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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Stocks A to Z / Stocks B / Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
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Author: hclasvegas   😊 😞
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Subject: brk, the cash king,
Date: 02/21/26 2:39 PM
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" Ranked: The Companies Holding the Most Cash in the World
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Key Takeaways
Financials dominate the list—13 of the top 50 are financial services firms.
Berkshire Hathaway is the clear outlier, sitting on a record $382B, the largest cash position in its history—more than Microsoft, Alphabet, and Amazon combined.
The cash that companies hold is important for paying employees, funding operations, and as a measure of financial health.This chart shows the 50 companies with the largest cash holdings, using data from TradingView to highlight who is sitting on the largest war chests.

This metric captures a company’s most liquid assets: cash plus short-term securities like T-bills that typically mature within a year.

Which Companies Hold the Most Cash?
Berkshire Hathaway leads the rankings with an impressive $382 billion.

The data table below shows the top 50 companies worldwide with the largest cash and short-term securities holdings:

visualcapitalist.com - Ranked the companies holding the most cash in the world
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This community has written 21,448 posts about Berkshire Hathaway. The article-length ones it recommended most:
BRK: Why Not XOM? · 62 recs · 2024
Second quarter comments · 60 recs · 2023
Berkshire's Profit Contributors · 57 recs · 2023
Summary of 2Q 2026 · 54 recs · 2026
3Q Summary · 53 recs · 2024
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