BRK-A vs MET
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and Metlife Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | BRK-A | MET |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $371.4B | $77.1B |
| Net income | $67.0B | $3.4B |
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Net margin | 18.1% | 4.4% |
| Return on equity | 9.8% | 12.1% |
| Diluted EPS | — | $4.71 |
| Dividend / share | — | $2.25 |
| Payout ratio | — | 44.7% |
| Free cash flow | $25.0B | — |
| Equity | $717.4B | $28.4B |
| Net debt / equity | — | −0.25× |
| Current ratio | — | — |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 8.6% | 2.6% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 9.5% | −9.0% |
BRK-A bills 4.8× the revenue of MET, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (18.1% against 4.4%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner.
Revenue by year
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | BRK-A | MET |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $371.4B | $77.1B |
| FY2024 | $371.4B | $71.0B |
| FY2023 | $364.5B | $66.9B |
| FY2022 | $302.0B | $68.8B |
| FY2021 | $276.2B | $68.7B |
| FY2020 | $245.6B | $67.8B |
| FY2019 | $254.6B | $69.6B |
| FY2018 | $247.8B | $67.9B |
| FY2017 | $239.9B | $62.3B |
| FY2016 | $215.1B | $60.8B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | BRK-A | MET |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $67.0B | $3.4B |
| FY2024 | $89.0B | $4.4B |
| FY2023 | $96.2B | $1.6B |
| FY2022 | $-22.8B | $5.3B |
| FY2021 | $89.9B | $6.9B |
| FY2020 | $42.5B | $5.4B |
| FY2019 | $81.4B | $5.9B |
| FY2018 | $4.0B | $5.1B |
| FY2017 | $44.9B | $4.0B |
| FY2016 | $24.1B | $850.0M |