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Zurich Insurance Group vs Berkshire Hathaway: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Zurich Insurance Group (ZURN) and Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) compare, as of Aug 14, 2026.

As of Aug 14, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Berkshire Hathaway as the less overvalued of the two: Zurich Insurance Group trades at CHF 593 versus a fair value of CHF 393 (-34%), while Berkshire Hathaway trades at $507 versus $396 (-22%).
Zurich Insurance Group
ZURN.SW · CHF · Financials
-34%
upside to fair value
overvalued
PriceCHF 593
Fair ValueCHF 393
Quality63/100
Berkshire Hathaway
BRK-B · USD · Financials
-22%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$507
Fair Value$396
Quality56/100

Head-to-head numbers

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

Zurich Insurance GroupBerkshire Hathaway
Valuation
16.3×P/E (TTM)14.7×
1.57×P/S (TTM)2.84×
3.81×P/B1.48×
11.3×EV/EBITDA9.7×
3.51×PEG10.06×
Profitability
9%Net margin19%
15%Operating margin14%
25%Return on equity11%
2%Return on assets5%
Growth
10%Revenue growth (YoY)4%
27.1%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)7.1%
9.3%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)8.6%
Balance & size
0.47×Debt / equity0.18×
$115BMarket cap$1.1T
healthyGrowth qualitymixed

Zurich Insurance Group leads: 7 to 6 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.

Zurich Insurance Groupof which business quality 58 · market factors 68 Berkshire Hathawayof which business quality 51 · market factors 64
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
39
38
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
55
38
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
97
33
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
6
68
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
82
55
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
98
96
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
52
44
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
60
63
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
91
85

What the models say

The median fair value (base case) per model family, each in the currency of its trading venue. Green = above the current price, red = below.

Zurich Insurance Group

Dividend DiscountCHF 536
MultiplesCHF 451
Asset-BasedCHF 135
Economic ProfitCHF 357

4 of 6 models see the stock below the current price.

Berkshire Hathaway

Dividend Discount$34.87
Multiples$435
Asset-Based$223
Economic Profit$322

6 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.

Zurich Insurance Group
Bear CHF 295Fair Value CHF 393Bull CHF 491
CHF 593 = current price (white tick)
Berkshire Hathaway
Bear $297Fair Value $396Bull $495
$507 = 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.

Zurich Insurance Group · Financials

Quality score63 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-34% · below median

Berkshire Hathaway · Financials

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

Bottom line

As of Aug 14, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Berkshire Hathaway as the less overvalued of the two: Zurich Insurance Group trades at CHF 593 versus a fair value of CHF 393 (-34%), while Berkshire Hathaway trades at $507 versus $396 (-22%).

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

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 21 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.