What Companies Does Berkshire Hathaway Own?

Most people know Warren Buffett for being one of the most famous billionaires in the world. However, some may not know that he is the Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, a multinational investment conglomerate that earned $276 billion in revenue in 2021. As of 2022, Warren Buffet has an estimated net worth of $125 billion. He was born in Omaha, NE, which is also the home of Berkshire Hathaway’s headquarters. What does Berkshire Hathaway actually do, and what companies do they have a stake in? The team at IndyFin.com researched all of the companies that Berkshire Hathaway owns and has a stake in to create the below visualization.

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Berkshire Hathaway controls more than 60 companies and partially owns 20 more. These are just a few of the famous companies that Berkshire Hathaway owns:

• GEICO
• PacifiCorp
• Benjamin Moore
• Dairy Queen
• Oriental Trading Company
• See’s Candy Shops

Berkshire Hathaway also partially owns the following companies:

• Apple
• Kraft Heinz
• American Express
• Bank of America
• Coca-Cola
• Bank of New York
• Mitsubishi
• Verizon
• General Motors
• Chevron

There are companies considered to be the “Four Giants” of Berkshire Hathaway as they contribute to a large portion of their value. Berkshire’s insurance companies are the biggest of the giants. Buffett considers this to be the biggest sector of the company and thinks sales volume will only increase in coming years. Next on the list is technology powerhouse Apple, which earned $365 billion in revenue in 2021. Rounding out the list are BNSF Railway Company, one of North America’s largest freight railroads, and Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE).