BRK-B vs SLF vs AIG Stock Comparison

Berkshire Hathaway, Sun Life Financial and American International Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BRK-B Berkshire Hathaway Inc
$557.22 +10.8% 1M +16.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.20T
P/E
0.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$384.69B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
6 wins
SLF Sun Life Financial Inc
$80.64 +2.6% 1M +32.5% 1Y
Market cap
$44.66B
P/E
19.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
4.66%
Life Insurance Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Berkshire Hathaway leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Berkshire Hathaway 6, American International 3, Sun Life Financial 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBRK-BSLFAIGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.20T $44.66B $43.24B BRK-B
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.0x 19.0x 14.7x BRK-B
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.3x 9.9x AIG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.9% — -4.2% BRK-B
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.3% — 11.1% BRK-B
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -10.4% 11.7% 6.6% SLF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x — 0.0x AIG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 4.66% 2.31% SLF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.7% +32.5% +4.4% SLF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.1%/yr +7.0%/yr +6.2%/yr BRK-B
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 14.8% 18.7% 24.0% BRK-B
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 25/100 31/100 43/100 AIG

Percentile Scorecard

BRK-BSLFAIG

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-BSLFAIG
Valuation 14 #103 of 119 22 #93 of 119 49 #61 of 119
Growth 26 #86 of 116 25 #87 of 116 24 #89 of 116
Profitability 29 #83 of 116 33 #78 of 116 30 #82 of 116
Financial Health 50 #60 of 118 30 #83 of 118 56 #53 of 118
Shareholder Returns 8 #99 of 108 46 #59 of 108 56 #48 of 108
Overall 25 31 43
  • BRK-B ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • SLF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • AIG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBRK-BSLFAIGSPY
1 month +10.8%+2.6%+10.0% -2.3%
3 months +8.6%-2.2%+4.6% -0.7%
6 months +18.9%+11.8%+6.2% +4.8%
Year to date +10.9%+29.2%-3.7% +10.3%
1 year +16.7%+32.5%+4.4% +10.3%
3 years +58.4%+67.9%+29.3% +73.0%
3 years, per year +16.6%+18.9%+8.9% +20.1%
5 years +93.0%+39.9%+34.9% +61.9%
5 years, per year +14.1%+7.0%+6.2% +10.1%
10 years +289.1%+142.7%+36.1% +258.6%
10 years, per year +14.6%+9.3%+3.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBRK-BSLFAIGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 14.8%18.7%24.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 14.3%20.2%24.2% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.030.38-0.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.131.740.18 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.6%-33.0%-26.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-4.1%-4.8% -3.5%
52-week high $557.22$84.07$86.59 $779.14
52-week low $465.40$57.60$71.89 $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-BSLFAIG
P/E now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 10.9x 19.0xmedian 10.9x 14.7xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 1.4x —median 1.4x 1.6xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -9.9xmedian 7.6x —median 7.6x 5.8xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 49.6xmedian 8.6x 13.6xmedian 8.6x 11.2xmedian 8.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.5x 2.4xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.61 7.24median 0.61 -2.73median 0.61

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-BSLFAIG
Revenue $384.69B – $26.64B
Gross profit $215.64B – $12.70B
Operating income -$111.18B – $4.03B
Net income $86.08B $2.57B $2.97B
Free cash flow $24.22B $3.28B $3.85B
EPS (diluted) – $4.23 $5.56
Cash & equivalents $40.61B – –
Total debt $128.60B $6.42B $9.13B
Shares (diluted) – 566.00M 533.57M
Enterprise value -$216.86B $2.76B $5.44B

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-BSLFAIG
P/E 0.0x 19.0x 14.7x
P/FCF 49.6x 13.6x 11.2x
P/Operating cash flow 25.7x 13.2x 11.2x
P/S 3.1x – 1.6x
P/B 1.6x 2.4x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 2.9x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA -9.9x – 5.8x
EV/EBIT -8.7x 10.8x 10.7x
EV/Revenue 2.5x – 1.6x
EV/FCF 39.8x 12.3x 11.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.7x 11.8x 11.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 7.24 -2.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBRK-BSLFAIG
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.9% – -4.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.9% – 19.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.1% – -1.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.0% – 270.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -4.9% – -21.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.5% – 32.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 35.9% 4.7% -7.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 6.5% -17.3%
EPS growth (1Y) – 4.1% 0.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 2.6% -5.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 70.1% 8.5% 21.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 13.0% -11.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 194.4% 8.6% 21.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.5% 9.5% -11.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBRK-BSLFAIG
Gross margin 56.1% – 47.7%
EBITDA margin -25.3% – 28.2%
Operating margin -28.9% – 15.1%
Pretax margin 29.2% – 13.6%
Net margin 22.3% – 11.1%
FCF margin 6.3% – 14.5%
Operating cash flow margin 12.1% – 14.5%
Return on equity 11.6% 13.9% 7.3%
Return on assets 6.8% 0.9% 1.8%
Return on invested capital -10.4% 11.7% 6.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x – 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 1.3x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBRK-BSLFAIG
Debt / assets 10.2% 2.1% 5.6%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x – 0.0x
Debt / FCF 5.3x 2.0x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 40.6% 93.7% 75.1%
Equity / assets 59.4% 6.3% 24.9%
Interest coverage -21.4x 9.2x 10.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBRK-BSLFAIG
Dividend yield – 4.7% 2.3%
Net buyback yield 0.4% -0.1% 6.9%
Shareholder yield 0.4% 4.6% 9.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 33.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 25.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 0.8%

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-BSLFAIG
Forward P/E – 13.3xFY2026 9.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $6.06FY2026 $8.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +11.6%FY2026 +17.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -3.1% +12.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $6.17BFY2026 $28.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -4.1%FY2026 +4.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +29.2% +6.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBRK-BSLFAIG
Held by institutions 65.8% 44.7% 94.4%
Institutions holding 4,925 491 1,140
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +1.3% -0.2%
Institutions buying 2,237 256 549
Institutions selling 1,989 130 426
Buyers to sellers 1.12 1.97 1.29

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-BSLFAIG
BRK-B 1.00 0.20 0.34
SLF 0.20 1.00 0.20
AIG 0.34 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BRK-B, SLF and AIG?

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) is the largest by market capitalisation: Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) $1.20T, Sun Life Financial (SLF) $44.66B, American International (AIG) $43.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, BRK-B, SLF and AIG?

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) 0.0x, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 19.0x, American International (AIG) 14.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, American International (AIG) is cheapest (Sun Life Financial (SLF) 13.3x, American International (AIG) 9.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) +3.9%, American International (AIG) -4.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) has the highest net margin (Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) 22.3%, American International (AIG) 11.1%). On return on invested capital, Sun Life Financial (SLF) leads (Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) -10.4%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 11.7%, American International (AIG) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sun Life Financial (SLF) returned the most: Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) +16.7%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +32.5%, American International (AIG) +4.4%. Over five years, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) compounded fastest (Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) +14.1%/yr, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +7.0%/yr, American International (AIG) +6.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Sun Life Financial (SLF) has the highest dividend yield: Sun Life Financial (SLF) 4.66%, American International (AIG) 2.31%. 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 (Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) 14.8%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 18.7%, American International (AIG) 24.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BRK-B, SLF and AIG?

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 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.