ACT vs BRK-B vs ALL Stock Comparison

Enact Holdings, Berkshire Hathaway and Allstate Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ACT Enact Holdings, Inc.
$48.29 +2.8% 1M +31.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.74B
P/E
9.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.25B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
2 wins
BRK-B Berkshire Hathaway Inc
$548.72 +8.6% 1M +11.5% 1Y
Market cap
$784.43M
P/E
0.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$384.69B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
2 wins
ALL Allstate Corp
$255.91 +12.4% 1M +32.5% 1Y
Market cap
$64.45B
P/E
4.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$70.14B
Div. yield
0.02%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Allstate leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Allstate 7, Berkshire Hathaway 2, Enact Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACTBRK-BALLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.74B $784.43M $64.45B ALL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.9x 0.0x 4.9x BRK-B
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.6x — 6.8x ALL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.5% +3.9% +5.9% ALL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 54.5% 22.3% 18.8% ACT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.6% -10.4% 15.4% ALL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.4x -0.4x ALL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +31.7% +11.5% +32.5% ALL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.0%/yr +13.8%/yr +15.4%/yr ACT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.1% 14.7% 25.7% BRK-B
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 27/100 81/100 ALL

Percentile Scorecard

ACTBRK-BALL

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisACTBRK-BALL
Valuation 35 #78 of 119 13 #104 of 119 83 #21 of 119
Growth 10 #104 of 115 26 #85 of 115 92 #10 of 115
Profitability 91 #11 of 113 31 #78 of 113 77 #27 of 113
Financial Health 82 #21 of 114 55 #52 of 114 75 #29 of 114
Shareholder Returns 85 #17 of 107 8 #99 of 107 76 #26 of 107
Overall 61 27 81
  • ACT ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • BRK-B ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • ALL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodACTBRK-BALLSPY
1 month +2.8%+8.6%+12.4% -0.8%
3 months +2.5%+10.4%-2.1% +3.5%
6 months +9.9%+16.1%+19.5% +7.0%
Year to date +21.8%+9.2%+22.9% +12.2%
1 year +31.7%+11.5%+32.5% +13.0%
3 years +79.9%+65.4%+107.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +21.6%+18.3%+27.6% +23.1%
5 years +110.0%+90.7%+104.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +16.0%+13.8%+15.4% +11.0%
10 years —+281.2%+276.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+14.3%+14.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureACTBRK-BALLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.1%14.7%25.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.0%14.4%26.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.06-0.02-0.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.370.781.27 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -21.9%-26.6%-29.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.6%0.0%-7.0% -1.8%
52-week high $50.07$548.72$275.13 $779.14
52-week low $34.93$465.40$190.00 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleACTBRK-BALL
P/E now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 10.6x 0.0xmedian 10.6x 5.0xmedian 10.6x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 1.4x 3.1xmedian 1.4x 0.9xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.6x -9.7xmedian 7.6x 7.4xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 8.6x 48.8xmedian 8.6x 5.3xmedian 8.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.5x 1.6xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.91median 0.52 —median 0.52 0.05median 0.52

