Wall Street Bets on Buffett: What to Expect from Berkshire’s Earnings Circus
Analysts sharpen their pencils—and their knives—ahead of Berkshire Hathaway’s quarterly reveal. Will the Oracle of Omaha deliver another masterclass, or is this earnings report just another overpriced carnival act in the Buffett mythology?
Key metrics to watch: Insurance float performance (the real cash cow), BNSF railroad margins (chugging along or derailing?), and that mountain of cash—still waiting for the ’elephant-sized acquisition’ he keeps promising.
Meanwhile, hedge funds quietly hope for a miss—nothing satisfies Wall Street schadenfreude like watching a legend stumble. Even if it’s just for one quarter.
Buffett’s wealth balloons as Berkshire stock powers higher
At 94 years old, Warren’s fortune is swelling alongside Berkshire Hathaway’s stock price. His net worth jumped by $23.7 billion so far in 2025, hitting $166 billion, Bloomberg Billionaire Index reported.
The surge amounts to a 16.7% gain year-to-date, largely powered by the strong run of Berkshire’s Class B shares. As of the latest figures, the stock closed at $534.29, up 19% this year.
Warren’s financial empire is basically tied to Berkshire, accounting for around 99.5% of his net worth, as he has repeatedly pointed out in public statements.
Even after a minor dip of $260 million—or 0.2%—on the most recent trading day, Warren’s financial standing is still firmly locked in. Berkshire’s November 2024 filings show that the Oracle of Omaha owns about 37.4% of the company’s Class A shares, while his Class B holdings are almost too small to matter.
Warren’s limited non-Berkshire assets haven’t changed much in over a decade. In that infamous letter he wrote to Congressman Tim Huelskamp back in 2011, and through disclosures since 2010, Warren said that any non-Berkshire investments he holds are basically pocket change compared to his main holdings.
He once had stakes in Wells Fargo and US Bancorp, but those added up to less than 1% of his total fortune and still do today. Time hasn’t really helped those outside investments either.
Market changes, dividend reinvestments, and asset sales have changed their values around, but they remain tiny compared to his Berkshire mountain.
The bigger picture here is that his playbook hasn’t needed adjusting even through the roughest economic seasons. His no-drama approach has carried him through inflation, market collapses, and economic slowdowns.
All in all, Warren’s steady hands have turned his Berkshire holdings into the ultimate fortress against market chaos for Wall Street, proving once again that he might be the greatest investor history has ever recorded.
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