BRK-B vs EQH vs GL Stock Comparison

Berkshire Hathaway, Equitable Holdings and Globe Life Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BRK-B Berkshire Hathaway Inc
$541.34 +7.6% 1M +12.4% 1Y
Market cap
$780.29M
P/E
0.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$384.69B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
4 wins
EQH Equitable Holdings, Inc.
$54.61 +4.4% 1M +13.2% 1Y
Market cap
$15.20B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$10.62B
Div. yield
0.02%
Life Insurance Financial Services
3 wins
GL Globe Life Inc.
$158.40 -5.0% 1M +17.9% 1Y
Market cap
$12.37B
P/E
10.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.19B
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Berkshire Hathaway leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Berkshire Hathaway 4, Equitable Holdings 3, Globe Life 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBRK-BEQHGLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $780.29M $15.20B $12.37B EQH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.0x -15.5x 10.2x BRK-B
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 7.9x 10.8x EQH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.9% -22.1% +5.2% GL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.3% -9.3% 19.6% BRK-B
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -10.4% -6.4% -13.3% EQH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.4% +13.2% +17.9% GL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.5%/yr +10.3%/yr +12.2%/yr BRK-B
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 14.6% 33.6% 21.4% BRK-B
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 21/100 34/100 GL

Percentile Scorecard

BRK-BEQHGL

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

AxisBRK-BEQHGL
Valuation 14 #102 of 119 12 #105 of 119 27 #87 of 119
Growth 30 #79 of 113 4 #109 of 113 26 #84 of 113
Profitability 32 #73 of 107 9 #98 of 107 51 #53 of 107
Financial Health 57 #47 of 107 5 #102 of 107 15 #91 of 107
Shareholder Returns 9 #96 of 105 74 #28 of 105 49 #54 of 105
Overall 28 21 34
  • BRK-B ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • EQH ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • GL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBRK-BEQHGLSPY
1 month +7.6%+4.4%-5.0% +0.9%
3 months +6.3%+12.9%-11.9% +5.9%
6 months +13.9%+31.7%+3.8% +8.5%
Year to date +7.7%+14.6%+13.3% +13.3%
1 year +12.4%+13.2%+17.9% +12.4%
3 years +63.2%+108.8%+41.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +17.7%+27.8%+12.2% +23.5%
5 years +88.6%+63.0%+77.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year +13.5%+10.3%+12.2% +11.0%
10 years +275.9%—+150.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year +14.2%—+9.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBRK-BEQHGLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 14.6%33.6%21.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 14.2%37.1%24.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.021.180.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.850.390.84 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.6%-37.1%-61.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.3%-0.8%-14.8% -0.9%
52-week high $548.72$55.03$186.01 $779.14
52-week low $465.40$35.34$130.37 $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.

MultipleBRK-BEQHGL
P/E now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 10.9x -15.5xmedian 10.9x 10.1xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 1.4x 1.4xmedian 1.4x 2.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -9.6xmedian 7.5x —median 7.5x —median 7.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 48.2xmedian 8.5x 11.3xmedian 8.5x 11.9xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.5x 17.4xmedian 1.5x 2.4xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.59 0.37median 0.59 0.53median 0.59

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 monthsBRK-BEQHGL
Revenue $384.69B $10.62B $6.19B
Gross profit $215.64B $8.95B $3.23B
Operating income -$111.18B -$384.00M -$1.47B
Net income $86.08B -$816.00M $1.21B
Free cash flow $24.22B $1.32B $1.23B
EPS (diluted) – $-3.53 $15.36
Cash & equivalents $40.61B $17.18B –
Total debt $128.60B $3.84B $2.94B
Shares (diluted) – 278.30M 78.91M
Enterprise value -$1.42T -$44.51B $11.61B

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
MetricBRK-BEQHGL
P/E 0.0x -15.5x 10.1x
P/FCF 48.2x 11.3x 11.9x
P/Operating cash flow 25.0x 11.0x 10.5x
P/S 3.0x 1.4x 2.4x
P/B 1.6x 17.4x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 17.4x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA -9.6x – –
EV/EBIT -8.4x 0.5x -11.8x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 0.0x 2.8x
EV/FCF 38.4x -0.1x 14.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.0x -0.1x 12.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.37 0.53

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBRK-BEQHGL
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.9% -22.1% 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 3.7% 5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.1% -16.6% 9.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 9.6% 15.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -4.9% -131.7% 9.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.5% -29.1% -12.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 35.9% -220.5% 13.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.5% -34.6% 11.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – -366.1% 19.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -41.6% 19.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 70.1% -14.2% -1.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 176.8% -3.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 194.4% -12.6% -8.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.5% 124.9% -6.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBRK-BEQHGL
Gross margin 56.1% 84.3% 52.1%
EBITDA margin -25.3% – –
Operating margin -28.9% -3.6% -23.7%
Pretax margin 29.2% -5.7% 24.2%
Net margin 22.3% -9.3% 19.6%
FCF margin 6.3% 12.4% 19.9%
Operating cash flow margin 12.1% 12.8% 22.5%
Return on equity 11.6% -38.7% 19.8%
Return on assets 6.8% -0.2% 3.9%
Return on invested capital -10.4% -6.4% -13.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x -1.7x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBRK-BEQHGL
Debt / assets 10.2% 1.1% 9.3%
Debt / equity 0.2x 4.5x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x – –
Debt / FCF 5.3x 2.9x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 40.6% 99.7% 80.5%
Equity / assets 59.4% 0.3% 19.5%
Interest coverage -21.4x -1.7x -10.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBRK-BEQHGL
Dividend yield – 2.1% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 0.4% 11.0% 4.8%
Shareholder yield 0.4% 13.1% 5.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -38.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 24.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.0% –

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.

ConsensusBRK-BEQHGL
Forward P/E – 7.9xFY2026 10.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $6.87FY2026 $14.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +21.8%FY2026 +1.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +23.6% +5.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $16.47BFY2026 $6.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +9.4%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +8.7% +17.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBRK-BEQHGL
Held by institutions 65.8% 95.4% 70.7%
Institutions holding 4,924 482 697
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +14.2% +20.7%
Institutions buying 2,237 214 346
Institutions selling 1,988 205 206
Buyers to sellers 1.13 1.04 1.68

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.

BRK-BEQHGL
BRK-B 1.00 0.20 0.34
EQH 0.20 1.00 0.41
GL 0.34 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BRK-B, EQH and GL?

Equitable Holdings (EQH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) $780.29M, Equitable Holdings (EQH) $15.20B, Globe Life (GL) $12.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, BRK-B, EQH and GL?

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) 0.0x, Equitable Holdings (EQH) -15.5x, Globe Life (GL) 10.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Equitable Holdings (EQH) is cheapest (Equitable Holdings (EQH) 7.9x, Globe Life (GL) 10.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Globe Life (GL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) +3.9%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) -22.1%, Globe Life (GL) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) has the highest net margin (Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) 22.3%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) -9.3%, Globe Life (GL) 19.6%). On return on invested capital, Equitable Holdings (EQH) leads (Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) -10.4%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) -6.4%, Globe Life (GL) -13.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Globe Life (GL) returned the most: Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) +12.4%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) +13.2%, Globe Life (GL) +17.9%. Over five years, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) compounded fastest (Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) +13.5%/yr, Equitable Holdings (EQH) +10.3%/yr, Globe Life (GL) +12.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) 0.00%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) 0.02%, Globe Life (GL) 0.00%. Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) and Globe Life (GL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) has been the steadiest (Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) 14.6%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) 33.6%, Globe Life (GL) 21.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BRK-B, EQH and GL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) leads on 4. 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.