‘High on Coke’: Elon Musk stunned by Berkshire’s dividend payout. Learn how to build your own passive income stream now

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk is no stranger to eye-popping sums of money. After all, he currently holds the title of the world's wealthiest person, with his wealth fluctuating around $1 trillion since SpaceX's June IPO (1).

But even for Musk, some financial figures are enough to raise an eyebrow.

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For instance, Berkshire Hathaway's 2022 annual report revealed that the investment empire earned $704 million in dividends that year from its Coca-Cola holdings (2). Upon hearing the news, Musk couldn't resist commenting on X, "Berkshire Hathaway [is] high on Coke (3)."

That figure was calculated based on Berkshire's roughly 400 million shares in Coca-Cola and the 44 cents per share that Coca-Cola paid out in quarterly dividends in 2022 (4).