Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK) shares are advancing Monday after the conglomerate delivered second-quarter earnings beat that exceeded Wall Street’s expectations by a wide margin. Here’s what you should know.
- Berkshire Hathaway stock is moving in positive territory. What’s pushing BRK.B stock higher?
Berkshire Posts a Strong Earnings Beat Across Most Divisions
Adjusted operating earnings of $6.02 per share surpassed the $5.13 analyst consensus by 17.35% and represented a 16.44% improvement from the $5.17 posted in the year-ago quarter. Total revenue reached approximately $101.81 billion, advancing 10.04% from the $92.515 billion generated in the second quarter of 2025. Net earnings attributable to Berkshire shareholders climbed to $25.667 billion from $12.370 billion a year earlier.
According to CNBC, total operating earnings climbed 16% year over year to $12.98 billion, as double-digit gains across the energy, railroad and manufacturing divisions absorbed a deterioration in the insurance business. The manufacturing, service and retailing segment delivered the strongest relative performance, with earnings expanding 24% to $4.47 billion.
Berkshire Hathaway Energy recorded a 27% profit increase to $891 million while BNSF added $1.56 billion, up 6% from the prior year. Insurance bucked the broader trend, with underwriting earnings contracting 13% to $1.73 billion from $1.99 billion and investment income generated by the insurance operations slipping 9% to $3.06 billion.
CEO Greg Abel authorized approximately $4.5 billion in share repurchases during the period, nearly 20 times the $235 million spent on buybacks in the preceding quarter, a pace that signals a deliberate departure from the capital-hoarding posture that defined the Buffett era.
BRK.B: Strong Trend, Stretched Momentum
Technically, the stock is acting like a leader by holding above its major trend lines and forcing shorts to wait for a catalyst. Berkshire trades 4.9% above its 20‑day SMA, 6.6% above its 50‑day SMA and 7.6% above its 200‑day SMA. That steady stack of rising moving averages, along with the golden cross from July, keeps the longer‑term bias pointed higher even if day‑to‑day action is noisy.
The near‑term concern is not trend but temperature. RSI at 74.54 shows momentum is stretched, a condition that often leads to pauses or pullbacks even when the broader uptrend stays intact. In this environment, disciplined buyers usually prefer to see consolidation that proves the stock can hold gains rather than chasing strength after an overbought reading.
Support is well defined. $486.00 marks a nearby zone where buyers stepped in before, sitting close to the 100‑day SMA at $486.69 and near the broader moving‑average floor. If defensive rotation continues, that area becomes the dividing line between healthy digestion and meaningful trend damage.
BRK.B Shares Are Climbing
BRK/B Price Action: Berkshire Hathaway shares were up 1.27% at $528.43 at the time of publication on Monday, according to Benzinga Pro.
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