On Sunday, investor and market commentator Shay Boloor marked the 61st anniversary of Warren Buffett’s takeover of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK) (NYSE:BRK) by highlighting his remarkable career.
Buffett’s Berkshire Bet Is A Landmark
Boloor said that a $10,000 investment made on May 10, 1965, at roughly $15 per share is now worth an estimated $485 million.
This underscores the power of compounding returns and long-term investing.
Berkshire’s Transformation Underway
After serving Berkshire since 1965, Warren Buffett stepped down as CEO at the end of 2025. Greg Abel is the new CEO in 2026.
During the annual shareholder meeting in 2025, Buffett made clear that Abel’s value lies not in flashy leadership traits but in his ability to preserve the company’s unique culture of trust, disciplined capital allocation, and long-term thinking.
Buffett described Berkshire as an extraordinary business ecosystem built over decades, one that cannot easily be replicated.
Greg Abel’s Next Big Test
In the first quarter of 2026, Berkshire reported net earnings of $10.106 billion, more than double the prior year’s figure. The company is sitting on a substantial $373 billion cash pile, and investors are concerned about whether Abel can effectively utilize these reserves to rebuild confidence in the company’s future growth strategies.
Berkshire Hathaway shares are down 7.1% over the past year compared to the S&P 500’s 26.6% gain.
At the 2026 shareholder meeting — Greg Abel’s first as CEO — he signaled a potential exit from the company’s stake in Kraft Heinz while acknowledging the investment’s weak performance. “Our investment in Kraft Heinz has been disappointing,” Abel said.
Abel also highlighted Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), American Express (NYSE:AXP), Moody’s (NYSE:MCO) and Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) as core holdings. He also highlighted the conglomerate’s investments in several Japanese stocks while criticized the underperformance of Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) stock.
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Benzinga Edge Stock Rankings show Berkshire Hathaway Class A stock has a Momentum in the 17th percentile and a Value in the 83rd percentile.
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