AFL vs AIZ vs BRK-B Stock Comparison

Aflac, Assurant and Berkshire Hathaway Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AFL Aflac Inc
$126.17 +11.0% 1M +13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$62.54B
P/E
17.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.63B
Div. yield
1.91%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
2 wins
AIZ Assurant, Inc.
$306.95 +13.3% 1M +40.6% 1Y
Market cap
$15.09B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.75B
Div. yield
1.15%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
6 wins
BRK-B Berkshire Hathaway Inc
$571.47 +13.0% 1M +16.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.23T
P/E
0.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$384.69B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Assurant leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Assurant 6, Berkshire Hathaway 4, Aflac 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAFLAIZBRK-BLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $62.54B $15.09B $1.23T BRK-B
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.8x 14.1x 0.0x BRK-B
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.4x 13.3x — AIZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.0% +9.4% +3.9% AIZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.2% 7.8% 22.3% BRK-B
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.5% 14.1% -10.4% AIZ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.1x 2.4x AIZ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.91% 1.15% — AFL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.4% +40.6% +16.9% AIZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.3%/yr +13.6%/yr +14.7%/yr AFL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 17.4% 22.7% 15.1% BRK-B
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 52/100 26/100 AIZ

Percentile Scorecard

AFLAIZBRK-B

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

AxisAFLAIZBRK-B
Valuation 15 #101 of 119 45 #66 of 119 14 #102 of 119
Growth 1 #116 of 117 71 #35 of 117 29 #83 of 117
Profitability 47 #63 of 117 53 #56 of 117 28 #84 of 117
Financial Health 49 #61 of 118 36 #76 of 118 51 #58 of 118
Shareholder Returns 88 #14 of 108 54 #50 of 108 7 #101 of 108
Overall 40 52 26
  • AFL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • AIZ ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • BRK-B ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAFLAIZBRK-BSPY
1 month +11.0%+13.3%+13.0% -5.9%
3 months -0.4%+3.6%+8.9% -4.6%
6 months +11.1%+31.3%+20.3% +0.2%
Year to date +14.4%+27.4%+13.7% +7.5%
1 year +13.4%+40.6%+16.9% +8.2%
3 years +55.0%+89.9%+64.9% +68.3%
3 years, per year +15.7%+23.9%+18.1% +19.0%
5 years +122.3%+88.8%+98.5% +56.5%
5 years, per year +17.3%+13.6%+14.7% +9.4%
10 years +268.1%+285.0%+299.8% +251.5%
10 years, per year +13.9%+14.4%+14.9% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureAFLAIZBRK-BSPY
Volatility, 1Y 17.4%22.7%15.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.1%22.9%14.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.190.160.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.771.791.12 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -20.4%-45.7%-26.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.6%-0.6%-1.4% -5.9%
52-week high $129.53$308.94$579.66 $779.14
52-week low $106.20$211.86$465.40 $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.

MultipleAFLAIZBRK-B
P/E now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 10.9x 14.1xmedian 10.9x 0.0xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.4x 1.1xmedian 1.4x 3.2xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.1x 8.8xmedian 7.1x -10.2xmedian 7.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.1xmedian 8.3x 8.2xmedian 8.3x 50.8xmedian 8.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.5x 2.5xmedian 1.5x 1.6xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -6.09median 0.62 0.47median 0.62 —median 0.62

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 monthsAFLAIZBRK-B
Revenue $16.63B $13.75B $384.69B
Gross profit $9.61B $10.74B $215.64B
Operating income $3.07B $1.46B -$111.18B
Net income $3.53B $1.07B $86.08B
Free cash flow $2.59B $1.83B $24.22B
EPS (diluted) $7.07 $21.58 –
Cash & equivalents $5.62B $1.78B $40.61B
Total debt $8.90B $2.21B $128.60B
Shares (diluted) 498.68M 49.72M –
Enterprise value $38.89B $6.84B -$186.15B

