AJG vs NP vs RYAN Stock Comparison

Arthur J. Gallagher, Neptune Insurance Holdings and Ryan Specialty Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AJG Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
$266.73 +15.4% 1M -5.0% 1Y
Market cap
$66.09B
P/E
42.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.75B
Div. yield
0.01%
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Arthur J. Gallagher leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Arthur J. Gallagher 5, Neptune Insurance Holdings 5, Ryan Specialty Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAJGNPRYANLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $66.09B $3.89B $5.26B AJG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.1x 87.0x 53.1x AJG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.4x 48.9x 19.2x RYAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.3% +33.8% +14.4% NP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.0% 22.7% 3.1% NP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.7% 512.4% 8.7% NP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x — 4.6x AJG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.01% RYAN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.0% +7.6% -16.5% NP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.5%/yr — +3.8%/yr AJG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.7% 60.7% 44.9% AJG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 25/100 39/100 35/100 NP

Percentile Scorecard

AJGNPRYAN

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

AxisAJGNPRYAN
Valuation 5 #113 of 119 3 #115 of 119 8 #110 of 119
Growth 49 #59 of 115 78 #26 of 115 53 #55 of 115
Profitability 32 #77 of 113 99 #2 of 113 48 #59 of 113
Financial Health 9 #104 of 114 10 #103 of 114 3 #111 of 114
Shareholder Returns 29 #76 of 107 4 #103 of 107 62 #41 of 107
Overall 25 39 35
  • AJG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • NP ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • RYAN ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAJGNPRYANSPY
1 month +15.4%+3.1%+17.4% -0.8%
3 months +5.2%-8.0%+2.9% +3.5%
6 months +24.0%+7.1%+28.0% +7.0%
Year to date +3.1%-2.7%-13.9% +12.2%
1 year -5.0%+7.6%-16.5% +13.0%
3 years +16.9%—-1.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +5.3%—-0.6% +23.1%
5 years +64.4%—+20.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +10.5%—+3.8% +11.0%
10 years +449.8%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year +18.6%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAJGNPRYANSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.7%60.7%44.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.0%56.0%46.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.380.11-0.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.150.13-0.37 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.9%-43.8%-61.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.4%-19.0%-23.8% -1.8%
52-week high $279.00$35.05$58.38 $779.14
52-week low $192.00$17.14$29.39 $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.

MultipleAJGNPRYAN
P/E now vs peer median 43.6xmedian 10.6x 87.1xmedian 10.6x 56.2xmedian 10.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 1.4x 19.8xmedian 1.4x 3.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 7.6x —median 7.6x 19.5xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.9xmedian 8.6x 47.5xmedian 8.6x 23.1xmedian 8.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.5x -18.4xmedian 1.5x 11.2xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 7.14median 0.52 —median 0.52 -12.80median 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 monthsAJGNPRYAN
Revenue $15.75B $197.00M $3.22B
Operating income – $81.30M $477.27M
Net income $1.57B $44.74M $242.82M
Free cash flow $2.29B $82.04M $492.78M
EPS (diluted) $6.07 $0.31 $0.75
Cash & equivalents $1.39B $17.43M $140.12M
Total debt $13.48B $922.00M $3.63B
Shares (diluted) 258.70M 146.39M 131.33M
Enterprise value $60.49B $3.84B $4.63B

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
MetricAJGNPRYAN
P/E 43.6x 87.1x 56.2x
P/FCF 29.9x 47.5x 23.1x
P/Operating cash flow 27.9x 47.5x 20.3x
P/S 4.3x 19.8x 3.5x
P/B 2.9x -18.4x 11.2x
P/Tangible book 5.1x -18.4x 12.8x
EV/EBITDA 20.2x – 19.5x
EV/EBIT 30.6x 50.4x 31.1x
EV/Revenue 5.1x 20.8x 4.6x
EV/FCF 35.2x 49.9x 30.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 32.9x 49.9x 26.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.14 – -12.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAJGNPRYAN
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.3% 33.8% 14.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.6% – 19.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 7.0% -1.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 12.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -4.5% 0.1% 26.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.2% – 7.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -3.8% 197.9% 271.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.1% – -4.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.4% 53.1% -2.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.2% – 21.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.8% 53.1% -3.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.8% – 18.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAJGNPRYAN
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 25.2% – 23.7%
Operating margin – 41.3% 14.8%
Pretax margin 12.6% 34.1% 8.8%
Net margin 10.0% 22.7% 3.1%
FCF margin 14.5% 41.6% 15.3%
Operating cash flow margin 15.5% 41.6% 17.4%
Return on equity 6.6% – 21.7%
Return on assets 2.0% 43.4% 2.1%
Return on invested capital 5.7% 512.4% 8.7%
Return on capital employed 7.1% 3,191% 9.9%
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.9x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.8x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 16.2% 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAJGNPRYAN
Debt / assets 16.5% 206.9% 30.4%
Debt / equity 0.6x -1.0x 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x – 4.6x
Debt / FCF 5.9x 2.6x 7.4x
Liabilities / assets 71.0% 303.6% 91.5%
Equity / assets 29.0% -203.6% 8.5%
Interest coverage 4.1x 5.4x –
Current ratio 1.1x 0.9x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.15 5.39 1.04

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAJGNPRYAN
Dividend yield 1.0% – 1.1%
Net buyback yield 0.4% 0.0% 2.6%
Shareholder yield 1.4% 0.0% 3.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 44.0% – 27.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 30.3% – 13.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 16.3% – 13.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 15.4% – 65.1%

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.

ConsensusAJGNPRYAN
Forward P/E 19.4xFY2026 48.9xFY2026 19.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.76FY2026 $0.58FY2026 $2.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.7%FY2026 +41.5%FY2026 +17.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.3% +25.9% +10.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $17.07BFY2026 $195.39MFY2026 $3.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.9%FY2026 +22.5%FY2026 +1.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.7% +18.6% +10.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAJGNPRYAN
Held by institutions 93.0% 48.8% 45.6%
Institutions holding 1,290 136 369
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +3.3% +5.0%
Institutions buying 621 105 198
Institutions selling 483 24 134
Buyers to sellers 1.29 4.38 1.48

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.

AJGNPRYAN
AJG 1.00 0.34 0.59
NP 0.34 1.00 0.22
RYAN 0.59 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AJG, NP and RYAN?

Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) $66.09B, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) $3.89B, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) $5.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, AJG, NP and RYAN?

Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 42.1x, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 87.0x, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 53.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) is cheapest (Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 19.4x, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 48.9x, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 19.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) +26.3%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) +33.8%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) +14.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) has the highest net margin (Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 10.0%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 22.7%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 3.1%). On return on invested capital, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) leads (Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 5.7%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 512.4%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 8.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) returned the most: Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) -5.0%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) +7.6%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) -16.5%. Over five years, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) compounded fastest (Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) +10.5%/yr, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) +3.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) has the highest dividend yield: Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 0.01%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 0.00%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 0.01%. Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 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%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 60.7%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 44.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AJG, NP and RYAN?

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 5. 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.