AJG vs MRSH vs HGTY Stock Comparison

Arthur J. Gallagher, Marsh & Mclennan Companies and Hagerty Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AJG Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
$288.14 +25.3% 1M +16.2% 1Y
Market cap
$73.88B
P/E
43.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.37B
Div. yield
0.95%
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
1 win
HGTY Hagerty, Inc.
$18.35 +32.7% 1M +61.2% 1Y
Market cap
$6.31B
P/E
273.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.38B
Div. yield
–
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Marsh & Mclennan Companies leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Marsh & Mclennan Companies 7, Hagerty 4, Arthur J. Gallagher 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAJGMRSHHGTYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $73.88B $99.49B $6.31B MRSH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 43.5x 24.7x 273.4x MRSH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.0x 20.5x 262.1x MRSH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.6% +7.6% -3.8% AJG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.4% 14.2% 0.5% MRSH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.0% 13.1% 6.8% MRSH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.7x 2.7x -2.2x HGTY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.95% 1.80% — MRSH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.2% +17.4% +61.2% HGTY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.5%/yr +5.3%/yr +12.5%/yr HGTY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.5% 26.2% 35.7% MRSH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 27/100 32/100 45/100 HGTY

Percentile Scorecard

AJGMRSHHGTY

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

AxisAJGMRSHHGTY
Valuation 9 #108 of 119 11 #106 of 119 10 #107 of 119
Growth 60 #47 of 117 17 #97 of 117 67 #39 of 117
Profitability 32 #80 of 117 68 #38 of 117 39 #72 of 117
Financial Health 10 #106 of 118 16 #99 of 118 63 #44 of 118
Shareholder Returns 24 #82 of 108 47 #58 of 108 –
Overall 27 32 45
  • AJG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • MRSH 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

PeriodAJGMRSHHGTYSPY
1 month +25.3%+21.9%+32.7% -5.9%
3 months +14.5%+8.4%+35.6% -4.6%
6 months +42.7%+26.2%+78.2% +0.2%
Year to date +11.3%+12.9%+36.5% +7.5%
1 year +16.2%+17.4%+61.2% +8.2%
3 years +18.6%+7.6%+137.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year +5.9%+2.5%+33.5% +19.0%
5 years +79.8%+29.7%+80.1% +56.5%
5 years, per year +12.5%+5.3%+12.5% +9.4%
10 years +506.9%+227.8%— +251.5%
10 years, per year +19.8%+12.6%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureAJGMRSHHGTYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.5%26.2%35.7% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.0%24.9%33.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.29-0.310.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.500.671.71 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.9%-35.6%-59.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.1%-0.5%-1.9% -5.9%
52-week high $288.49$210.46$18.70 $779.14
52-week low $192.00$157.32$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.

MultipleAJGMRSHHGTY
P/E now vs peer median 43.5xmedian 10.9x 24.7xmedian 10.9x 273.4xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 1.4x 3.5xmedian 1.4x 4.6xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 7.1x 16.9xmedian 7.1x 61.6xmedian 7.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.6xmedian 8.3x 24.0xmedian 8.3x 22.5xmedian 8.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 1.5x 6.7xmedian 1.5x 9.5xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 5.28median 0.62 3.69median 0.62 2.90median 0.62

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 monthsAJGMRSHHGTY
Revenue $16.37B $28.46B $1.38B
Operating income – $6.09B –
Net income $1.71B $4.12B $60.12M
Free cash flow $2.89B $4.15B $279.65M
EPS (diluted) $6.55 $8.44 $0.07
Cash & equivalents $1.21B $1.84B $460.80M
Total debt $12.74B $20.53B $246.40M
Shares (diluted) 259.40M 479.00M 107.80M
Enterprise value $68.50B $91.89B $5.58B

