Berkshire Hathaway shrinks cash pile in Buffett’s last act as CEO. Here’s how successor Greg Abel is now looking to spend.
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3. Investing/Securities## Company’s cash hoard at end of 2025 — which Abel noted was not a sign of an investment retreat — was down 2.1% from September to $373.3 billionLast Updated: Feb. 28, 2026 at 11:06 a.m. ETFirstIt’s Greg Abel’s Berkshire Hathaway now, but the last act of Warren Buffett as CEO appears to have been putting some of the conglomerate’s record cash hoard to work.And in the first annual shareholder letter not penned by Buffett in 60 years, Abel said he is currently evaluating other opportunities, but will remain patient and disciplined in making investments, even in Berkshire’s own stock BRK. B BRK. A.#### Partner Center#### Most Popular
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