AON vs RYAN vs ERIE Stock Comparison

Aon, Ryan Specialty Holdings and Erie Indemnity Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AON Aon plc
$315.62 +16.0% 1M -4.3% 1Y
Market cap
$67.40B
P/E
17.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.68B
Div. yield
0.01%
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
8 wins
ERIE Erie Indemnity Co
$246.39 +11.0% 1M -23.1% 1Y
Market cap
$11.51B
P/E
20.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.12B
Div. yield
0.02%
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Aon leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Aon 8, Erie Indemnity 3, Ryan Specialty Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAONRYANERIELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $67.40B $5.38B $11.51B AON
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.1x 54.3x 20.0x AON
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.4x 18.5x 20.6x AON
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.8% +14.4% +3.7% RYAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.2% 3.1% 14.0% AON
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.6% 8.7% — AON
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 4.6x — AON
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% 0.02% ERIE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.3% -18.0% -23.1% AON
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.3%/yr +2.4%/yr +3.7%/yr ERIE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.4% 45.0% 38.6% AON
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 35/100 50/100 ERIE

Percentile Scorecard

AONRYANERIE

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

AxisAONRYANERIE
Valuation 11 #106 of 119 6 #112 of 119 15 #101 of 119
Growth 41 #67 of 113 58 #48 of 113 36 #73 of 113
Profitability 79 #23 of 107 49 #55 of 107 86 #16 of 107
Financial Health 23 #83 of 107 3 #104 of 107 82 #20 of 107
Shareholder Returns 46 #57 of 105 62 #41 of 105 32 #72 of 105
Overall 40 35 50
  • AON ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • RYAN ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • ERIE ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAONRYANERIESPY
1 month +16.0%+11.7%+11.0% +0.9%
3 months -16.3%-8.3%-0.9% +5.9%
6 months -2.1%+20.9%+12.1% +8.5%
Year to date -10.6%-17.5%-14.0% +13.3%
1 year -4.3%-18.0%-23.1% +12.4%
3 years +2.8%-5.8%-9.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +0.9%-2.0%-3.4% +23.5%
5 years -1.3%+12.8%+19.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year -0.3%+2.4%+3.7% +11.0%
10 years +183.6%—+143.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year +11.0%—+9.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAONRYANERIESPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.4%45.0%38.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.0%47.2%40.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.29-0.33-0.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.15-0.40-0.60 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.2%-61.3%-62.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.2%-27.0%-23.1% -0.9%
52-week high $381.11$58.38$320.34 $779.14
52-week low $269.45$29.39$207.24 $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.

MultipleAONRYANERIE
P/E now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 10.9x 53.9xmedian 10.9x 19.7xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.4x 3.4xmedian 1.4x 2.8xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 7.5x 18.9xmedian 7.5x —median 7.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 8.5x 22.1xmedian 8.5x 20.6xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 1.5x 10.7xmedian 1.5x 4.6xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.48median 0.59 -12.27median 0.59 1.11median 0.59

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 monthsAONRYANERIE
Revenue $17.68B $3.22B $4.12B
Operating income $4.65B $477.27M $737.55M
Net income $4.01B $242.82M $577.00M
Free cash flow $3.27B $492.78M $553.08M
EPS (diluted) $18.46 $0.75 $226,987.02
Cash & equivalents $2.02B $140.12M $282.90M
Total debt $28.04B $3.63B –
Shares (diluted) 213.00M 131.33M 2.54K
Enterprise value $46.60B $4.75B $9.84B