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsACTBRK-BALL
Revenue $1.25B $384.69B $70.14B
Gross profit $1.13B $215.64B $34.70B
Operating income $742.14M -$111.18B $7.91B
Net income $683.27M $86.08B $13.31B
Free cash flow $720.83M $24.22B $12.25B
EPS (diluted) $4.87 – $50.90
Cash & equivalents $448.45M $40.61B –
Total debt $745.23M $128.60B $7.49B
Shares (diluted) 140.32M – 259.10M
Enterprise value $4.56B -$1.42T $25.72B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricACTBRK-BALL
P/E 9.9x 0.0x 5.0x
P/FCF 9.3x 48.8x 5.3x
P/Operating cash flow 9.3x 25.4x 5.2x
P/S 5.3x 3.1x 0.9x
P/B 1.2x 1.6x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.6x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA – -9.7x 7.4x
EV/EBIT 9.3x -8.5x 7.8x
EV/Revenue 5.5x 2.5x 0.9x
EV/FCF 9.6x 39.1x 5.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.6x 20.3x 4.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.91 – 0.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACTBRK-BALL
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.5% 3.9% 5.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 4.9% 8.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.2% 2.1% 34.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 1.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -3.8% -4.9% 323.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.6% -8.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 0.9% 35.9% 128.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.2% -0.5% 91.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.4% – 139.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.2% – 90.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.9% 70.1% 42.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.7% 2.6% 37.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.9% 194.4% 43.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.7% -2.5% 40.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACTBRK-BALL
Gross margin 90.1% 56.1% 49.5%
EBITDA margin – -25.3% 11.9%
Operating margin 59.2% -28.9% 11.3%
Pretax margin 69.1% 29.2% 24.2%
Net margin 54.5% 22.3% 18.8%
FCF margin 57.5% 6.3% 17.5%
Operating cash flow margin 57.5% 12.1% 17.8%
Return on equity 12.7% 11.6% 40.7%
Return on assets 9.8% 6.8% 10.7%
Return on invested capital 9.6% -10.4% 15.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 0.5x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACTBRK-BALL
Debt / assets 10.7% 10.2% 6.0%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.4x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 1.0x 5.3x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 22.4% 40.6% 73.0%
Equity / assets 77.6% 59.4% 27.0%
Interest coverage 14.8x -21.4x 20.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACTBRK-BALL
Dividend yield 1.9% – 1.7%
Net buyback yield 6.3% 0.4% 3.7%
Shareholder yield 8.1% 0.4% 5.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 8.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 8.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 7.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 5.1%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusACTBRK-BALL
Forward P/E 10.6xFY2026 – 6.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.54FY2026 – $37.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.4%FY2026 – +8.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.4% – -29.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.31BFY2026 – $64.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.6%FY2026 – +8.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.4% – -6.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACTBRK-BALL
Held by institutions 21.4% 65.8% 82.8%
Institutions holding 248 4,921 1,750
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.9% +1.8% +0.0%
Institutions buying 144 2,235 870
Institutions selling 72 1,987 532
Buyers to sellers 2.00 1.12 1.64

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ACTBRK-BALL
ACT 1.00 0.32 0.43
BRK-B 0.32 1.00 0.47
ALL 0.43 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACT, BRK-B and ALL?

Allstate (ALL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Enact Holdings (ACT) $6.74B, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) $784.43M, Allstate (ALL) $64.45B.

Which stock is cheaper, ACT, BRK-B and ALL?

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Enact Holdings (ACT) 9.9x, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) 0.0x, Allstate (ALL) 4.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Allstate (ALL) is cheapest (Enact Holdings (ACT) 10.6x, Allstate (ALL) 6.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Allstate (ALL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Enact Holdings (ACT) +2.5%, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) +3.9%, Allstate (ALL) +5.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Enact Holdings (ACT) has the highest net margin (Enact Holdings (ACT) 54.5%, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) 22.3%, Allstate (ALL) 18.8%). On return on invested capital, Allstate (ALL) leads (Enact Holdings (ACT) 9.6%, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) -10.4%, Allstate (ALL) 15.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allstate (ALL) returned the most: Enact Holdings (ACT) +31.7%, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) +11.5%, Allstate (ALL) +32.5%. Over five years, Enact Holdings (ACT) compounded fastest (Enact Holdings (ACT) +16.0%/yr, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) +13.8%/yr, Allstate (ALL) +15.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Enact Holdings (ACT) 0.00%, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) 0.00%, Allstate (ALL) 0.02%. Enact Holdings (ACT) and Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) has been the steadiest (Enact Holdings (ACT) 23.1%, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) 14.7%, Allstate (ALL) 25.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACT, BRK-B and ALL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Allstate (ALL) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.