BRK-A vs CI
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and Cigna Group, side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | BRK-A | CI |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $371.4B | $274.9B |
| Net income | $67.0B | $6.0B |
| Gross margin | · | 21.8% |
| Net margin | 18.1% | 2.3% |
| Return on equity | 9.8% | 14.4% |
| Diluted EPS | · | $22.18 |
| Dividend / share | · | $6.04 |
| Payout ratio | · | 27.0% |
| Free cash flow | $25.0B | · |
| Equity | $717.4B | $41.7B |
| Net debt / equity | · | 0.57× |
| Current ratio | · | 0.85× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 8.6% | 11.4% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 9.5% | · |
BRK-A bills 1.4× the revenue of CI, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (18.1% against 2.3%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | BRK-A | CI |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $371.4B | $274.9B |
| FY2024 | $371.4B | $247.1B |
| FY2023 | $364.5B | $195.3B |
| FY2022 | $302.0B | $180.5B |
| FY2021 | $276.2B | $174.1B |
| FY2020 | $245.6B | $160.4B |
| FY2019 | $254.6B | $153.6B |
| FY2018 | $247.8B | $48.6B |
| FY2017 | $239.9B | $41.8B |
| FY2016 | $215.1B | $39.8B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | BRK-A | CI |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $67.0B | $6.0B |
| FY2024 | $89.0B | $3.4B |
| FY2023 | $96.2B | $5.2B |
| FY2022 | $-22.8B | $6.8B |
| FY2021 | $89.9B | $5.4B |
| FY2020 | $42.5B | $8.5B |
| FY2019 | $81.4B | $5.1B |
| FY2018 | $4.0B | $2.6B |
| FY2017 | $44.9B | $2.2B |
| FY2016 | $24.1B | $1.8B |
10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$96,544,000,000 | BRK-A |
| FY2024 | +$124,312,000,000 | BRK-A |
| FY2023 | +$169,217,000,000 | BRK-A |
| FY2022 | +$121,502,000,000 | BRK-A |
| FY2021 | +$102,116,000,000 | BRK-A |
| FY2020 | +$85,178,000,000 | BRK-A |
| FY2019 | +$101,050,000,000 | BRK-A |
| FY2018 | +$199,187,000,000 | BRK-A |
| FY2017 | +$198,127,000,000 | BRK-A |
| FY2016 | +$175,276,000,000 | BRK-A |
BRK-A has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 10 fiscal years. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
10 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +15.8 pp | BRK-A |
| FY2024 | +22.6 pp | BRK-A |
| FY2023 | +23.9 pp | BRK-A |
| FY2022 | −11.0 pp | CI |
| FY2021 | +29.8 pp | BRK-A |
| FY2020 | +12.3 pp | BRK-A |
| FY2019 | +28.8 pp | BRK-A |
| FY2018 | −3.7 pp | CI |
| FY2017 | +13.6 pp | BRK-A |
| FY2016 | +6.7 pp | BRK-A |
The higher net margin has changed hands between BRK-A and CI over this period.
10 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
BRK-A's net margin has been more volatile than CI's over the 10 comparable fiscal years — 12.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.3.
10 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between BRK-A and CI over these 10 fiscal years — BRK-A led in 8 and CI in 2.
10 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
BRK-A's return on equity has been more volatile than CI's over the 10 comparable fiscal years — 7.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.9.
10 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between BRK-A and CI over these 10 fiscal years — BRK-A led in 4 and CI in 6.
10 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.