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
MetricAONRYANERIE
P/E 17.0x 53.9x 19.7x
P/FCF 20.5x 22.1x 20.6x
P/Operating cash flow 18.7x 19.5x 16.3x
P/S 3.8x 3.4x 2.8x
P/B 6.6x 10.7x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 14.2x 12.3x 4.6x
EV/EBITDA 14.4x 18.9x –
EV/EBIT 17.1x 30.1x 15.0x
EV/Revenue 4.5x 4.5x 2.7x
EV/FCF 24.4x 29.2x 20.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.3x 25.8x 15.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.48 -12.27 1.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAONRYANERIE
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.8% 14.4% 3.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.4% 19.4% 10.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.9% -1.0% 5.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 12.7% 19.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 44.1% 26.8% -7.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.8% 7.5% 17.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 47.2% 271.3% -7.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.5% -4.4% 17.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.8% -2.2% 1.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 21.0% 16.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.4% -3.3% -1.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 18.7% 15.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAONRYANERIE
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 31.2% 23.7% –
Operating margin 26.3% 14.8% 17.9%
Pretax margin 28.8% 8.8% 17.8%
Net margin 22.2% 3.1% 14.0%
FCF margin 18.5% 15.3% 13.4%
Operating cash flow margin 20.2% 17.4% 16.9%
Return on equity 40.3% 21.7% 23.9%
Return on assets 6.8% 2.1% 16.6%
Return on invested capital 11.6% 8.7% –
Return on capital employed 13.6% 9.9% 29.5%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 2.3x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% 2.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAONRYANERIE
Debt / assets 43.0% 30.4% –
Debt / equity 2.7x 3.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 4.6x –
Debt / FCF 8.6x 7.4x –
Liabilities / assets 84.3% 91.5% 30.6%
Equity / assets 15.7% 8.5% 69.4%
Interest coverage 6.2x – –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.0x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.1x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.52 1.01 9.63

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAONRYANERIE
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.2% 2.4%
Net buyback yield 1.9% 2.8% –
Shareholder yield 2.9% 4.0% 2.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 16.8% 27.0% 45.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 20.6% 13.3% 47.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 9.4% 13.6% 7.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 11.7% 65.1% 7.1%

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.

ConsensusAONRYANERIE
Forward P/E 17.4xFY2026 18.5xFY2026 20.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $18.15FY2026 $2.31FY2026 $11.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 +17.9%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.1% +10.8% +33.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.12BFY2026 $3.10BFY2026 $4.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.3%FY2026 +1.6%FY2026 +0.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.7% +10.4% +11.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAONRYANERIE
Held by institutions 90.5% 95.9% 45.2%
Institutions holding 1,254 369 438
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.1% +5.0% +4.5%
Institutions buying 603 198 272
Institutions selling 448 134 112
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.48 2.43

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.

AONRYANERIE
AON 1.00 0.58 0.53
RYAN 0.58 1.00 0.51
ERIE 0.53 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AON, RYAN and ERIE?

Aon (AON) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aon (AON) $67.40B, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) $5.38B, Erie Indemnity (ERIE) $11.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, AON, RYAN and ERIE?

Aon (AON) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aon (AON) 17.1x, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 54.3x, Erie Indemnity (ERIE) 20.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aon (AON) is cheapest (Aon (AON) 17.4x, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 18.5x, Erie Indemnity (ERIE) 20.6x). 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%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) +14.4%, Erie Indemnity (ERIE) +3.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Aon (AON) has the highest net margin (Aon (AON) 22.2%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 3.1%, Erie Indemnity (ERIE) 14.0%). On return on invested capital, Aon (AON) leads (Aon (AON) 11.6%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 8.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Aon (AON) returned the most: Aon (AON) -4.3%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) -18.0%, Erie Indemnity (ERIE) -23.1%. Over five years, Erie Indemnity (ERIE) compounded fastest (Aon (AON) -0.3%/yr, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) +2.4%/yr, Erie Indemnity (ERIE) +3.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Erie Indemnity (ERIE) has the highest dividend yield: Aon (AON) 0.01%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 0.01%, Erie Indemnity (ERIE) 0.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aon (AON) has been the steadiest (Aon (AON) 29.4%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 45.0%, Erie Indemnity (ERIE) 38.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AON, RYAN and ERIE?

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 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.