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Berkshire Hathaway vs Zurich Insurance Group: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) and Zurich Insurance Group (ZURN) compare, as of Sep 5, 2026.

As of Sep 5, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Berkshire Hathaway as the less overvalued of the two: Berkshire Hathaway trades at $508 versus a fair value of $396 (-22%), while Zurich Insurance Group trades at CHF 602 versus CHF 335 (-44%).
Berkshire Hathaway
BRK-B · USD · Financials
-22%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$508
Fair Value$396
Quality56/100
Zurich Insurance Group
ZURN.SW · CHF · Financials
-44%
upside to fair value
overvalued
PriceCHF 602
Fair ValueCHF 335
Quality63/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green value = the better side for that row (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper).

Berkshire HathawayZurich Insurance Group
Valuation
14.7×P/E (TTM)16.3×
2.84×P/S (TTM)1.58×
1.48×P/B3.82×
9.7×EV/EBITDA11.3×
10.06×PEG3.51×
−22.0%Fair value upside−44.3%
0.4%Dividend yield5.9%
Profitability
14%Operating margin15%
0.66×EBIT margin trend (5Y)1.24×
11%Return on equity25%
5%Return on assets2%
Growth
4%Revenue growth (YoY)10%
7.1%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)27.1%
8.6%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)9.3%
+2.0%Value creation/yr+18.2%
Balance & size
11.6×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)21.8×
0.18×Debt / equity0.47×
$1.1TMarket cap$115B
mixedGrowth qualityhealthy

Zurich Insurance Group leads: 6 to 10 metric wins.

Dash = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Berkshire Hathawayof which business quality 51 · market factors 64 Zurich Insurance Groupof which business quality 58 · market factors 70
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
38
39
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
38
55
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
33
97
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
68
6
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
55
82
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
96
98
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
45
55
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
60
64
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
85
91

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyBerkshire HathawayPrice $508Zurich Insurance GroupPrice CHF 602
Dividend Discount-93%below the price$34.87-11%close to the priceCHF 536
Multiples-14%close to the price$435-25%below the priceCHF 451
Asset-Based-56%below the price$223-78%below the priceCHF 135
Economic Profit-37%below the price$322-41%below the priceCHF 357
Minimum-93%below the price$34.87-78%below the priceCHF 135
Maximum-14%close to the price$435-11%close to the priceCHF 536
Median-46%below the price$272-33%below the priceCHF 404
Geometric mean-64%below the price$182-45%below the priceCHF 329

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Berkshire Hathaway: 6 of 6 models see the stock below the current price.

Zurich Insurance Group: 4 of 6 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear case to the optimistic bull case. The white tick is the current price: left of fair value means room to run.

Berkshire Hathaway
Bear $297Fair Value $396Bull $495
$508 = current price (white tick)
Zurich Insurance Group
Bear CHF 251Fair Value CHF 335Bull CHF 419
CHF 602 = current price (white tick)

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Berkshire Hathaway · Financials

Quality score56 · above median
Fair value upside-22% · below median

Zurich Insurance Group · Financials

Quality score63 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-44% · bottom 25%

Bottom line

As of Sep 5, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Berkshire Hathaway as the less overvalued of the two: Berkshire Hathaway trades at $508 versus a fair value of $396 (-22%), while Zurich Insurance Group trades at CHF 602 versus CHF 335 (-44%).

Zurich Insurance Group has the higher quality score (63/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.