Berkshire Hathaway vs Chubb
BRK.B and CB side by side, both in fire, marine, and casualty insurance. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BRK.B and CB compare
Berkshire Hathaway grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (6.2% versus 5.7% for Chubb).
Berkshire Hathaway keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 19.5% compared with 18.2% at Chubb.
Chubb pays a dividend yielding 0.81%; Berkshire Hathaway does not pay one.
Chubb scores higher on the StockData Score (11 against 6 for Berkshire Hathaway), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | BRK.B | CB |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $142B |
| Share price | $589.83 | $371.76 |
| Change, 1 year | 18.7% | 27.1% |
| Change, 5 years | 111% | 97.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.60 | 0.37 |
| Employees | 388K | 45K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 | 11 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 4 | 4 |
| Health score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 13.0× |
| P/S | – | 2.3× |
| P/B | – | 1.9× |
| PEG | – | 0.47 |
| Fair value | – | $322.95 |
| Margin of safety | – | −15.1% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 6.2% (better) | 5.7% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.6% | 10.5% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 14.3% | 16.1% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 19.3% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 26.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 19.5% (better) | 18.2% |
| FCF margin | 5.8% | – |
| Return on equity | 10.6% | 15.5% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.01 |
| Altman Z-score | – | 1.00 |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 0.81% |
| Payout ratio | – | 13.7% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 3 |
| Buyback yield | – | 3.1% |
| Shareholder yield | – | 3.9% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 65.9% | 91.3% |
| Held by insiders | 0.09% | 0.33% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$19.5M (better) | −$50.1M |
| Superinvestors holding | 16 (better) | 4 |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 0.79% |
Go deeper
- BRK.B stock overview
- BRK.B income statement
- BRK.B valuation and score
- CB stock overview
- CB income statement
- CB valuation and score
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