AON vs HGTY vs RYAN Stock Comparison

Aon, Hagerty and Ryan Specialty Holdings Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AON Aon plc
$333.39 +23.7% 1M -2.1% 1Y
Market cap
$70.73B
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.68B
Div. yield
0.94%
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
6 wins
HGTY Hagerty, Inc.
$15.86 +16.8% 1M +41.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.45B
P/E
91.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.43B
Div. yield
–
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Aon leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Aon 6, Hagerty 4, Ryan Specialty Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAONHGTYRYANLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $70.73B $5.45B $11.62B AON
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.0x 91.3x 57.5x AON
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.4x 528.7x 19.7x AON
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.8% +5.2% +14.4% RYAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.2% 1.2% 3.1% AON
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.6% 6.4% 8.7% AON
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x -0.9x 4.6x HGTY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.94% — 1.12% RYAN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.1% +41.4% -17.0% HGTY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.5%/yr +9.2%/yr +4.3%/yr HGTY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.5% 33.9% 44.5% AON
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 47/100 34/100 HGTY

Percentile Scorecard

AONHGTYRYAN

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

AxisAONHGTYRYAN
Valuation 10 #107 of 119 9 #109 of 119 7 #111 of 119
Growth 41 #69 of 116 73 #32 of 116 55 #53 of 116
Profitability 71 #34 of 116 42 #68 of 116 46 #63 of 116
Financial Health 19 #96 of 118 64 #43 of 118 3 #115 of 118
Shareholder Returns 43 #62 of 108 – 62 #42 of 108
Overall 37 47 34
  • AON ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • HGTY 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

PeriodAONHGTYRYANSPY
1 month +23.7%+16.8%+20.8% -2.3%
3 months -6.8%+37.4%+4.3% -0.7%
6 months +5.9%+57.5%+53.4% +4.8%
Year to date -5.5%+18.0%-11.9% +10.3%
1 year -2.1%+41.4%-17.0% +10.3%
3 years +3.1%+104.6%+2.7% +73.0%
3 years, per year +1.0%+27.0%+0.9% +20.1%
5 years +13.1%+55.5%+23.4% +61.9%
5 years, per year +2.5%+9.2%+4.3% +10.1%
10 years +210.0%—— +258.6%
10 years, per year +12.0%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAONHGTYRYANSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.5%33.9%44.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.0%33.0%47.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.31-0.02-0.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.071.22-0.38 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.2%-59.7%-61.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.5%-0.6%-22.1% -3.5%
52-week high $381.11$15.95$58.38 $779.14
52-week low $269.45$9.67$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.

MultipleAONHGTYRYAN
P/E now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 10.9x 91.3xmedian 10.9x 57.5xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 1.4x 3.8xmedian 1.4x 3.6xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 7.6x 59.1xmedian 7.6x 19.8xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.7xmedian 8.6x 19.6xmedian 8.6x 23.6xmedian 8.6x
P/B now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 1.5x 8.4xmedian 1.5x 11.4xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.56median 0.61 7.26median 0.61 -13.09median 0.61

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 monthsAONHGTYRYAN
Revenue $17.68B $1.43B $3.22B
Operating income $4.65B – $477.27M
Net income $4.01B $70.03M $242.82M
Free cash flow $3.27B $278.49M $492.78M
EPS (diluted) $18.46 $0.17 $0.75
Cash & equivalents $2.02B $298.30M $140.12M
Total debt $28.04B $215.95M $3.63B
Shares (diluted) 213.00M 101.80M 131.33M
Enterprise value $49.95B $4.92B $11.51B

