Berkshire Hathaway will start repurchasing its own shares—what buybacks mean for investors

Greg Abel, the new CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, announced on March 5 on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that the company would start repurchasing shares of its own stock.

For Berkshire, this is a relative rarity — the company hasn’t bought back shares since the second quarter of 2024. But for companies like Berkshire, a financially mature conglomerate worth more than $1 trillion and with plenty of excess cash, the move has become increasingly common.

Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/14/what-stock-buybacks-mean-for-investors.html