Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield N/A.
BRK-B
TTM buyback yield
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
N/A
5Y share count change
-9.8%
TTM buyback spend
N/A
SBC coverage (TTM)
N/A
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: N/A (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2.16B | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | $2.92B | $0.00 | $2.92B | 2.16B | -0.8% | 0.30% |
| 2023 | $9.17B | $0.00 | $9.17B | 2.17B | -1.4% | 1.19% |
| 2022 | $7.85B | $0.00 | $7.85B | 2.20B | -2.7% | 1.16% |
| 2021 | $27.06B | $0.00 | $27.06B | 2.27B | -5.3% | 4.06% |
| 2020 | $24.71B | $0.00 | $24.71B | 2.39B | -2.4% | 4.56% |
| 2019 | $4.85B | $0.00 | $4.85B | 2.45B | -0.6% | 0.88% |
| 2018 | $1.35B | $0.00 | $1.35B | 2.47B | -0.0% | 0.27% |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2.47B | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2.47B | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2.46B | -0.0% | — |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2.47B | -0.0% | — |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2.47B | -0.5% | — |
| 2012 | $1.30B | $0.00 | $1.30B | 2.48B | 0.1% | 0.58% |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2.47B | 0.9% | — |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2.45B | 5.4% | — |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2.33B | 0.1% | — |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2.32B | 0.2% | — |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2.32B | 0.3% | — |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2.31B | 0.1% | — |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2.31B | 0.1% | — |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2.31B | 0.2% | — |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2.30B | 0.1% | — |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2.30B | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2.29B | 0.3% | — |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2.28B | 0.2% | — |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2.28B | 21.4% | — |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.88B | 1.5% | — |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.85B | 2.3% | — |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.81B | — | — |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
Headroom $25.04B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Berkshire Hathaway buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
Is Berkshire Hathaway diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has Berkshire Hathaway's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -9.8% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).
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