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Berkshire Hathaway recently released results for Q3. Here are some brief highlights of the report.

Berkshire’s operating earnings in Q3 was up 33.6%. Additionally, insurance-underwriting moved up by 215.9%, BNSF moved up by 4.8%, BH Energy moved down by -8.6%, and manufacturing, service, and retailing moved up by 8.2%. Meanwhile, operating earnings moved up 12.4% when excluding foreign exchange gains and losses.

Geico’s pretax underwriting profit fell 13% as a result of higher claims. Additional policies were added.

Cash was reported at $381.7 billion, up from $344 billion in Q2. No share repurchases occurred during Q3. Berkshire sold $12.5 billion in equities in Q3 and bought $6.4 billion in equities (net sale of equities = $6.1 billion).

Berkshire likely further reduced its stake in Apple during Q3 and in its financial-related stocks, but the company added $4 billion on a cost basis to “Commercial, Industrial, and Other”. Its 13F will be released on Nov. 14, 2025.

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