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
MetricAJGMRSHHGTY
P/E 43.5x 24.7x 273.4x
P/FCF 25.6x 24.0x 22.5x
P/Operating cash flow 24.1x 22.2x 20.4x
P/S 4.5x 3.5x 4.6x
P/B 3.1x 6.7x 9.5x
P/Tangible book 5.3x 9.6x 11.0x
EV/EBITDA 20.2x 16.9x 61.6x
EV/EBIT 30.4x 19.4x 97.6x
EV/Revenue 5.2x 4.2x 4.4x
EV/FCF 29.6x 28.5x 21.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.9x 26.4x 19.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.28 3.69 2.90

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAJGMRSHHGTY
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.6% 7.6% -3.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.2% 8.6% 13.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -1.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 7.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 6.0% -1.9% -53.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.3% 5.5% 87.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.4% 1.0% -35.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.2% 6.7% 94.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 59.8% -12.1% 74.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.3% 4.0% 48.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 63.4% -13.9% 80.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.0% 5.1% 65.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAJGMRSHHGTY
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 25.8% 24.6% 7.2%
Operating margin – 21.4% –
Pretax margin 13.1% 18.9% 4.5%
Net margin 10.4% 14.2% 0.5%
FCF margin 17.6% 14.6% 20.3%
Operating cash flow margin 18.7% 15.7% 22.4%
Return on equity 7.1% 27.2% 9.1%
Return on assets 2.1% 6.9% 2.7%
Return on invested capital 6.0% 13.1% 6.8%
Return on capital employed 7.0% 16.2% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.1x 5.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 1.5% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAJGMRSHHGTY
Debt / assets 16.1% 34.3% 10.8%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.4x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.7x 2.7x -2.2x
Debt / FCF 4.4x 4.9x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 69.6% 75.1% 70.8%
Equity / assets 30.4% 24.9% 29.2%
Interest coverage 4.3x 6.3x –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.1x –
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.5x –
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 1.28 2.86 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAJGMRSHHGTY
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.8% –
Net buyback yield 0.6% 2.9% –
Shareholder yield 1.5% 4.7% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 41.4% 43.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 24.5% 43.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 12.2% 8.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 15.2% 13.1% –

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.

ConsensusAJGMRSHHGTY
Forward P/E 21.0xFY2026 20.5xFY2026 262.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.73FY2026 $10.22FY2026 $0.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.4%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026 -82.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.5% +15.3% +785.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $17.02BFY2026 $30.28BFY2026 $1.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.5%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026 -2.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.5% +6.4% +11.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAJGMRSHHGTY
Held by institutions 93.0% 93.9% 26.9%
Institutions holding 1,294 1,501 129
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +2.8% +1.7%
Institutions buying 622 626 66
Institutions selling 486 655 34
Buyers to sellers 1.28 0.96 1.94

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.

AJGMRSHHGTY
AJG 1.00 0.82 0.42
MRSH 0.82 1.00 0.36
HGTY 0.42 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AJG, MRSH and HGTY?

Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) $73.88B, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) $99.49B, Hagerty (HGTY) $6.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, AJG, MRSH and HGTY?

Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 43.5x, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 24.7x, Hagerty (HGTY) 273.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) is cheapest (Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 21.0x, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 20.5x, Hagerty (HGTY) 262.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) +25.6%, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) +7.6%, Hagerty (HGTY) -3.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) has the highest net margin (Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 10.4%, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 14.2%, Hagerty (HGTY) 0.5%). On return on invested capital, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) leads (Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 6.0%, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 13.1%, Hagerty (HGTY) 6.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hagerty (HGTY) returned the most: Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) +16.2%, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) +17.4%, Hagerty (HGTY) +61.2%. Over five years, Hagerty (HGTY) compounded fastest (Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) +12.5%/yr, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) +5.3%/yr, Hagerty (HGTY) +12.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) has the highest dividend yield: Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 0.95%, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 1.80%. Hagerty (HGTY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) has been the steadiest (Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 32.5%, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 26.2%, Hagerty (HGTY) 35.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AJG, MRSH 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, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) leads on 7. 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.