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Shares Outstanding for Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B)

As of · Reported

Metric

Latest period

2.16B

YoY change

+0.0%

5Y CAGR

-2.0%

Peak year (2012)

2.48B

Shares Outstanding history chart for Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) from 1988 to 2025

Latest: 2.16B

Shares Outstanding growth chart for Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) from 1988 to 2025

Latest: +0.0%

Shares Outstanding history table for Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) from 1988 to 2025

  • 20252.16B+0.0%
  • 20242.16B-0.8%
  • 20232.17B-1.4%
  • 20222.20B-2.7%
  • 20212.27B-5.3%
  • 20202.39B-2.4%
  • 20192.45B-0.6%
  • 20182.47B-0.0%
  • 20172.47B+0.0%
  • 20162.47B+0.0%
  • 20152.46B-0.0%
  • 20142.47B-0.0%
  • 20132.47B-0.5%
  • 20122.48B+0.1%
  • 20112.47B+0.9%
  • 20102.45B+5.4%
  • 20092.33B+0.1%
  • 20082.32B+0.2%
  • 20072.32B+0.3%
  • 20062.31B+0.1%
  • 20052.31B+0.1%
  • 20042.31B+0.2%
  • 20032.30B+0.1%
  • 20022.30B+0.4%
  • 20012.29B+0.3%
  • 20002.28B+0.2%
  • 19992.28B+21.4%
  • 19981.88B+1.5%
  • 19971.85B+2.3%
  • 19961.81B+1.6%
  • 19951.78B+0.7%
  • 19941.77B-0.0%
  • 19931.77B+2.7%
  • 19921.72B+0.1%
  • 19911.72B-0.0%
  • 19901.72B-0.2%
  • 19891.72B+0.1%
  • 19881.72B—

Shares Outstanding values are taken from Berkshire Hathaway's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Shares Outstanding at Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B)

According to Berkshire Hathaway's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 2.16B. Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding is the share count used to compute per-share metrics like EPS. Buybacks lower it; new issuance, stock-based compensation, and convertible securities raise it. Multiply by the stock price for market capitalization.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

The 2025 reading of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) diluted shares outstanding is 2.16B – edged up 0.0% year-over-year.

Berkshire Hathaway diluted shares outstanding compound annual growth for the 2020–2025 (5 years) window is -2.0%, with a net decline across the window.

Between 2012 and 2025, Berkshire Hathaway diluted shares outstanding declined 12.9%, falling from 2.48B to 2.16B.

Across the available history, diluted shares outstanding reached its high of 2.48B in 2012 and its low of 1.72B in 1991.

Berkshire Hathaway Shares Outstanding by Year

Berkshire Hathaway Shares Outstanding 2025: 2.16B

Berkshire Hathaway posted diluted shares outstanding of 2.16B in 2025, edged up 0.0% from 2024.

Berkshire Hathaway Shares Outstanding 2024: 2.16B

In 2024, Berkshire Hathaway reported diluted shares outstanding of 2.16B, edged down 0.8% below 2023.

Berkshire Hathaway Shares Outstanding 2023: 2.17B

Berkshire Hathaway diluted shares outstanding in 2023 was 2.17B, edged down 1.4% below 2022.

Berkshire Hathaway Shares Outstanding 2022: 2.20B

2022's diluted shares outstanding for Berkshire Hathaway came in at 2.20B, edged down 2.7% below 2021.

Berkshire Hathaway Shares Outstanding 2021: 2.27B

Berkshire Hathaway diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 2.27B.

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