Berkshire Hathaway
BRK-B · Multi-Sector Holdings
$542.19
0.9%Jefferies
JEF · Multi-Sector Holdings
$44.79
1.9%The short version
- Berkshire Hathaway is the larger business, with $371.4B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $7.3B for Jefferies, about 51 times as much.
- Jefferies grew revenue faster (4.4%, against 0.0%).
- Berkshire Hathaway turned more of its sales into free cash flow (6.7% FCF margin, against −23.2% FCF margin).
| Latest fiscal year | BRK-B · FY25 | JEF · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | — | $10.0B |
| Revenue | $371.4B | $7.3B |
| Free cash flow | $25.0B | −$1.7B |
| Net income | $67.0B | $682M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 0.0% | 4.4% |
| 5-year growth | 8.6% | 4.7% |
| Share count change | — | −0.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | — | — |
| Net margin | 18.0% | 9.3% |
| FCF margin | 6.7% | −23.2% |
| Return on capital | — | 26.1% |
| Return on equity | 9.8% | 6.6% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | — | $3.6B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | — | 0.8x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.0M | $433M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | 15.8x |
| Piotroski F-score | — | — |
FY16
BRK-B $215.1B
JEF $3.0B
FY17
BRK-B $239.9B
JEF $4.1B
FY18
BRK-B $247.8B
JEF $3.8B
FY19
BRK-B $254.6B
JEF $3.9B
FY20
BRK-B $245.6B
JEF $5.9B
FY21
BRK-B $276.2B
JEF $8.0B
FY22
BRK-B $302.0B
JEF $6.0B
FY23
BRK-B $364.5B
JEF $4.7B
FY24
BRK-B $371.4B
JEF $7.0B
FY25
BRK-B $371.4B
JEF $7.3B
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FY16
BRK-B —
JEF —
FY17
BRK-B —
JEF —
FY18
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JEF —
FY19
BRK-B —
JEF —
FY20
BRK-B —
JEF —
FY21
BRK-B —
JEF —
FY22
BRK-B —
JEF —
FY23
BRK-B —
JEF —
FY24
BRK-B —
JEF —
FY25
BRK-B —
JEF —
BRK-B
JEF
FY16
BRK-B $19.7B
JEF —
FY17
BRK-B $34.0B
JEF —
FY18
BRK-B $22.9B
JEF —
FY19
BRK-B $22.7B
JEF —
FY20
BRK-B $26.8B
JEF $1.9B
FY21
BRK-B $26.2B
JEF $1.4B
FY22
BRK-B $21.9B
JEF $1.6B
FY23
BRK-B $29.8B
JEF −$1.9B
FY24
BRK-B $11.6B
JEF −$391M
FY25
BRK-B $25.0B
JEF −$1.7B
BRK-B
JEF
FY16
BRK-B —
JEF 0.5%
FY17
BRK-B —
JEF 2.6%
FY18
BRK-B —
JEF 2.8%
FY19
BRK-B —
JEF 4.8%
FY20
BRK-B —
JEF 14.9%
FY21
BRK-B —
JEF 25.4%
FY22
BRK-B —
JEF 17.3%
FY23
BRK-B —
JEF 21.0%
FY24
BRK-B —
JEF 26.2%
FY25
BRK-B —
JEF 26.1%
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