Warren Buffett's Favorite Stock to Buy -- $78 Billion Purchased in Less Than 7 Years -- Is Absolutely Crushing the S&P 500 This Year
The Oracle of Omaha's all-time favorite stock to purchase has outpaced the S&P 500 by more than 21 percentage points in 2025, and 75 percentage points over the last five years.

There aren't many money managers who can command the attention of a room of investors quite like Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) Warren Buffett. Since becoming CEO in the mid-1960s, the "Oracle of Omaha" has overseen a staggering 6,444,825% cumulative return in his company's Class A shares (BRK.A), which on an annualized total return basis is nearly double that of the benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) over the last six decades.
Given Buffett's success on the investment front, professional and everyday investors alike aren't shy about riding his coattails to significant long-term gains. Berkshire's chief has a knack for picking out amazing bargains hiding in plain sight.
Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.