Which investor-led company owns GEICO, BNSF Railway, and numerous other businesses?

Berkshire Hathaway owns GEICO, BNSF Railway, and numerous other businesses.

Berkshire Hathaway is a conglomerate led for decades by Warren Buffett. Its operating businesses include insurance companies such as GEICO, the BNSF freight-railroad system, Berkshire Hathaway Energy, manufacturing firms, and retail brands.

The modern company grew from a struggling textile manufacturer into an investment and operating-business group. Buffett and Charlie Munger used insurance float, the premiums held before claims are paid, as an important source of investable capital.

Berkshire Hathaway is often discussed alongside the world’s largest companies by market capitalization, but it differs from a pure technology company. Its market value reflects both a large public-equity portfolio and wholly owned operating businesses. Its unusually high share price is also not the same thing as the highest market capitalization.