AJG vs BRO vs BVC Stock Comparison

Arthur J. Gallagher, Brown & Brown and BitVentures Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AJG Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
$267.78 +17.6% 1M +2.2% 1Y
Market cap
$68.63B
P/E
37.2x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
1.03%
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
2 wins
BRO Brown & Brown, Inc.
$67.84 +11.9% 1M -15.5% 1Y
Market cap
$22.50B
P/E
18.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.91B
Div. yield
0.99%
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
3 wins
BVC BitVentures Ltd
$14.78 +24.2% 1M +1,208.0% 1Y
Market cap
$62.33M
P/E
18.3x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

BitVentures leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (BitVentures 3, Brown & Brown 3, Arthur J. Gallagher 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAJGBROBVCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $68.63B $22.50B $62.33M AJG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.2x 18.3x 18.3x BVC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.5x 15.8x — BRO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +26.1% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 17.6% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.03% 0.99% 0.00% AJG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.2% -15.5% +1,208.0% BVC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.8%/yr +1.5%/yr +18.7%/yr BVC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.6% 32.4% 267.1% BRO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 26/100 42/100 — BRO

Percentile Scorecard

AJGBROBVC

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAJGBROBVC
Valuation 6 #112 of 119 19 #97 of 119 8 #110 of 119
Growth – 63 #43 of 114 –
Profitability – 60 #43 of 106 –
Financial Health 60 #42 of 104 26 #77 of 104 100 #1 of 104
Shareholder Returns 11 #94 of 105 40 #63 of 105 –
Overall 26 42 –
  • AJG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • BRO ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • BVC ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAJGBROBVCSPY
1 month +17.6%+11.9%+24.2% +0.7%
3 months +4.4%-4.3%+35.5% +3.7%
6 months +29.7%+12.8%+39.4% +7.1%
Year to date +3.5%-14.9%+1,196.5% +12.8%
1 year +2.2%-15.5%+1,208.0% +11.9%
3 years +14.6%-1.5%+107.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +4.6%-0.5%+27.6% +22.8%
5 years +59.7%+7.5%+135.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +9.8%+1.5%+18.7% +10.9%
10 years +454.1%+269.1%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +18.7%+14.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAJGBROBVCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.6%32.4%267.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.8%32.4%112.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.39-0.451.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.07-0.484.52 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.9%-56.3%-97.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.6%-17.6%-12.0% -1.2%
52-week high $272.04$82.33$16.79 $779.14
52-week low $192.00$54.38$0.73 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAJGBROBVC
P/E now vs peer median 37.2xmedian 10.7x 18.3xmedian 10.7x 18.3xmedian 10.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.4x 3.3xmedian 1.4x 125.2xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.5x 10.7xmedian 7.5x —median 7.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.6xmedian 8.5x 15.1xmedian 8.5x 13.0xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.5x 1.8xmedian 1.5x 4.5xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.60 1.58median 0.60 —median 0.60

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAJGBROBVC
Revenue – $6.91B –
Net income – $1.23B –
Free cash flow – $1.49B –
EPS (diluted) – $3.69 –
Cash & equivalents $1.21B $1.10B $4.46M
Total debt – $7.76B –
Shares (diluted) 258.70M 330.00M 4.22M
Enterprise value $68.67B $18.42B $15.63M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAJGBROBVC
P/E 37.2x 18.3x 18.3x
P/FCF 25.6x 15.1x 13.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 14.2x –
P/S 3.7x 3.3x 125.2x
P/B 2.9x 1.8x 4.5x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 2.8x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA – 10.7x –
EV/EBIT – 14.9x –
EV/Revenue – 4.2x –
EV/FCF – 19.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 18.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.58 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAJGBROBVC
Revenue growth (1Y) – 26.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 18.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – 21.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 17.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) – 22.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 11.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 15.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 17.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 14.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 17.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAJGBROBVC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 39.6% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 22.5% –
Net margin – 17.6% –
FCF margin – 21.5% –
Operating cash flow margin – 22.9% –
Return on equity – 9.7% –
Return on assets – 4.1% –
Return on invested capital – 7.6% –
Return on capital employed – 8.7% –
Asset turnover – 0.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue – 1.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAJGBROBVC
Debt / assets – 26.3% –
Debt / equity – 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.4x –
Debt / FCF – 5.2x –
Liabilities / assets 69.6% 57.2% 2.0%
Equity / assets 30.4% 42.8% 98.0%
Interest coverage – 4.9x –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.1x 44.8x
Quick ratio – 0.2x 44.1x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 44.1x
Altman Z-score – 1.67 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAJGBROBVC
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.0% –
Net buyback yield – 3.5% –
Shareholder yield 1.0% 4.5% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAJGBROBVC
Forward P/E 19.5xFY2026 15.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $13.76FY2026 $4.30FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +28.7%FY2026 +0.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +13.3% +18.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $17.07BFY2026 $7.37BFY2026 $328.34MFY2024
Revenue growth, next FY +23.9%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026 +13.9%FY2024
Revenue growth, the year after +0.7% -4.2% +18.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAJGBROBVC
Held by institutions 93.0% 84.6% –
Institutions holding 1,291 808 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +1.1% –
Institutions buying 621 439 –
Institutions selling 484 273 –
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.61 –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AJGBROBVC
AJG 1.00 0.83 0.08
BRO 0.83 1.00 0.08
BVC 0.08 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AJG, BRO and BVC?

Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) $68.63B, Brown & Brown (BRO) $22.50B, BitVentures (BVC) $62.33M.

Which stock is cheaper, AJG, BRO and BVC?

BitVentures (BVC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 37.2x, Brown & Brown (BRO) 18.3x, BitVentures (BVC) 18.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brown & Brown (BRO) is cheapest (Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 19.5x, Brown & Brown (BRO) 15.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year BitVentures (BVC) returned the most: Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) +2.2%, Brown & Brown (BRO) -15.5%, BitVentures (BVC) +1,208.0%. Over five years, BitVentures (BVC) compounded fastest (Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) +9.8%/yr, Brown & Brown (BRO) +1.5%/yr, BitVentures (BVC) +18.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) has the highest dividend yield: Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 1.03%, Brown & Brown (BRO) 0.99%, BitVentures (BVC) 0.00%. BitVentures (BVC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brown & Brown (BRO) has been the steadiest (Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 32.6%, Brown & Brown (BRO) 32.4%, BitVentures (BVC) 267.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AJG, BRO and BVC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, BitVentures (BVC) leads on 3. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.