DiabloWags said:

Interest Costs Have Nearly Tripled Since 2020 -2024-11-20

Net Interest Costs:

2020: $345

2021: $352

2022: $476

2023: $659

2024: $882 Billion


Note: Buffet is primarily a value investor. He's not a "growth" investor.
Thus, his large cash position is not surprising. The current forward P/E for the SPX is 22x


Agreed. There are a lot of confounding factors.