v3.26.1
Common stock (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Equity [Abstract]  
Changes in issued, treasury and outstanding Berkshire common stock

Changes in shares of Berkshire’s common stock are shown in the table below. In addition to our common stock, one million shares of preferred stock are authorized and none are issued.

 

Class A, $5 Par Value
(
1.65 million shares authorized)

 

 

Class B, $0.0033 Par Value
(
3.225 billion shares authorized)

 

 

Issued

 

Treasury

 

Outstanding

 

 

Issued

 

Treasury

 

Outstanding

 

Balance at December 31, 2025

 

592,175

 

 

(76,340

)

 

515,835

 

 

 

1,598,881,852

 

 

(215,299,213

)

 

1,383,582,639

 

Conversions of Class A to
   Class B common stock

 

(9,851

)

 

 

 

(9,851

)

 

 

14,776,500

 

 

 

 

14,776,500

 

Treasury stock acquired

 

 

 

(33

)

 

(33

)

 

 

 

 

(431,462

)

 

(431,462

)

Balance at March 31, 2026

 

582,324

 

 

(76,373

)

 

505,951

 

 

 

1,613,658,352

 

 

(215,730,675

)

 

1,397,927,677