BRK-A vs CNC
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and Centene Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | BRK-A | CNC |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $371.4B | $194.8B |
| Net income | $67.0B | $-6.7B |
| Gross margin | · | 7.3% |
| Net margin | 18.1% | −3.4% |
| Return on equity | 9.8% | −28.8% |
| Diluted EPS | · | −$13.53 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | · | · |
| Free cash flow | $25.0B | $4.3B |
| Equity | $717.4B | $20.0B |
| Net debt / equity | · | −0.02× |
| Current ratio | · | 1.10× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 8.6% | 11.9% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 9.5% | · |
BRK-A bills 1.9× the revenue of CNC, and CNC closed the last reported year at a loss.
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 | CNC |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $371.4B | $194.8B |
| FY2024 | $371.4B | $163.1B |
| FY2023 | $364.5B | $154.0B |
| FY2022 | $302.0B | $144.5B |
| FY2021 | $276.2B | $126.0B |
| FY2020 | $245.6B | $111.1B |
| FY2019 | $254.6B | $74.6B |
| FY2018 | $247.8B | $60.1B |
| FY2017 | $239.9B | $48.4B |
| FY2016 | $215.1B | $40.6B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | BRK-A | CNC |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $67.0B | $-6.7B |
| FY2024 | $89.0B | $3.3B |
| FY2023 | $96.2B | $2.7B |
| FY2022 | $-22.8B | $1.2B |
| FY2021 | $89.9B | $1.3B |
| FY2020 | $42.5B | $1.8B |
| FY2019 | $81.4B | $1.3B |
| FY2018 | $4.0B | $900.0M |
| FY2017 | $44.9B | $828.0M |
| FY2016 | $24.1B | $562.0M |
18 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$176,667,000,000 | BRK-A |
| FY2024 | +$208,362,000,000 | BRK-A |
| FY2023 | +$210,483,000,000 | BRK-A |
| FY2022 | +$157,473,000,000 | BRK-A |
| FY2021 | +$150,203,000,000 | BRK-A |
| FY2020 | +$134,464,000,000 | BRK-A |
| FY2019 | +$179,977,000,000 | BRK-A |
| FY2018 | +$187,721,000,000 | BRK-A |
| FY2017 | +$191,551,000,000 | BRK-A |
| FY2016 | +$174,507,000,000 | BRK-A |
| FY2015 | +$188,183,000,000 | BRK-A |
| FY2014 | +$178,139,000,000 | BRK-A |
| FY2013 | +$171,287,000,000 | BRK-A |
| FY2012 | +$154,353,000,000 | BRK-A |
| FY2011 | +$138,476,523,000 | BRK-A |
| FY2010 | +$131,736,677,000 | BRK-A |
| FY2009 | +$108,390,136,000 | BRK-A |
| FY2008 | +$104,421,485,000 | BRK-A |
BRK-A has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 18 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
18 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +21.5 pp | BRK-A |
| FY2024 | +22.1 pp | BRK-A |
| FY2023 | +24.9 pp | BRK-A |
| FY2022 | −8.1 pp | CNC |
| FY2021 | +31.9 pp | BRK-A |
| FY2020 | +16.0 pp | BRK-A |
| FY2019 | +30.4 pp | BRK-A |
| FY2018 | +0.3 pp | BRK-A |
| FY2017 | +17.2 pp | BRK-A |
| FY2016 | +10.0 pp | BRK-A |
| FY2015 | +10.0 pp | BRK-A |
| FY2014 | +8.8 pp | BRK-A |
| FY2013 | +9.4 pp | BRK-A |
| FY2012 | +9.6 pp | BRK-A |
| FY2011 | +5.4 pp | BRK-A |
| FY2010 | +7.7 pp | BRK-A |
| FY2009 | +5.4 pp | BRK-A |
| FY2008 | +2.7 pp | BRK-A |
The higher net margin has changed hands between BRK-A and CNC over this period.
18 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 CNC's over the 18 comparable fiscal years — 10.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.3.
18 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 CNC over these 18 fiscal years — BRK-A led in 17 and CNC in 1.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
CNC's return on equity has been more volatile than BRK-A's over the 18 comparable fiscal years — 10.4 percentage points of standard deviation against 6.1.
18 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 CNC over these 18 fiscal years — BRK-A led in 8 and CNC in 10.
18 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.