Berkshire Hathaway is sitting on roughly $365 billion in cash and short-term Treasuries.
The sheer size of that war chest, accumulated under Warren Buffett and now inherited by new CEO Greg Abel, is being read by market watchers as one of the loudest cautionary signals in modern investing.
The Abel era begins with a full vault
Buffett officially stepped down as CEO at the end of 2025, handing the reins to Abel, who had served as vice chairman for years. Buffett remains as chairman, but the day-to-day capital allocation decisions now fall squarely on Abel’s shoulders.
His first quarter in charge set a record. Berkshire’s cash and cash equivalents hit $397.38 billion by the end of Q1 2026, an all-time high for a company that has been methodically building its cash position over multiple quarters.
