Warren Buffett just got a $26 million dividend check from this stock

Warren Buffett’s holding company, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A), earned nearly $62 million in quarterly dividend income from its massive Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) holding on Thursday, February 12.

The figure reinforces the iPhone maker’s role as a key income generator for the conglomerate, which held approximately 238.2 million Apple shares as of the end of the third quarter, each of which generated $0.26 during yesterday’s payout.

Buffett has repeatedly praised Apple’s brand strength, ecosystem, and shareholder return strategy, positioning the company as both a growth and income contributor within Berkshire’s investment strategy.

Warren Buffett makes millions, but Apple stock slides

While Buffett’s dividend gains have been nothing short of impressive, Apple stock crashed on Friday, February 13, suffering its steepest single-day decline since April 2025 and tumbling 5% from $275.50 to $261.73. The pullback erased Apple’s earlier 2026 gains, leaving shares down more than 3% year-to-date.

One of the key catalysts behind the selloff was a report that Apple is delaying a long-anticipated artificial intelligence (AI) upgrade to its Siri voice assistant. The setback is particularly sensitive for Apple, which has already faced criticism for arriving late to the AI boom. 

Further detrimental was regulatory risk. Namely, on Wednesday, February 11, reports emerged that the Federal Trade Commission was examining Apple’s policies. The scrutiny came amid a broader pattern of legal and regulatory actions by the Trump administration targeting major media and technology firms.

Nonetheless, the effectiveness of Buffett’s strategies is likely to become evident again this quarter with Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), a comparable cornerstone holding in Berkshire’s portfolio, which now holds 400 million KO shares valued at roughly $26.5 billion. With the next Coca-Cola quarterly dividend coming in at $0.51 per share, Berkshire can expect a $204 million check.
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