Berkshire Hathaway vs Progressive
BRK.B and PGR 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 PGR compare
Progressive grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (7.7% versus 6.2% for Berkshire Hathaway).
Berkshire Hathaway keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 19.5% compared with 12.7% at Progressive.
Progressive pays a dividend yielding 5.9%; Berkshire Hathaway does not pay one.
Progressive scores higher on the StockData Score (16 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 | PGR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $137B |
| Share price | $592.94 | $235.78 |
| Change, 1 year | 18.0% | 6.3% |
| Change, 5 years | 112% | 161% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.60 | 0.44 |
| Employees | 388K | 70K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 | 16 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 4 | 6 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 11.9× |
| P/S | – | 1.5× |
| P/B | – | 4.0× |
| P/FCF | – | 9.0× |
| PEG | – | 0.08 |
| FCF yield | – | 11.1% |
| Fair value | – | $249.66 |
| Margin of safety | – | 5.6% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 6.2% | 7.7% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.6% | 15.5% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 14.3% (better) | 8.5% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 8.9% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 14.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 19.5% (better) | 12.7% |
| FCF margin | 5.8% | 16.6% (better) |
| Return on equity | 10.6% | 33.2% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Altman Z-score | – | 1.98 |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 5.9% |
| Payout ratio | – | 70.1% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 3 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 23.2% |
| Shareholder yield | – | 5.9% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 65.9% | 87.5% |
| Held by insiders | 0.09% | 0.26% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$19.5M (better) | −$29.6M |
| Superinvestors holding | 16 (better) | 6 |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 1.3% |
Go deeper
- BRK.B stock overview
- BRK.B income statement
- BRK.B valuation and score
- PGR stock overview
- PGR income statement
- PGR valuation and score
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