Warren Buffett's Successor, Greg Abel, Purchased Nearly $4.8 Billion of the Oracle of Omaha's Favorite Stock This Year -- and He Likely Just Spent Several Billion More

Greg Abel, Warren Buffett's successor at Berkshire Hathaway, has spent approximately $4.8 billion in the first half of 2026 repurchasing Berkshire's own stock, with likely billions more deployed in Q3. Abel has resumed aggressive buybacks after a 21-month pause, taking advantage of attractive valuations when the stock traded at a 40-50% premium to book value. Since mid-2018, Buffett and Abel have collectively deployed around $82 billion on share repurchases.