{"id":2523,"date":"2026-01-02T20:24:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T20:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/finzexpert.com\/blog\/berkshire-hathaway-shares-dip-as-warren-buffett-exits-and-greg-abel-era-begins\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T20:24:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T20:24:36","slug":"berkshire-hathaway-shares-dip-as-warren-buffett-exits-and-greg-abel-era-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/finzexpert.com\/blog\/berkshire-hathaway-shares-dip-as-warren-buffett-exits-and-greg-abel-era-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"Berkshire Hathaway shares dip as Warren Buffett exits and Greg Abel era begins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"RegularArticle-ArticleBody-5\" data-module=\"ArticleBody\" data-test=\"articleBody-2\" data-analytics=\"RegularArticle-articleBody-5-2\"><span class=\"HighlightShare-hidden\" style=\"top:0;left:0\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"InlineImage-imageEmbed\" id=\"ArticleBody-InlineImage-108140427\" data-test=\"InlineImage\">\n<div class=\"InlineImage-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<p>Warren Buffett and Greg Abel walkthrough the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3, 2025. <\/p>\n<p>David A. Grogen | CNBC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p><span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-1\">Berkshire Hathaway<span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> shares slipped Friday as investors digested the formal end of Warren Buffett&#8217;s six-decade tenure as chief executive and the start of a new era under successor Greg Abel.<\/p>\n<p>Class A shares fell 1.7% in afternoon trading on Abel&#8217;s first day as CEO, following Buffett&#8217;s official handoff of the role and the close of one of the most storied leadership tenures in corporate history. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>The Omaha-based conglomerate ended 2025 with a gain of 10.9%, trailing the S&amp;P 500&#8217;s 16.4% advance but marking its 10th consecutive year of positive returns. Buffett, 95, remains chairman and has sought to reassure shareholders that Berkshire&#8217;s future extends well beyond his tenure.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It has a better chance, I think, of being here 100 years from now than any company I can think of,&#8221; Buffett said in a special interview with CNBC. <\/p>\n<p>Abel takes over as Berkshire sits on a record $381.6 billion in cash as of the end of September, following an extended period of net equity selling. Buffett has said Abel will have final authority over capital allocation decisions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Greg will be the decider,&#8221; Buffett said. I &#8220;can&#8217;t imagine how much more he can get accomplished in a week than I can in a month&#8230;.I&#8217;d rather have Greg handling my money than any of the top investment advisors or any of the top CEOs in the United States.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Berkshire shares lagged the broader market after Buffett announced his retirement in May, as some investors weighed whether Abel could oversee the conglomerate&#8217;s vast operating businesses and equity portfolio with the same touch, while still justifying a premium valuation.<\/p>\n<p>Buffett departs with an unmatched record. After taking control of Berkshire in the mid-1960s, he turned a struggling textile maker into a compounding powerhouse. From 1964 through 2024, Berkshire delivered a compounded annual gain of 19.9%, nearly double the S&amp;P 500&#8217;s 10.4%, resulting in an overall return of more than 5.5 million percent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warren Buffett and Greg Abel walkthrough the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3, 2025. David A. Grogen | CNBC Berkshire Hathaway shares slipped Friday as investors digested the formal end of Warren Buffett&#8217;s six-decade tenure as chief executive and the start of a new era under successor Greg Abel. 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