BRO vs AJG vs BWIN Stock Comparison

Brown & Brown, Arthur J. Gallagher and Baldwin Insurance Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BRO Brown & Brown, Inc.
$72.97 +18.2% 1M -17.8% 1Y
Market cap
$23.78B
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.79B
Div. yield
–
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
7 wins
AJG Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
$268.07 +16.8% 1M -5.1% 1Y
Market cap
$68.41B
P/E
43.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.75B
Div. yield
0.01%
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Brown & Brown leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Brown & Brown 7, Arthur J. Gallagher 2, Baldwin Insurance 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBROAJGBWINLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.78B $68.41B $2.97B AJG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.7x 43.6x -36.5x BRO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.0x 19.5x 14.9x BWIN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +34.2% +26.3% +7.6% BRO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.7% 10.0% -611.2% BRO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.5% 5.7% -1.5% BRO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 3.0x 28.2x BRO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.8% -5.1% +30.9% BWIN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.9%/yr +10.2%/yr -3.7%/yr AJG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.4% 32.6% 58.9% BRO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 25/100 17/100 BRO

Percentile Scorecard

BROAJGBWIN

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

AxisBROAJGBWIN
Valuation 18 #98 of 119 5 #113 of 119 3 #116 of 119
Growth 60 #48 of 117 47 #62 of 117 35 #77 of 117
Profitability 65 #42 of 117 35 #77 of 117 9 #107 of 117
Financial Health 31 #82 of 118 10 #106 of 118 4 #113 of 118
Shareholder Returns 15 #92 of 108 27 #79 of 108 37 #68 of 108
Overall 38 25 17
  • BRO ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • AJG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • BWIN ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBROAJGBWINSPY
1 month +18.2%+16.8%+0.3% -1.0%
3 months +7.8%+8.2%+20.7% +2.9%
6 months +10.7%+24.5%+27.2% +6.4%
Year to date -8.4%+3.6%+33.0% +11.4%
1 year -17.8%-5.1%+30.9% +13.1%
3 years +4.7%+15.9%+50.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +1.5%+5.1%+14.6% +21.5%
5 years +9.7%+62.3%-17.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +1.9%+10.2%-3.7% +10.9%
10 years +287.9%+447.4%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +14.5%+18.5%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBROAJGBWINSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.4%32.6%58.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.5%32.9%50.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.43-0.38-0.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.55-0.160.52 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.3%-44.9%-70.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.8%-5.1%-0.1% -2.5%
52-week high $88.77$282.49$32.00 $779.14
52-week low $54.38$192.00$16.50 $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.

MultipleBROAJGBWIN
P/E now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 10.5x 43.8xmedian 10.5x -36.5xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 1.4x 4.4xmedian 1.4x 335.2xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 8.0x 20.3xmedian 8.0x 83.6xmedian 8.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 8.4x 30.1xmedian 8.4x 102.0xmedian 8.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.5x 2.9xmedian 1.5x 3.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.77median 0.47 7.17median 0.47 -1.65median 0.47

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 monthsBROAJGBWIN
Revenue $6.79B $15.75B $13.29M
Operating income – – -$119.63M
Net income $1.21B $1.57B -$127.55M
Free cash flow $1.45B $2.29B $43.71M
EPS (diluted) $3.61 $6.07 $-0.88
Cash & equivalents $918.00M $1.39B $184.50M
Total debt $30.99B $27.42B $8.10B
Shares (diluted) 334.00M 258.70M 92.76M
Enterprise value $19.59B $62.81B $2.42B

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
MetricBROAJGBWIN
P/E 20.2x 43.8x -36.5x
P/FCF 16.7x 30.1x 102.0x
P/Operating cash flow 15.8x 28.1x 49.1x
P/S 3.5x 4.4x 335.2x
P/B 1.9x 2.9x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 5.1x -154.4x
EV/EBITDA 11.4x 20.3x 83.6x
EV/EBIT 15.9x 30.7x -56.2x
EV/Revenue 4.6x 5.1x 505.9x
EV/FCF 21.4x 35.4x 153.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.3x 33.0x 74.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.77 7.17 -1.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBROAJGBWIN
Revenue growth (1Y) 34.2% 26.3% 7.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 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) 19.2% -4.5% -331.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 12.2% 15.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.1% -3.8% -235.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 6.1% 22.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.5% 15.4% 279.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.1% 13.2% 34.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.4% 15.8% 146.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.7% 14.8% 36.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBROAJGBWIN
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 39.9% 25.2% 605.3%
Operating margin – – -900.0%
Pretax margin 22.8% 12.6% -2,082%
Net margin 17.7% 10.0% -611.2%
FCF margin 21.3% 14.5% 328.8%
Operating cash flow margin 22.4% 15.5% 682.9%
Return on equity 9.6% 6.6% -8.9%
Return on assets 4.1% 2.0% -2.2%
Return on invested capital 7.5% 5.7% -1.5%
Return on capital employed 8.8% 7.1% -2.8%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.6x -0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 1.0% 563.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBROAJGBWIN
Debt / assets 26.0% 16.5% 39.7%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.6x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 3.0x 28.2x
Debt / FCF 5.4x 5.9x 56.1x
Liabilities / assets 57.8% 71.0% 77.0%
Equity / assets 42.2% 29.0% 23.0%
Interest coverage 4.9x 4.1x –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.1x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.67 1.15 0.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBROAJGBWIN
Dividend yield 0.9% 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 1.9% 0.4% 2.8%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 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.

ConsensusBROAJGBWIN
Forward P/E 17.0xFY2026 19.5xFY2026 14.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.30FY2026 $13.76FY2026 $2.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.9%FY2026 +28.7%FY2026 +28.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.1% +13.3% +20.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.37BFY2026 $17.07BFY2026 $2.08BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.0%FY2026 +23.9%FY2026 +38.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.2% +0.7% +1.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBROAJGBWIN
Held by institutions 84.6% 93.0% 64.5%
Institutions holding 807 1,290 229
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +4.0% +0.2%
Institutions buying 438 621 112
Institutions selling 273 483 76
Buyers to sellers 1.60 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.

BROAJGBWIN
BRO 1.00 0.84 0.48
AJG 0.84 1.00 0.43
BWIN 0.48 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BRO, AJG and BWIN?

Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brown & Brown (BRO) $23.78B, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) $68.41B, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) $2.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, BRO, AJG and BWIN?

Brown & Brown (BRO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brown & Brown (BRO) 19.7x, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 43.6x, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) -36.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) is cheapest (Brown & Brown (BRO) 17.0x, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 19.5x, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) 14.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Brown & Brown (BRO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Brown & Brown (BRO) +34.2%, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) +26.3%, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) +7.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Brown & Brown (BRO) has the highest net margin (Brown & Brown (BRO) 17.7%, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 10.0%, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) -611.2%). On return on invested capital, Brown & Brown (BRO) leads (Brown & Brown (BRO) 7.5%, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 5.7%, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) -1.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) returned the most: Brown & Brown (BRO) -17.8%, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) -5.1%, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) +30.9%. Over five years, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) compounded fastest (Brown & Brown (BRO) +1.9%/yr, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) +10.2%/yr, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) -3.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brown & Brown (BRO) has been the steadiest (Brown & Brown (BRO) 32.4%, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 32.6%, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) 58.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Brown & Brown (BRO) 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.