⚠️CHART OF THE WEEK: Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway cash balance hit a record $347.7 billion in Q1 2025

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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway released its Q1 2025 earnings report on Saturday from which we learned that the conglomerate now holds a record $347.7 billion in cash, up from $334.1 billion in Q4 2024.

$42.2 billion was held as cash and cash equivalents, and $305.5 billion in short-term US government bonds - Treasury Bills.

As a % of total assets, cash levels also hit an all-time high of 29.9%. By comparison, before the Great Financial Crisis, the peak was ~25% in 2005.

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Commenting on the historic cash reserves, Warren Buffett said, “Things get extraordinarily attractive very occasionally.” “At some point, the company would be bombarded with offerings that we’ll be glad we have the cash for”.

Moreover, Buffett sold $4.7 billion in stocks last quarter and bought $3.2 billion. This marks 10 consecutive quarter of net selling.

The Oracle of Omaha has also not repurchased its own stock for the 3rd straight quarter.

Interestingly, Buffett was asked about the recent market volatility and responded: “What has happened in the last 30, 45, 100 days is really nothing.”

Does he suggest more pain ahead?

As you can see, Berkshire Hathaway has beaten the S&P 500 by ~24 percentage points.

At the end of the meeting, Buffett also announced his plans to retire at the end of 2025. Warren Buffett has been CEO of Berkshire Hathaway for 55 years, the longest-serving CEO of any S&P 500 firm.

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