Stock · AJG · Financial Services

Arthur J Gallagher & Co

United States · Large Cap · listed since 1984 · Revenue 12 mo. $15.8B

Price as of 11/06/2026

StockScorer score
3.6
of 10 4 of 11 points Not rated To the score
Price
$281.61
1 Y +5.2%
Market cap
$71.5B
Phase
Growth
revenue growing, core business profitable
Revenue +17.7% a year (3 years)EBIT margin 18.3%Payout 36.2% of operating cash flow

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., together with its subsidiaries, provides insurance and reinsurance brokerage, consulting, and third-party property/casualty claims settlement and administration services to entities and individuals worldwide.

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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., together with its subsidiaries, provides insurance and reinsurance brokerage, consulting, and third-party property/casualty claims settlement and administration services to entities and individuals worldwide. The company operates in Brokerage and Risk Management segments. Its Brokerage segment offers retail and wholesale insurance and reinsurance brokerage services; assists retail brokers and other non-affiliated brokers in the placement of specialized and hard-to-place insurance; and acts as a brokerage wholesaler, managing general agent, and managing general underwriter for distributing specialized insurance coverages to underwriting enterprises. This segment performs activities, including marketing, underwriting, issuing policies, collecting premiums, appointing and supervising other agents, paying claims, and negotiating reinsurance; and offers services in the areas of insurance and reinsurance placement, risk of loss management, and management of employer sponsored benefit programs. The Risk Management segment provides contract claim settlement and administration services; and claims management, loss control consulting, and insurance property appraisal services. The company offers its services through a network of correspondent brokers and consultants. It serves commercial, industrial, public, religious, and nonprofit entities, as well as underwriting enterprises. The company was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Rolling Meadows, Illinois.

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Summary

Arthur J Gallagher & Co is around the middle of the Financial Services sector overall

45.3 of 100

Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.

Analysis

What the price requires

The price requires 17.9% FCF growth a year, more than achieved over the last 5 and 10 years.

If free cash flow stays at €1.6B (2025), it supports €17.8B. The remaining €46.3B of the market value assume it grows 17.9% a year for 10 years and not at all afterwards.

Required FCF growth per year

17.9%

no growth afterwards

Market value breakdown€64.1B market value, price as of 11/06/2026

€17.8B without growth
€46.3B priced-in growth
  • 5 yrs achieved 5.5%
  • 10 yrs achieved 17.4%
  • priced in 17.9%

Valuation against its own history

Price to operating cash flow 29.7×, within its usual range.

Middle half of 13 quarters: 23.2× to 33.6×, median 24.8×.

Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.

1 sign supports the expectation, 2 speak against it.

What supports it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • Low capital needs capex median 1.9% of revenue (10 years)

What speaks against it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • Expectation above the company's own record priced in 17.9%, achieved at most 17.4%
  • EBIT margin falling for three quarters −3.6 pp over the last four reports

Since the last quarter

Q1 → Q2 2026

Mostly better than the previous quarter: 4 of 6 changes for the better.

  • Revenue, 12 mo.$15.0B → $15.8B+5.2%better
  • FCF, 12 mo.$1.9B → $2.3B+22.8%better
  • Gross margin66.0% → 74.6%+8.6 ppbetter
  • EBIT margin18.2% → 17.0%−1.1 ppworse
  • FCF margin12.4% → 14.5%+2.1 ppbetter
  • Net debt−$274.0M → $631.0Msign changedworse

2 more unchanged: Shares outstanding, Return on equity

Derivation

How the sector comparison is derived

Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.

Price as of 11/06/2026.

