Berkshire Q2 FY26 net earnings more than doubled to $25.67 billion

• Berkshire Hathaway posted Q2 net earnings attributable to shareholders of $25.67 billion, more than doubled from a year earlier; GAAP EPS was $17,868 per Class A share.
• Q2 operating earnings rose 16.34% to $12.98 billion, while investment gains climbed to $12.68 billion from $4.97 billion.
• First-half net earnings attributable to shareholders more than doubled to $35.77 billion; GAAP EPS was $24,889 per Class A share.
• First-half operating earnings increased 16.96% to $24.33 billion, while investment gains swung to $11.44 billion from a $68 million loss.
• Treasury share repurchases totaled about $4.5 billion in Q2, lifting the six-month buyback tally to about $4.8 billion; insurance float was about $177.5 billion at June 30.

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