BRO vs AON vs MAAS Stock Comparison

Brown & Brown, Aon and Maase Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BRO Brown & Brown, Inc.
$67.52 +11.0% 1M -23.1% 1Y
Market cap
$22.40B
P/E
18.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.91B
Div. yield
0.99%
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
5 wins
AON Aon plc
$302.39 +8.8% 1M -10.2% 1Y
Market cap
$64.14B
P/E
16.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.58B
Div. yield
1.03%
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
6 wins
MAAS Maase Inc.
$12.04 -21.7% 1M +216.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.32B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Aon leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Aon 6, Brown & Brown 5, Maase 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBROAONMAASLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.40B $64.14B $5.32B AON
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.2x 16.5x -127.3x AON
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.7x 16.7x — BRO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.1% +4.9% — BRO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.6% 22.3% — AON
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.6% 14.8% — AON
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 2.5x — BRO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.99% 1.03% — AON
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -23.1% -10.2% +216.8% MAAS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.4%/yr -1.2%/yr -49.5%/yr BRO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.9% 29.2% 106.9% AON
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 41/100 — BRO

Percentile Scorecard

BROAONMAAS

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

AxisBROAONMAAS
Valuation 20 #96 of 119 11 #106 of 119 0 #119 of 119
Growth 63 #43 of 114 46 #62 of 114 –
Profitability 64 #40 of 110 86 #16 of 110 –
Financial Health 29 #78 of 110 5 #105 of 110 89 #13 of 110
Shareholder Returns 39 #65 of 106 57 #46 of 106 –
Overall 43 41 –
  • BRO ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • AON ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • MAAS ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBROAONMAASSPY
1 month +11.0%+8.8%-21.7% -0.2%
3 months -8.3%-20.7%-29.6% +3.9%
6 months +6.9%-6.0%+13.4% +8.2%
Year to date -15.3%-14.3%+123.0% +12.9%
1 year -23.1%-10.2%+216.8% +12.3%
3 years -0.2%-1.5%-96.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year -0.1%-0.5%-67.8% +23.3%
5 years +7.3%-5.8%-96.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +1.4%-1.2%-49.5% +10.9%
10 years +268.6%+178.9%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +13.9%+10.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBROAONMAASSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.9%29.2%106.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.4%31.0%104.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.45-0.300.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.70-0.352.03 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.3%-34.2%-99.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.1%-20.7%-43.3% -1.2%
52-week high $87.76$381.11$21.24 $779.14
52-week low $54.38$269.45$3.51 $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.

MultipleBROAONMAAS
P/E now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 10.5x 16.5xmedian 10.5x -127.3xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 1.4x 3.6xmedian 1.4x 197.0xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 7.6x 14.0xmedian 7.6x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 8.5x 19.7xmedian 8.5x -206.5xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.5x 6.6xmedian 1.5x 7.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.58median 0.53 1.35median 0.53 —median 0.53

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 monthsBROAONMAAS
Revenue $6.91B $17.58B –
Operating income – $4.65B –
Net income $1.23B $3.99B –
Free cash flow $1.49B $3.25B –
EPS (diluted) $3.69 $18.30 –
Cash & equivalents $1.10B $1.06B $5.46M
Total debt $7.76B $14.97B $11.11M
Shares (diluted) 330.00M 213.90M 295.15M
Enterprise value $18.31B $57.39B $5.31B

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
MetricBROAONMAAS
P/E 18.2x 16.5x -127.3x
P/FCF 15.1x 19.7x -206.5x
P/Operating cash flow 14.1x 18.2x –
P/S 3.2x 3.6x 197.0x
P/B 1.8x 6.6x 7.8x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 15.9x 8.0x
EV/EBITDA 10.6x 14.0x –
EV/EBIT 14.9x 16.7x –
EV/Revenue 4.2x 4.4x –
EV/FCF 19.5x 24.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 18.3x 22.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.58 1.35 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBROAONMAAS
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.1% 4.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.7% 10.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 15.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 5.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 21.5% 49.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.9% 13.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 22.7% 52.8% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 12.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.9% 12.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.2% 3.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.5% 11.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 3.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBROAONMAAS
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 39.6% 31.6% –
Operating margin – 26.5% –
Pretax margin 22.5% 28.9% –
Net margin 17.6% 22.3% –
FCF margin 21.5% 18.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 22.9% 20.1% –
Return on equity 9.7% 40.6% –
Return on assets 4.1% 7.6% –
Return on invested capital 7.6% 14.8% –
Return on capital employed 8.7% 18.5% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.9x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 2.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBROAONMAAS
Debt / assets 26.3% 28.1% 1.5%
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.5x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 2.5x –
Debt / FCF 5.2x 4.6x –
Liabilities / assets 57.2% 81.8% 6.3%
Equity / assets 42.8% 18.2% 93.7%
Interest coverage 4.9x 6.2x –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.0x 10.7x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.66 1.52 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBROAONMAAS
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 3.6% 2.4% –
Shareholder yield 4.6% 3.4% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 16.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 20.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 11.5% –

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.

ConsensusBROAONMAAS
Forward P/E 15.7xFY2026 16.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.30FY2026 $18.15FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +0.9%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +18.8% +8.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.37BFY2026 $19.12BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +25.0%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -4.2% +8.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBROAONMAAS
Held by institutions 84.6% 90.5% –
Institutions holding 807 1,254 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +3.1% –
Institutions buying 438 603 –
Institutions selling 273 448 –
Buyers to sellers 1.60 1.35 –

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.

BROAONMAAS
BRO 1.00 0.73 -0.04
AON 0.73 1.00 0.01
MAAS -0.04 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BRO, AON and MAAS?

Aon (AON) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brown & Brown (BRO) $22.40B, Aon (AON) $64.14B, Maase (MAAS) $5.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, BRO, AON and MAAS?

Aon (AON) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brown & Brown (BRO) 18.2x, Aon (AON) 16.5x, Maase (MAAS) -127.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brown & Brown (BRO) is cheapest (Brown & Brown (BRO) 15.7x, Aon (AON) 16.7x). 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) +26.1%, Aon (AON) +4.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Aon (AON) has the highest net margin (Brown & Brown (BRO) 17.6%, Aon (AON) 22.3%). On return on invested capital, Aon (AON) leads (Brown & Brown (BRO) 7.6%, Aon (AON) 14.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Maase (MAAS) returned the most: Brown & Brown (BRO) -23.1%, Aon (AON) -10.2%, Maase (MAAS) +216.8%. Over five years, Brown & Brown (BRO) compounded fastest (Brown & Brown (BRO) +1.4%/yr, Aon (AON) -1.2%/yr, Maase (MAAS) -49.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Aon (AON) has the highest dividend yield: Brown & Brown (BRO) 0.99%, Aon (AON) 1.03%. Maase (MAAS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aon (AON) has been the steadiest (Brown & Brown (BRO) 32.9%, Aon (AON) 29.2%, Maase (MAAS) 106.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BRO, AON and MAAS?

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.