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Berkshire Hathaway vs Swiss Life Holding: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) and Swiss Life Holding (SLHN) 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 Swiss Life Holding trades at CHF 938 versus CHF 425 (-55%).
Berkshire Hathaway
BRK-B · USD · Financials
-22%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$508
Fair Value$396
Quality56/100
Swiss Life Holding
SLHN.SW · CHF · Financials
-55%
upside to fair value
overvalued
PriceCHF 938
Fair ValueCHF 425
Quality58/100
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Head-to-head numbers

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

Berkshire HathawaySwiss Life Holding
Valuation
14.7×P/E (TTM)21.5×
2.84×P/S (TTM)2.75×
1.48×P/B4.56×
9.7×EV/EBITDA19.1×
10.06×PEG2.73×
−22.0%Fair value upside−54.7%
0.4%Dividend yield3.9%
Dividend per shareCHF 36.50
Profitability
14%Operating margin17%
0.66×EBIT margin trend (5Y)1.66×
11%Return on equity17%
5%Return on assets1%
Growth
4%Revenue growth (YoY)1%
7.1%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)6.1%
8.6%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)1.6%
+2.0%Value creation/yr+7.7%
Balance & size
11.6×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)11.5×
0.18×Debt / equity1.37×
$1.1TMarket cap$32B
mixedGrowth qualityweak

Berkshire Hathaway leads: 10 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.

Berkshire Hathawayof which business quality 51 · market factors 64 Swiss Life Holdingof which business quality 53 · market factors 75
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
38
28
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
38
54
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
33
74
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
68
8
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
55
98
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
96
98
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
45
58
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
60
75
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
85
93

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 $508Swiss Life HoldingPrice CHF 938
Dividend Discount-93%below the price$34.87-58%below the priceCHF 396
Multiples-14%close to the price$435-50%below the priceCHF 469
Asset-Based-56%below the price$223-82%below the priceCHF 169
Economic Profit-37%below the price$322-63%below the priceCHF 348
Minimum-93%below the price$34.87-82%below the priceCHF 169
Maximum-14%close to the price$435-50%below the priceCHF 469
Median-46%below the price$272-60%below the priceCHF 372
Geometric mean-64%below the price$182-66%below the priceCHF 323

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.

Swiss Life Holding: 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.

Berkshire Hathaway
Bear $297Fair Value $396Bull $495
$508 = current price (white tick)
Swiss Life Holding
Bear CHF 319Fair Value CHF 425Bull CHF 532
CHF 938 = 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

Swiss Life Holding · Financials

Quality score58 · above median
Fair value upside-55% · 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 Swiss Life Holding trades at CHF 938 versus CHF 425 (-55%).

Swiss Life Holding has the higher quality score (58/100).

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