AJG vs BRO vs HGTY Stock Comparison

Arthur J. Gallagher, Brown & Brown and Hagerty Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
3 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
6 wins
HGTY Hagerty, Inc.
$15.46 +14.0% 1M +44.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.31B
P/E
89.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.43B
Div. yield
–
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Brown & Brown leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Brown & Brown 6, Arthur J. Gallagher 3, Hagerty 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAJGBROHGTYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $68.63B $22.50B $5.31B AJG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.2x 18.3x 89.0x BRO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.5x 15.8x 515.3x BRO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +26.1% +5.2% BRO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 17.6% 1.2% BRO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.6% 6.4% BRO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.4x -0.9x HGTY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.03% 0.99% — AJG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.2% -15.5% +44.2% HGTY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.8%/yr +1.5%/yr +8.9%/yr AJG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.6% 32.4% 34.0% BRO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 26/100 42/100 49/100 HGTY

Percentile Scorecard

AJGBROHGTY

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

AxisAJGBROHGTY
Valuation 6 #112 of 119 19 #97 of 119 9 #109 of 119
Growth – 63 #43 of 114 76 #28 of 114
Profitability – 60 #43 of 106 44 #60 of 106
Financial Health 60 #42 of 104 26 #77 of 104 68 #34 of 104
Shareholder Returns 11 #94 of 105 40 #63 of 105 –
Overall 26 42 49
  • AJG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • BRO ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • HGTY ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAJGBROHGTYSPY
1 month +17.6%+11.9%+14.0% +0.7%
3 months +4.4%-4.3%+34.1% +3.7%
6 months +29.7%+12.8%+52.2% +7.1%
Year to date +3.5%-14.9%+15.0% +12.8%
1 year +2.2%-15.5%+44.2% +11.9%
3 years +14.6%-1.5%+100.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +4.6%-0.5%+26.0% +22.8%
5 years +59.7%+7.5%+53.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +9.8%+1.5%+8.9% +10.9%
10 years +454.1%+269.1%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +18.7%+14.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAJGBROHGTYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.6%32.4%34.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.8%32.4%33.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.39-0.45-0.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.07-0.481.30 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.9%-56.3%-59.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.6%-17.6%-3.1% -1.2%
52-week high $272.04$82.33$15.95 $779.14
52-week low $192.00$54.38$9.67 $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.

MultipleAJGBROHGTY
P/E now vs peer median 37.2xmedian 10.7x 18.3xmedian 10.7x 89.0xmedian 10.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.4x 3.3xmedian 1.4x 3.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.5x 10.7xmedian 7.5x 57.6xmedian 7.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.6xmedian 8.5x 15.1xmedian 8.5x 19.1xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.5x 1.8xmedian 1.5x 8.2xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.60 1.58median 0.60 7.07median 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 monthsAJGBROHGTY
Revenue – $6.91B $1.43B
Net income – $1.23B $70.03M
Free cash flow – $1.49B $278.49M
EPS (diluted) – $3.69 $0.17
Cash & equivalents $1.21B $1.10B $298.30M
Total debt – $7.76B $215.95M
Shares (diluted) 258.70M 330.00M 101.80M
Enterprise value $68.67B $18.42B $4.78B

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
MetricAJGBROHGTY
P/E 37.2x 18.3x 89.0x
P/FCF 25.6x 15.1x 19.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 14.2x 17.3x
P/S 3.7x 3.3x 3.7x
P/B 2.9x 1.8x 8.2x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 2.8x 9.5x
EV/EBITDA – 10.7x 57.6x
EV/EBIT – 14.9x 94.5x
EV/Revenue – 4.2x 3.6x
EV/FCF – 19.6x 18.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 18.4x 17.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.58 7.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAJGBROHGTY
Revenue growth (1Y) – 26.1% 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 18.7% 17.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – 21.5% -31.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 17.9% 125.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – 22.7% -20.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 11.6% 12.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 15.9% 101.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 17.2% 67.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 14.5% 111.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 17.1% 118.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAJGBROHGTY
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 39.6% 6.3%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 22.5% 2.4%
Net margin – 17.6% 1.2%
FCF margin – 21.5% 19.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 22.9% 21.4%
Return on equity – 9.7% 10.8%
Return on assets – 4.1% 3.4%
Return on invested capital – 7.6% 6.4%
Return on capital employed – 8.7% –
Asset turnover – 0.2x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 4.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.3% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAJGBROHGTY
Debt / assets – 26.3% 10.1%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.4x -0.9x
Debt / FCF – 5.2x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 69.6% 57.2% 69.8%
Equity / assets 30.4% 42.8% 30.2%
Interest coverage – 4.9x –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.1x –
Quick ratio – 0.2x –
Cash ratio – 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – 1.67 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAJGBROHGTY
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.0% –
Net buyback yield – 3.5% –
Shareholder yield 1.0% 4.5% –
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.

ConsensusAJGBROHGTY
Forward P/E 19.5xFY2026 15.8xFY2026 515.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.76FY2026 $4.30FY2026 $0.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.7%FY2026 +0.9%FY2026 -92.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.3% +18.8% +1,900.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $17.07BFY2026 $7.37BFY2026 $1.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.9%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026 -3.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.7% -4.2% +10.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAJGBROHGTY
Held by institutions 93.0% 84.6% 26.9%
Institutions holding 1,291 808 129
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +1.1% +1.7%
Institutions buying 621 439 67
Institutions selling 484 273 34
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.61 1.97

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.

AJGBROHGTY
AJG 1.00 0.83 0.39
BRO 0.83 1.00 0.37
HGTY 0.39 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AJG, BRO and HGTY?

Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) $68.63B, Brown & Brown (BRO) $22.50B, Hagerty (HGTY) $5.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, AJG, BRO and HGTY?

Brown & Brown (BRO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 37.2x, Brown & Brown (BRO) 18.3x, Hagerty (HGTY) 89.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brown & Brown (BRO) is cheapest (Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 19.5x, Brown & Brown (BRO) 15.8x, Hagerty (HGTY) 515.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Brown & Brown (BRO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Brown & Brown (BRO) +26.1%, Hagerty (HGTY) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Brown & Brown (BRO) has the highest net margin (Brown & Brown (BRO) 17.6%, Hagerty (HGTY) 1.2%). On return on invested capital, Brown & Brown (BRO) leads (Brown & Brown (BRO) 7.6%, Hagerty (HGTY) 6.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hagerty (HGTY) returned the most: Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) +2.2%, Brown & Brown (BRO) -15.5%, Hagerty (HGTY) +44.2%. Over five years, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) compounded fastest (Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) +9.8%/yr, Brown & Brown (BRO) +1.5%/yr, Hagerty (HGTY) +8.9%/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%. Hagerty (HGTY) 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%, Hagerty (HGTY) 34.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Brown & Brown (BRO) leads on 6. 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.