Profitability34.7below the middleEarns less than the sector: Return on equity 6.41%, sector 12.46%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Return on equity6.41%12.46%Rank 12
Return on capital (Greenblatt)79.06%59.04%Rank 56
EBIT margin18.28%23.06%Rank 38
FCF margin12.80%19.82%Rank 32
Gross margin54.75%65.53%Rank 36
Growth40.0around the middleGrows about as fast as the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Revenue growth, 1 year20.66%7.39%Rank 75
Earnings growth, 3 years per year3.41%15.20%Rank 20
Earnings growth, 5 years per year6.45%15.17%Rank 21
Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings)1.04%1.25%Rank 44
Valuation16.3below the middleValued higher than the sector: Earnings yield 2.04%, sector 6.47%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Earnings yield2.04%6.47%Rank 5
FCF yield2.50%7.16%Rank 20
EV/saleslower is better6.032.82Rank 28
EV/EBITlower is better32.9914.24Rank 12
Momentum81.5above the middleShare price doing better than the sector: Share price, 6 months 42.09%, sector 8.71%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Share price, 1 year5.22%7.80%Rank 45
Share price, 6 months42.09%8.71%Rank 99
Share price, 3 months18.63%0.45%Rank 94
Distance from 52-week high−2.35%−10.68%Rank 89
Quality49.4around the middleQuality about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Accruals (Sloan)lower is better22.89%1.23%Rank 2
Change in share countlower is better16.28%−0.60%Rank 4
Dividend streak in years365Rank 99
Price reaction to results, market-adjusted4.54%0.00%Rank 93
Balance sheet & risk49.9around the middleRisk about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Equity ratio33.00%9.21%Rank 83
Net debt/EBITDAlower is better3.440.12Rank 25
Debt to equitylower is better0.600.90Rank 64
Volatility, 1 yearlower is better32.22%25.95%Rank 28

Ten years in figures

Revenue from $5.7B (2016) to $13.9B (2025), 10.5% a year.

Fiscal years, amounts in USD
YearRevenue, $BEBIT marginFCFSharesNet debt, $B
20165.78.4%$404.3M178M2.3
20176.28.2%$725.0M182M2.5
20186.98.9%$640.7M186M3.0
20197.110.5%$980.4M190M4.3
20207.014.3%$1.7B195M4.2
20218.217.9%$1.6B207M6.2
20228.620.5%$1.9B215M5.7
202310.118.5%$1.8B219M7.3
202411.619.8%$2.4B224M−1.5
202513.918.3%$1.8B260M12.6
3.6 / 10Not ratedStockScorer score4 of 11 points

2 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built

Arthur J Gallagher & Co mainly meets criteria in the Growth category. Result from 18 strategies checked.

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How Arthur J Gallagher & Co's score is built

This is how the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set, calculates the points for Arthur J Gallagher & Co. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.

2 of 7 rules met

4 of 11 points

The rule “Exclusion: financial and real estate stocks” applies. The stock is therefore not rated regardless of the points scored.

  1. Free cash flow yield above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  2. Return on capital (Greenblatt ROC) above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  3. Return on equity above the sector mediannot met0 of 1 point
  4. Free cash flow margin above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  5. Revenue growth above 15%met2 of 2 points
  6. 3-year earnings growth above 12% p.a.not met0 of 1 point
  7. 12-month share price more than 20 percentage points ahead of the marketnot met0 of 1 point
  8. Exclusion: financial and real estate stocksapplies

Detail data

How does Arthur J Gallagher & Co stock perform across 18 strategies?

Excerpt from 18 strategies checked. The full evaluation is visible after a free sign-up.

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  • Moat Quality
  • Dividend Aristocrats & Continuity
  • Defensive: Low Volatility
  • High-Growth / Rule of 40
  • Altman Z-Score: Stress Test
  • Levermann Strategy (13 Criteria)
  • Acquirer's Multiple: EV/EBIT Deep Value
  • Earnings Quality: Accrual Check (Sloan)
  • Balanced GARP
  • PEG Strategy (inspired by Peter Lynch)
  • Trending Value: Value + Momentum
  • Undervalued Stocks: Multi-Factor Check

Arthur J Gallagher & Co key metrics: P/E, P/B and equity ratio

Selected fundamental metrics for Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

MetricStockSector
P/E ratio49.115.2
P/B ratio3.11.8
Return on equity (ROE)6.4%12.5%
Equity ratio33.0%9.2%
Debt-to-equity (D/E)0.600.90
Dividend yield1.0%3.3%

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Frequently asked questions about Arthur J Gallagher & Co stock

How does Arthur J Gallagher & Co stock (AJG) score in the StockScorer model?
Arthur J Gallagher & Co stock reaches a StockScorer score of 3.6 out of 10, but is not rated (exclusion rule: Exclusion: financial and real estate stocks).
What is Arthur J Gallagher & Co's P/E ratio?
Arthur J Gallagher & Co's P/E ratio is 49.1. The Financial Services sector median is 15.2.
What sector is Arthur J Gallagher & Co in?
Arthur J Gallagher & Co is assigned to the Financial Services sector. Its rank within the sector is 45.3 out of 100: 100 means the stock leads its peer group of large and mid-cap sector stocks in every measured area.

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