If You Invested $10K in Berkshire Hathaway When Warren Buffett Took It Over, Here’s How Rich You’d Be Now
From Yahoo Finance: 2025-05-12 10:01:00
Legendary investor Warren Buffett announced his retirement as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway after 60 years, leaving a legacy of remarkable value investing. Berkshire Hathaway provided compound returns of 19.9% annually from 1965 to 2024, outperforming the S&P 500. Even if Berkshire shares fell by 99%, they would still beat the S&P 500.
If you had invested $10,000 in Berkshire Hathaway in 1965, by the end of 2024, you would have had about $550 million. Despite recent reports of underperformance, Berkshire Hathaway Class A shares are up 15.2% since May 7, 2025. Buffett’s departure led to a 5% drop in stock, but it’s slowly recovering.
Buffett’s successor, Greg Abel, faces the challenge of maintaining Berkshire Hathaway’s market-beating performance. Both Buffett and Abel assure investors that the company’s operations will remain the same. Time will tell if Abel can continue the legacy of the “Oracle of Omaha” and sustain the company’s success.