BRK-B vs SLF vs TD Stock Comparison

Berkshire Hathaway, Sun Life Financial and Toronto Dominion Bank 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
SLF Sun Life Financial Inc
$80.86 +1.7% 1M +29.6% 1Y
Market cap
$46.09B
P/E
19.3x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
3 wins
TD Toronto Dominion Bank
$126.44 +5.7% 1M +52.9% 1Y
Market cap
$219.80B
P/E
19.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$46.75B
Div. yield
0.03%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Berkshire Hathaway leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Berkshire Hathaway 4, Toronto Dominion Bank 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-BSLFTDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $780.29M $46.09B $219.80B TD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.0x 19.3x 19.5x BRK-B
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.3x 18.5x SLF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.9% — -3.6% BRK-B
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.3% — 24.1% TD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -10.4% 12.7% — SLF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.4% +29.6% +52.9% TD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.5%/yr +7.3%/yr +11.8%/yr BRK-B
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 14.6% 18.6% 18.2% BRK-B
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 36/100 22/100 SLF

Percentile Scorecard

BRK-BSLFTD

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-BSLFTD
Valuation 14 #102 of 119 21 #94 of 119 13 #316 of 361
Growth 30 #79 of 113 30 #80 of 113 35 #112 of 172
Profitability 32 #73 of 107 46 #58 of 107 10 #135 of 149
Financial Health 57 #47 of 107 35 #70 of 107 1 #156 of 158
Shareholder Returns 9 #96 of 105 47 #56 of 105 50 #168 of 338
Overall 28 36 22
  • BRK-B ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • SLF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • TD ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBRK-BSLFTDSPY
1 month +7.6%+1.7%+5.7% +0.9%
3 months +6.3%-1.7%+8.1% +5.9%
6 months +13.9%+14.7%+21.2% +8.5%
Year to date +7.7%+29.6%+34.2% +13.3%
1 year +12.4%+29.6%+52.9% +12.4%
3 years +63.2%+80.7%+130.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +17.7%+21.8%+32.1% +23.5%
5 years +88.6%+41.9%+74.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year +13.5%+7.3%+11.8% +11.0%
10 years +275.9%+142.2%+179.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +14.2%+9.2%+10.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBRK-BSLFTDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 14.6%18.6%18.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 14.2%20.0%19.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.020.370.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.851.592.90 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.6%-33.0%-39.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.3%-3.8%0.0% -0.9%
52-week high $548.72$84.07$126.44 $779.14
52-week low $465.40$57.60$80.43 $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-BSLFTD
P/E now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 10.9x 19.0xmedian 10.9x 19.4xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 1.4x —median 1.4x 4.6xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -9.6xmedian 7.5x —median 7.5x 10.4xmedian 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 48.2xmedian 8.5x 13.7xmedian 8.5x 38.5xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.5x 2.4xmedian 1.5x 2.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.59 7.26median 0.59 4.60median 1.32

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-BSLFTD
Revenue $384.69B – $46.75B
Gross profit $215.64B – –
Operating income -$111.18B – $3.46B
Net income $86.08B $2.57B $11.69B
Free cash flow $24.22B $3.28B $5.55B
EPS (diluted) – $4.23 $6.52
Cash & equivalents $40.61B – $4.86B
Total debt $128.60B $6.42B –
Shares (diluted) – 566.00M 1.73B
Enterprise value -$1.42T $4.05B -$456.07B

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-BSLFTD
P/E 0.0x 19.0x 19.4x
P/FCF 48.2x 13.7x 38.5x
P/Operating cash flow 25.0x 13.2x 38.5x
P/S 3.0x – 4.6x
P/B 1.6x 2.4x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 2.9x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA -9.6x – 10.4x
EV/EBIT -8.4x 10.0x 15.3x
EV/Revenue 2.4x – 1.1x
EV/FCF 38.4x 12.3x 9.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.0x 11.9x 9.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 7.26 4.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBRK-BSLFTD
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.9% – -3.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.9% – 5.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.1% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.0% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -4.9% – 17.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.5% – 47.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 35.9% 4.7% -21.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 6.5% 2.7%
EPS growth (1Y) – 4.1% -20.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 2.6% 4.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 70.1% 8.5% -64.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 13.0% 28.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 194.4% 8.6% -64.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.5% 9.5% 28.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBRK-BSLFTD
Gross margin 56.1% – –
EBITDA margin -25.3% – 10.9%
Operating margin -28.9% – 7.4%
Pretax margin 29.2% – -66.0%
Net margin 22.3% – 24.1%
FCF margin 6.3% – 11.9%
Operating cash flow margin 12.1% – 11.9%
Return on equity 11.6% 13.9% 12.9%
Return on assets 6.8% 0.9% 0.8%
Return on invested capital -10.4% 12.7% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 1.3x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBRK-BSLFTD
Debt / assets 10.2% 2.1% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x – –
Debt / FCF 5.3x 2.0x –
Liabilities / assets 40.6% 93.7% 94.0%
Equity / assets 59.4% 6.3% 6.0%
Interest coverage -21.4x 5.6x 0.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBRK-BSLFTD
Dividend yield – 4.7% 3.5%
Net buyback yield 0.4% -0.1% 2.4%
Shareholder yield 0.4% 4.5% 5.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 48.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 101.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 4.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 6.8%

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-BSLFTD
Forward P/E – 13.3xFY2026 18.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $6.06FY2026 $6.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +11.6%FY2026 +14.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -3.1% +9.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $6.17BFY2026 $45.67BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -4.1%FY2026 +14.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +29.2% +3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBRK-BSLFTD
Held by institutions 65.8% 44.7% 45.9%
Institutions holding 4,924 490 900
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +1.3% -1.2%
Institutions buying 2,237 256 385
Institutions selling 1,988 130 304
Buyers to sellers 1.13 1.97 1.27

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-BSLFTD
BRK-B 1.00 0.21 0.02
SLF 0.21 1.00 0.42
TD 0.02 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) $780.29M, Sun Life Financial (SLF) $46.09B, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) $219.80B.

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

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) 0.0x, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 19.3x, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) 19.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sun Life Financial (SLF) is cheapest (Sun Life Financial (SLF) 13.3x, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) 18.5x). 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%, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) -3.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) has the highest net margin (Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) 22.3%, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) 24.1%). On return on invested capital, Sun Life Financial (SLF) leads (Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) -10.4%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) returned the most: Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) +12.4%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +29.6%, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) +52.9%. Over five years, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) compounded fastest (Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) +13.5%/yr, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +7.3%/yr, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) +11.8%/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%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 0.00%, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) 0.03%. Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) and Sun Life Financial (SLF) 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%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 18.6%, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) 18.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.