BRO vs NP vs AJG Stock Comparison

Brown & Brown, Neptune Insurance Holdings and Arthur J. Gallagher 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
4 wins
AJG Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
$259.04 +12.1% 1M -7.2% 1Y
Market cap
$66.39B
P/E
42.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.75B
Div. yield
1.06%
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Arthur J. Gallagher leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Arthur J. Gallagher 4, Brown & Brown 4, Neptune Insurance Holdings 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBRONPAJGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.40B $4.05B $66.39B AJG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.2x 90.5x 42.4x BRO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.7x 50.8x 18.8x BRO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.1% +33.8% +26.3% NP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.6% 22.7% 10.0% NP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.6% 512.4% 5.7% NP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x — 3.0x BRO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.99% 0.00% 1.06% AJG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -23.1% +15.6% -7.2% NP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.4%/yr — +9.6%/yr AJG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.9% 60.7% 32.8% AJG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 39/100 25/100 BRO

Percentile Scorecard

BRONPAJG

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

AxisBRONPAJG
Valuation 20 #96 of 119 3 #116 of 119 6 #112 of 119
Growth 63 #43 of 114 79 #25 of 114 50 #57 of 114
Profitability 64 #40 of 110 100 #1 of 110 31 #76 of 110
Financial Health 29 #78 of 110 10 #99 of 110 7 #102 of 110
Shareholder Returns 39 #65 of 106 4 #102 of 106 32 #72 of 106
Overall 43 39 25
  • BRO ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • NP ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • AJG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBRONPAJGSPY
1 month +11.0%+7.0%+12.1% -0.2%
3 months -8.3%-7.4%-2.4% +3.9%
6 months +6.9%+10.7%+21.4% +8.2%
Year to date -15.3%+1.1%+0.1% +12.9%
1 year -23.1%+15.6%-7.2% +12.3%
3 years -0.2%—+13.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year -0.1%—+4.3% +23.3%
5 years +7.3%—+57.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +1.4%—+9.6% +10.9%
10 years +268.6%—+438.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +13.9%—+18.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBRONPAJGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.9%60.7%32.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.4%56.0%33.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.450.12-0.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.700.26-0.22 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.3%-43.8%-44.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.1%-15.9%-7.2% -1.2%
52-week high $87.76$35.05$279.00 $779.14
52-week low $54.38$17.14$192.00 $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.

MultipleBRONPAJG
P/E now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 10.5x 90.5xmedian 10.5x 42.4xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 1.4x 20.5xmedian 1.4x 4.2xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 7.6x —median 7.6x 19.7xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 8.5x 49.3xmedian 8.5x 29.1xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.5x -19.1xmedian 1.5x 2.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.58median 0.53 —median 0.53 6.93median 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 monthsBRONPAJG
Revenue $6.91B $197.00M $15.75B
Operating income – $81.30M –
Net income $1.23B $44.74M $1.57B
Free cash flow $1.49B $82.04M $2.29B
EPS (diluted) $3.69 $0.31 $6.07
Cash & equivalents $1.10B $17.43M $1.39B
Total debt $7.76B $922.00M $13.48B
Shares (diluted) 330.00M 146.39M 258.70M
Enterprise value $18.31B $3.99B $60.83B

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
MetricBRONPAJG
P/E 18.2x 90.5x 42.4x
P/FCF 15.1x 49.3x 29.1x
P/Operating cash flow 14.1x 49.3x 27.1x
P/S 3.2x 20.5x 4.2x
P/B 1.8x -19.1x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 2.8x -19.1x 4.9x
EV/EBITDA 10.6x – 19.7x
EV/EBIT 14.9x 52.2x 29.8x
EV/Revenue 4.2x 21.5x 5.0x
EV/FCF 19.5x 51.7x 34.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.3x 51.7x 32.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.58 – 6.93

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBRONPAJG
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.1% 33.8% 26.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.7% – 19.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 7.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 21.5% 0.1% -4.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.9% – 12.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 22.7% 197.9% -3.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.6% – 6.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.9% 53.1% 15.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.2% – 13.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.5% 53.1% 15.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.1% – 14.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBRONPAJG
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 39.6% – 25.2%
Operating margin – 41.3% –
Pretax margin 22.5% 34.1% 12.6%
Net margin 17.6% 22.7% 10.0%
FCF margin 21.5% 41.6% 14.5%
Operating cash flow margin 22.9% 41.6% 15.5%
Return on equity 9.7% – 6.6%
Return on assets 4.1% 43.4% 2.0%
Return on invested capital 7.6% 512.4% 5.7%
Return on capital employed 8.7% 3,191% 7.1%
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.9x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.8x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 16.2% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBRONPAJG
Debt / assets 26.3% 206.9% 16.5%
Debt / equity 0.6x -1.0x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x – 3.0x
Debt / FCF 5.2x 2.6x 5.9x
Liabilities / assets 57.2% 303.6% 71.0%
Equity / assets 42.8% -203.6% 29.0%
Interest coverage 4.9x 5.4x 4.1x
Current ratio 1.1x 0.9x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.66 5.68 1.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBRONPAJG
Dividend yield 1.0% – 1.1%
Net buyback yield 3.6% 0.0% 0.4%
Shareholder yield 4.6% 0.0% 1.5%
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.

ConsensusBRONPAJG
Forward P/E 15.7xFY2026 50.8xFY2026 18.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.30FY2026 $0.58FY2026 $13.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.9%FY2026 +41.5%FY2026 +28.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.8% +25.9% +13.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.37BFY2026 $195.39MFY2026 $17.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.0%FY2026 +22.5%FY2026 +23.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.2% +18.6% +0.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBRONPAJG
Held by institutions 84.6% 71.7% 93.0%
Institutions holding 807 136 1,290
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +3.3% +4.0%
Institutions buying 438 105 621
Institutions selling 273 24 483
Buyers to sellers 1.60 4.38 1.29

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.

BRONPAJG
BRO 1.00 0.26 0.83
NP 0.26 1.00 0.33
AJG 0.83 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BRO, NP and AJG?

Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brown & Brown (BRO) $22.40B, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) $4.05B, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) $66.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, BRO, NP and AJG?

Brown & Brown (BRO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brown & Brown (BRO) 18.2x, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 90.5x, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 42.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brown & Brown (BRO) is cheapest (Brown & Brown (BRO) 15.7x, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 50.8x, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 18.8x). 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: Brown & Brown (BRO) +26.1%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) +33.8%, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) +26.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) has the highest net margin (Brown & Brown (BRO) 17.6%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 22.7%, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 10.0%). On return on invested capital, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) leads (Brown & Brown (BRO) 7.6%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 512.4%, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 5.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) returned the most: Brown & Brown (BRO) -23.1%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) +15.6%, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) -7.2%. Over five years, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) compounded fastest (Brown & Brown (BRO) +1.4%/yr, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) +9.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) has the highest dividend yield: Brown & Brown (BRO) 0.99%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 0.00%, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 1.06%. 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 (Brown & Brown (BRO) 32.9%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 60.7%, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 32.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.