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2024

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Berkshire Hathaway · Year by year

2024

Annual percentage change
Measure 2024
Per-share book value of Berkshire 16.0
Market value of Berkshire 25.5
S&P 500 with dividends included 25.0
Where 2024’s change in book value came from
Where the change came from — points of per-share book value

Assets

  • Cash50.8
  • Fixed income2.4
  • Common stocks46.5
  • Utility, energy, rail20.1
  • Other net assets26.6

Funded by

  • Net worth100.0
  • Debt6.9
  • Insurance float26.2
  • Deferred tax float13.2
What the company was made of — percent of net worth. Every dollar of net worth carried $1.46 of assets.

Note: figures in parentheses are losses. Source: Berkshire Hathaway annual reports.

What happened

The 2024 letter The 2024 meeting

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