# Berkshire Hathaway Q3 Operating Earnings Fall 5.8% to $12.7B By John Kim Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/52075 Published: 2026-11-09T05:05:28.000Z Updated: 2026-11-09T05:05:28.000Z Section: Business > Cash, cash equivalents and short-term securities totaled $377.4 billion, roughly 1% above year-end 2025 and more than an earlier estimate of $358 billion. Berkshire Hathaway’s operating earnings for the third quarter came to $12.7 billion, 5.8% below the year-earlier period. Its combined holdings of cash, cash equivalents and short-term securities totaled $377.4 billion, roughly 1% higher than at year-end 2025. The total exceeded an [earlier estimate of $358 billion]() for the quarter. ## Links in this article - [earlier estimate of $358 billion](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/51620)