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
MetricAONHGTYRYAN
P/E 18.0x 91.3x 57.5x
P/FCF 21.7x 19.6x 23.6x
P/Operating cash flow 19.8x 17.7x 20.8x
P/S 4.0x 3.8x 3.6x
P/B 6.9x 8.4x 11.4x
P/Tangible book 15.0x 9.7x 13.1x
EV/EBITDA 15.1x 59.1x 19.8x
EV/EBIT 18.0x 97.0x 31.7x
EV/Revenue 4.7x 3.7x 4.7x
EV/FCF 25.6x 19.3x 30.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.4x 17.4x 27.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.56 7.26 -13.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAONHGTYRYAN
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.8% 5.2% 14.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.4% 17.1% 19.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.9% – -1.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.0% – 12.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 44.1% -31.3% 26.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.8% 125.4% 7.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 47.2% -20.6% 271.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.5% 12.6% -4.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.8% 101.6% -2.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 67.0% 21.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.4% 111.7% -3.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 118.1% 18.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAONHGTYRYAN
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 31.2% 6.3% 23.7%
Operating margin 26.3% – 14.8%
Pretax margin 28.8% 2.4% 8.8%
Net margin 22.2% 1.2% 3.1%
FCF margin 18.5% 19.4% 15.3%
Operating cash flow margin 20.2% 21.4% 17.4%
Return on equity 40.3% 10.8% 21.7%
Return on assets 6.8% 3.4% 2.1%
Return on invested capital 11.6% 6.4% 8.7%
Return on capital employed 13.6% – 9.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 4.4x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% 1.3% 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAONHGTYRYAN
Debt / assets 43.0% 10.1% 30.4%
Debt / equity 2.7x 0.3x 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x -0.9x 4.6x
Debt / FCF 8.6x 0.8x 7.4x
Liabilities / assets 84.3% 69.8% 91.5%
Equity / assets 15.7% 30.2% 8.5%
Interest coverage 6.2x – –
Current ratio 1.6x – 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.8x – 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.6x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.56 – 1.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAONHGTYRYAN
Dividend yield 0.9% – 1.1%
Net buyback yield 1.8% – 2.6%
Shareholder yield 2.8% – 3.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 16.8% – 27.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 20.6% – 13.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 9.4% – 13.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 11.7% – 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.

ConsensusAONHGTYRYAN
Forward P/E 18.4xFY2026 528.7xFY2026 19.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $18.15FY2026 $0.03FY2026 $2.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 -92.7%FY2026 +17.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.1% +1,900.0% +10.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.12BFY2026 $1.42BFY2026 $3.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.3%FY2026 -3.1%FY2026 +1.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.7% +10.5% +10.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAONHGTYRYAN
Held by institutions 90.5% 26.9% 45.6%
Institutions holding 1,256 129 369
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.1% +1.7% +5.0%
Institutions buying 604 67 198
Institutions selling 449 34 134
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.97 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.

AONHGTYRYAN
AON 1.00 0.37 0.57
HGTY 0.37 1.00 0.31
RYAN 0.57 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AON, HGTY and RYAN?

Aon (AON) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aon (AON) $70.73B, Hagerty (HGTY) $5.45B, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) $11.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, AON, HGTY and RYAN?

Aon (AON) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aon (AON) 18.0x, Hagerty (HGTY) 91.3x, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 57.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aon (AON) is cheapest (Aon (AON) 18.4x, Hagerty (HGTY) 528.7x, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 19.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aon (AON) +3.8%, Hagerty (HGTY) +5.2%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) +14.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Aon (AON) has the highest net margin (Aon (AON) 22.2%, Hagerty (HGTY) 1.2%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 3.1%). On return on invested capital, Aon (AON) leads (Aon (AON) 11.6%, Hagerty (HGTY) 6.4%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 8.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hagerty (HGTY) returned the most: Aon (AON) -2.1%, Hagerty (HGTY) +41.4%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) -17.0%. Over five years, Hagerty (HGTY) compounded fastest (Aon (AON) +2.5%/yr, Hagerty (HGTY) +9.2%/yr, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) +4.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) has the highest dividend yield: Aon (AON) 0.94%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 1.12%. Hagerty (HGTY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aon (AON) has been the steadiest (Aon (AON) 29.5%, Hagerty (HGTY) 33.9%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 44.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AON, HGTY 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, Aon (AON) 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.