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
MetricAFLAIZBRK-B
P/E 17.8x 14.1x 0.0x
P/FCF 24.1x 8.2x 50.8x
P/Operating cash flow 24.1x 7.4x 26.4x
P/S 3.8x 1.1x 3.2x
P/B 2.1x 2.5x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 2.7x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA – 8.8x -10.2x
EV/EBIT 21.4x 10.4x -9.0x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 1.1x 2.6x
EV/FCF 25.4x 8.3x 41.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.4x 7.4x 21.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.09 0.47 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAFLAIZBRK-B
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.0% 9.4% 3.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.1% 8.4% 4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -7.5% 10.8% 2.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.5% 9.1% 1.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -42.1% 25.6% -4.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -18.7% 22.9% -8.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -15.4% 26.4% 35.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -8.4% 26.7% -0.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -9.8% 30.5% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.9% 30.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.7% 62.1% 70.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.7% 24.9% 2.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.7% 79.5% 194.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.7% 29.1% -2.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAFLAIZBRK-B
Gross margin 57.8% 78.1% 56.1%
EBITDA margin – 12.6% -25.3%
Operating margin 18.5% 10.6% -28.9%
Pretax margin 25.8% 9.8% 29.2%
Net margin 21.2% 7.8% 22.3%
FCF margin 15.6% 13.3% 6.3%
Operating cash flow margin 15.6% 14.9% 12.1%
Return on equity 11.8% 17.8% 11.6%
Return on assets 3.1% 3.0% 6.8%
Return on invested capital 6.5% 14.1% -10.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 1.9x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAFLAIZBRK-B
Debt / assets 7.8% 6.1% 10.2%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.4x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.1x 2.4x
Debt / FCF 3.4x 1.2x 5.3x
Liabilities / assets 74.2% 83.6% 40.6%
Equity / assets 25.8% 16.4% 59.4%
Interest coverage 12.0x 12.9x -21.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAFLAIZBRK-B
Dividend yield 1.9% 1.1% –
Net buyback yield 5.7% 2.5% 0.4%
Shareholder yield 7.6% 3.6% 0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 16.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 9.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 8.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.9% –

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.

ConsensusAFLAIZBRK-B
Forward P/E 17.4xFY2026 13.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $7.27FY2026 $23.08FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -2.9%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +8.3% -2.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $17.70BFY2026 $13.27BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +3.2%FY2026 +3.6%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -0.7% +14.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAFLAIZBRK-B
Held by institutions 68.2% 98.2% 65.8%
Institutions holding 1,701 613 4,931
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +3.3% +1.9%
Institutions buying 741 325 2,240
Institutions selling 582 198 1,991
Buyers to sellers 1.27 1.64 1.13

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.

AFLAIZBRK-B
AFL 1.00 0.48 0.43
AIZ 0.48 1.00 0.30
BRK-B 0.43 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AFL, AIZ and BRK-B?

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aflac (AFL) $62.54B, Assurant (AIZ) $15.09B, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) $1.23T.

Which stock is cheaper, AFL, AIZ and BRK-B?

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aflac (AFL) 17.8x, Assurant (AIZ) 14.1x, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) 0.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Assurant (AIZ) is cheapest (Aflac (AFL) 17.4x, Assurant (AIZ) 13.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Assurant (AIZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aflac (AFL) -6.0%, Assurant (AIZ) +9.4%, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) +3.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) has the highest net margin (Aflac (AFL) 21.2%, Assurant (AIZ) 7.8%, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) 22.3%). On return on invested capital, Assurant (AIZ) leads (Aflac (AFL) 6.5%, Assurant (AIZ) 14.1%, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) -10.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Assurant (AIZ) returned the most: Aflac (AFL) +13.4%, Assurant (AIZ) +40.6%, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) +16.9%. Over five years, Aflac (AFL) compounded fastest (Aflac (AFL) +17.3%/yr, Assurant (AIZ) +13.6%/yr, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) +14.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Aflac (AFL) has the highest dividend yield: Aflac (AFL) 1.91%, Assurant (AIZ) 1.15%. 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 (Aflac (AFL) 17.4%, Assurant (AIZ) 22.7%, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) 15.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AFL, AIZ and BRK-B?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Assurant (AIZ) leads on 6. 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.