It took 41 years for Berkshire Hathaway stock to gain $100,000. It just gained that much in 37 days.
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- Berkshire Hathaway's Class A stock reached $800,000 this week, marking a new milestone.
- It took just 37 trading days for Berkshire Hathaway's Class A shares to gain $100,000.
- Berkshire Hathaway's stock has surged 4,228,036% since Buffett's 1965 takeover.
Berkshire Hathaway's Class A stock hit $800,000 for the first time this week, marking a fresh milestone for Warren Buffett's conglomerate.
It took just 37 trading days for Berkshire Hathaway's Class A shares to gain $100,000, rising from about $700,000 on February 4. For context, it took 41 years for the stock to first cross the $100,000 milestone in 2006.
Berkshire Hathaway reached the $700,000 milestone for the first time in August 2024, but dipped below that level in the fourth quarter of 2024 and again in January.
Berkshire Hathaway has been crushing it in 2025, with the stock up 18% year-to-date, compared to a 3% decline in the S&P 500.
Investors have flocked to the value-focused conglomerate, which has been sitting on a $334 billion cash pile. In the event of a significant market decline, Berkshire Hathaway could benefit from seeking to invest its growing mountain of cash at attractive valuations.
Berkshire Hathaway was trading at about $19 when Buffett took over the flailing textile mill in 1965. The stock surge from $19 per share in 1965 to $803,346 on Thursday represents a cumulative gain of 4,228,036%.