Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRKA)(NYSE: BRKB) spent about $78 billion on stock buybacks from 2018 through 2024.
But then the billions stopped flowing and simply accumulated as cash on Berkshire’s balance sheet
However, we recently learned that Berkshire completed its first buybacks in nearly two years, with recent regulatory filings showing that Berkshire spent about $234 million on buybacks during the first quarter of 2026. Here’s a rundown of what this means to investors like you and me. Why Berkshire’s buyback is such a big deal To be fair, $234 million isn’t a massive buyback for Berkshire.
It represents about 0.02% of Berkshire’s current market cap of $1 trillion. However, there are two key points to consider. First, the buybacks in question occurred only in March — that’s just one month of the first quarter.