AJG vs BWIN vs MAAS Stock Comparison

Arthur J. Gallagher, Baldwin Insurance and Maase Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AJG Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
$266.73 +15.4% 1M -5.0% 1Y
Market cap
$66.54B
P/E
42.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.75B
Div. yield
0.01%
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
8 wins
MAAS Maase Inc.
$12.00 -21.9% 1M +239.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.54B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Arthur J. Gallagher leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Arthur J. Gallagher 8, Baldwin Insurance 1, Maase 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAJGBWINMAASLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $66.54B $2.96B $3.54B AJG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.4x -36.4x -126.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.4x 14.9x — BWIN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.3% +7.6% — AJG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.0% -611.2% — AJG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.7% -1.5% — AJG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 28.2x — AJG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.0% +36.3% +239.9% MAAS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.5%/yr -2.8%/yr -49.3%/yr AJG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.7% 58.8% 107.1% AJG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 25/100 17/100 — AJG

Percentile Scorecard

AJGBWINMAAS

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

AxisAJGBWINMAAS
Valuation 5 #113 of 119 2 #117 of 119 0 #119 of 119
Growth 49 #59 of 115 33 #77 of 115 –
Profitability 32 #77 of 113 8 #104 of 113 –
Financial Health 9 #104 of 114 4 #109 of 114 89 #14 of 114
Shareholder Returns 29 #76 of 107 37 #68 of 107 –
Overall 25 17 –
  • AJG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • BWIN ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • MAAS ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAJGBWINMAASSPY
1 month +15.4%+0.4%-21.9% -0.8%
3 months +5.2%+16.8%-30.7% +3.5%
6 months +24.0%+31.2%+37.1% +7.0%
Year to date +3.1%+33.1%+122.2% +12.2%
1 year -5.0%+36.3%+239.9% +13.0%
3 years +16.9%+51.7%-96.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +5.3%+14.9%-67.8% +23.1%
5 years +64.4%-13.4%-96.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +10.5%-2.8%-49.3% +11.0%
10 years +449.8%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year +18.6%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAJGBWINMAASSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.7%58.8%107.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.0%50.5%104.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.38-0.020.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.150.622.24 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.9%-70.2%-99.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.4%0.0%-43.5% -1.8%
52-week high $279.00$32.00$21.24 $779.14
52-week low $192.00$16.50$3.51 $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.

MultipleAJGBWINMAAS
P/E now vs peer median 43.6xmedian 10.6x -36.5xmedian 10.6x -126.9xmedian 10.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 1.4x 335.6xmedian 1.4x 196.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 7.6x 83.6xmedian 7.6x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.9xmedian 8.6x 102.1xmedian 8.6x -205.8xmedian 8.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.5x 3.1xmedian 1.5x 7.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 7.14median 0.52 -1.65median 0.52 —median 0.52

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 monthsAJGBWINMAAS
Revenue $15.75B $13.29M –
Operating income – -$119.63M –
Net income $1.57B -$127.55M –
Free cash flow $2.29B $43.71M –
EPS (diluted) $6.07 $-0.88 –
Cash & equivalents $1.39B $184.50M $5.46M
Total debt $13.48B $2.45B $11.11M
Shares (diluted) 258.70M 92.76M 295.15M
Enterprise value $60.95B $2.42B $3.53B

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
MetricAJGBWINMAAS
P/E 43.6x -36.5x -126.9x
P/FCF 29.9x 102.1x -205.8x
P/Operating cash flow 27.9x 49.1x –
P/S 4.3x 335.6x 196.3x
P/B 2.9x 3.1x 7.8x
P/Tangible book 5.1x -154.5x 8.0x
EV/EBITDA 20.2x 83.6x –
EV/EBIT 30.6x -56.2x –
EV/Revenue 5.1x 506.2x –
EV/FCF 35.2x 153.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 32.9x 74.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.14 -1.65 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAJGBWINMAAS
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.3% 7.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.6% -76.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -227.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -3.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) -4.5% -331.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.2% 15.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) -3.8% -235.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 22.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.4% 279.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 34.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.8% 146.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.8% 36.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAJGBWINMAAS
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 25.2% 605.3% –
Operating margin – -900.0% –
Pretax margin 12.6% -2,082% –
Net margin 10.0% -611.2% –
FCF margin 14.5% 328.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 15.5% 682.9% –
Return on equity 6.6% -8.9% –
Return on assets 2.0% -2.2% –
Return on invested capital 5.7% -1.5% –
Return on capital employed 7.1% -2.8% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x -0.7x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 563.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAJGBWINMAAS
Debt / assets 16.5% 39.7% 1.5%
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.7x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 28.2x –
Debt / FCF 5.9x 56.1x –
Liabilities / assets 71.0% 77.0% 6.3%
Equity / assets 29.0% 23.0% 93.7%
Interest coverage 4.1x – –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.1x 10.7x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.15 0.44 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAJGBWINMAAS
Dividend yield 1.0% – –
Net buyback yield 0.4% 2.8% –
Shareholder yield 1.4% 2.8% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 44.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 30.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 16.3% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 15.4% – –

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.

ConsensusAJGBWINMAAS
Forward P/E 19.4xFY2026 14.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $13.76FY2026 $2.14FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +28.7%FY2026 +28.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +13.3% +20.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $17.07BFY2026 $2.08BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +23.9%FY2026 +38.8%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +0.7% +1.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAJGBWINMAAS
Held by institutions 93.0% 64.5% –
Institutions holding 1,290 229 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +0.2% –
Institutions buying 621 112 –
Institutions selling 483 76 –
Buyers to sellers 1.29 1.47 –

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.

AJGBWINMAAS
AJG 1.00 0.43 -0.01
BWIN 0.43 1.00 -0.03
MAAS -0.01 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AJG, BWIN and MAAS?

Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) $66.54B, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) $2.96B, Maase (MAAS) $3.54B.

Which company is growing faster?

Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) +26.3%, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) +7.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) has the highest net margin (Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 10.0%, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) -611.2%). On return on invested capital, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) leads (Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 5.7%, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) -1.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Maase (MAAS) returned the most: Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) -5.0%, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) +36.3%, Maase (MAAS) +239.9%. Over five years, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) compounded fastest (Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) +10.5%/yr, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) -2.8%/yr, Maase (MAAS) -49.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 0.01%, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) 0.00%, Maase (MAAS) 0.00%. Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) and Maase (MAAS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) has been the steadiest (Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 32.7%, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) 58.8%, Maase (MAAS) 107.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AJG, BWIN and MAAS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) leads on 8. 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.