Warren Buffett’s Last Stock Picks Include Coca-Cola, Amazon, and Alphabet

TLDR

• Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett will retire at year-end 2025 after leading the company for 55 years
• Berkshire holds $28 billion in Coca-Cola stock, its third-largest position representing 10% of the equity portfolio
• The conglomerate owns $2.2 billion in Amazon shares, which recently committed $35 billion to India expansion by 2030
• Berkshire’s $5.5 billion Alphabet stake gives exposure to a company controlling 90% of global search traffic
• Wall Street analysts set Amazon price targets between $270 and $300 with Buy ratings in December 2025

Warren Buffett plans to retire as Berkshire Hathaway’s chief executive at the end of 2025. His departure closes a 55-year chapter as the company’s leader and primary investment decision-maker.

The retirement means future Berkshire Hathaway stock purchases will not carry Buffett’s direct approval. Investors who have mirrored the conglomerate’s trades for decades face a shift in strategy. The current portfolio holdings represent the final investments with Buffett’s confirmed involvement.

Berkshire Hathaway maintains a $28 billion stake in Coca-Cola. The beverage maker ranks as the third-largest holding in the portfolio. The position accounts for 10% of all publicly traded equities owned by Berkshire.

Buffett purchased Coca-Cola shares starting in late 2006. The investment has returned nearly 200% in price appreciation alone. Berkshire owns 400 million shares that produce over $200 million in yearly dividends.

Coca-Cola Dividend Track Record

The Coca-Cola Company has increased its dividend payment for 63 straight years. The streak continues without interruption. Annual advertising spending by Coca-Cola exceeded $5 billion last year.

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The company owns brands across multiple beverage categories. These include Gold Peak tea, Powerade, Minute Maid, and Dasani water. Sales growth topped 8% through the first nine months of this year.

Berkshire Hathaway holds 10 million Amazon shares worth $2.2 billion. This represents under 1% of the total portfolio. Todd Combs and Ted Weschler, who assist with portfolio management, likely influenced this purchase.

Amazon revealed plans for $35 billion in India investments through 2030. The announcement came on December 9. This follows $40 billion already deployed in the country.

The investment targets artificial intelligence development, export expansion, and employment creation. Amazon has connected over 12 million small businesses to digital platforms in India. The company has facilitated $20 billion in cumulative exports from Indian sellers.

India Investment Details

Amazon expects to support 3.8 million jobs by 2030. The company projects cumulative exports will reach $80 billion by that year. Amit Agarwal, Senior VP of Emerging Markets at Amazon, outlined these goals publicly.

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The retail giant is rolling out same-day grocery delivery across more than 2,300 US cities and towns. Nine of the top 10 bestselling items in these markets are perishable goods. Amazon currently trails Walmart in online grocery market share.

Amazon Web Services generates about 60% of company-wide operating profits. Revenue contribution from cloud services remains smaller than retail. The global cloud computing market should expand from under $1 trillion in 2025 to $3.7 trillion by 2033, per Straits Research projections.

TD Cowen maintained its Buy rating on Amazon stock on December 10. Analyst John Blackledge set a $300 price target. Rohit Kulkarni at Roth MKM issued a Buy rating with a $270 target on December 8.

Berkshire Hathaway owns 17.8 million Alphabet shares valued at $5.5 billion. This equals less than 2% of portfolio assets. The technology position likely originated from Combs or Weschler input.

Alphabet Market Dominance

Google processes 90% of worldwide internet searches based on Statcounter data. Alphabet generates revenue from YouTube, cloud computing services, and Gmail. The Android operating system powers 72% of mobile devices globally according to the same data source.

Alphabet posted year-over-year revenue growth in all but one quarter over the past decade. The exception occurred in early 2020 during initial COVID-19 pandemic impacts. Profit growth maintained a similar pattern during this timeframe.

The company develops self-driving technology through Waymo. Its Other Bets division includes life sciences company Verily. Some experimental projects succeed while others get discontinued.

David Tepper identified Amazon as a top portfolio holding for 2026. The billionaire investor’s fund maintains a position in the stock. Amazon continues expanding its same-day delivery network to capture more grocery sales.

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