfolio features major stakes in Apple Inc., American Express Co., Bank of America Corp., Coca-Cola Co., Chevron Corp., Occidental Petroleum Corp., and Japanese trading houses including Mitsubishi Corp., Itochu Corp., Mitsui & Co., Marubeni Corp., and Sumitomo Corp. Recent developments include the October 2025 acquisition of OxyChem from Occidental Petroleum Corp. for $9.7 billion to bolster chemical manufacturing capabilities; full ownership of Berkshire Hathaway Energy achieved in 2024 through a $3.9 billion purchase of the remaining 8% stake; strategic hydrogen and lithium initiatives via partnerships such as BHE Renewables with Occidental Petroleum Corp. in 2024 for geothermal brine extraction and earlier collaborations with Babcock & Wilcox; new portfolio positions in 2025 including Alphabet Inc., UnitedHealth Group Inc., Lennar Corp., D.R. Horton Inc., and Nucor Corp.; and Warren Buffett's announced retirement as CEO at year-end 2025 with Greg Abel succeeding him, marking a leadership transition while maintaining the conglomerate's decentralized structure.
Company News
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