NP vs BRO vs AON Stock Comparison

Neptune Insurance Holdings, Brown & Brown and Aon 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
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
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Aon leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Aon 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.

QuestionNPBROAONLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.05B $22.40B $64.14B AON
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 90.5x 18.2x 16.5x AON
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 50.8x 15.7x 16.7x BRO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.8% +26.1% +4.9% NP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.7% 17.6% 22.3% NP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 512.4% 7.6% 14.8% NP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.4x 2.5x BRO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.99% 1.03% AON
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.6% -23.1% -10.2% NP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +1.4%/yr -1.2%/yr BRO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.7% 32.9% 29.2% AON
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 43/100 41/100 BRO

Percentile Scorecard

NPBROAON

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

AxisNPBROAON
Valuation 3 #116 of 119 20 #96 of 119 11 #106 of 119
Growth 79 #25 of 114 63 #43 of 114 46 #62 of 114
Profitability 100 #1 of 110 64 #40 of 110 86 #16 of 110
Financial Health 10 #99 of 110 29 #78 of 110 5 #105 of 110
Shareholder Returns 4 #102 of 106 39 #65 of 106 57 #46 of 106
Overall 39 43 41
  • NP ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • BRO ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • AON ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNPBROAONSPY
1 month +7.0%+11.0%+8.8% -0.2%
3 months -7.4%-8.3%-20.7% +3.9%
6 months +10.7%+6.9%-6.0% +8.2%
Year to date +1.1%-15.3%-14.3% +12.9%
1 year +15.6%-23.1%-10.2% +12.3%
3 years —-0.2%-1.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year —-0.1%-0.5% +23.3%
5 years —+7.3%-5.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+1.4%-1.2% +10.9%
10 years —+268.6%+178.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+13.9%+10.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNPBROAONSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.7%32.9%29.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.0%33.4%31.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.12-0.45-0.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.26-0.70-0.35 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.8%-56.3%-34.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.9%-23.1%-20.7% -1.2%
52-week high $35.05$87.76$381.11 $779.14
52-week low $17.14$54.38$269.45 $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.

MultipleNPBROAON
P/E now vs peer median 90.5xmedian 10.5x 18.2xmedian 10.5x 16.5xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 1.4x 3.2xmedian 1.4x 3.6xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.6x 10.6xmedian 7.6x 14.0xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 49.3xmedian 8.5x 15.1xmedian 8.5x 19.7xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median -19.1xmedian 1.5x 1.8xmedian 1.5x 6.6xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.53 1.58median 0.53 1.35median 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 monthsNPBROAON
Revenue $197.00M $6.91B $17.58B
Operating income $81.30M – $4.65B
Net income $44.74M $1.23B $3.99B
Free cash flow $82.04M $1.49B $3.25B
EPS (diluted) $0.31 $3.69 $18.30
Cash & equivalents $17.43M $1.10B $1.06B
Total debt $922.00M $7.76B $14.97B
Shares (diluted) 146.39M 330.00M 213.90M
Enterprise value $3.99B $18.31B $57.39B

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
MetricNPBROAON
P/E 90.5x 18.2x 16.5x
P/FCF 49.3x 15.1x 19.7x
P/Operating cash flow 49.3x 14.1x 18.2x
P/S 20.5x 3.2x 3.6x
P/B -19.1x 1.8x 6.6x
P/Tangible book -19.1x 2.8x 15.9x
EV/EBITDA – 10.6x 14.0x
EV/EBIT 52.2x 14.9x 16.7x
EV/Revenue 21.5x 4.2x 4.4x
EV/FCF 51.7x 19.5x 24.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 51.7x 18.3x 22.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.58 1.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNPBROAON
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.8% 26.1% 4.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 18.7% 10.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.0% – 15.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 5.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.1% 21.5% 49.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 17.9% 13.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 197.9% 22.7% 52.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 11.6% 12.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 53.1% 15.9% 12.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 17.2% 3.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.1% 14.5% 11.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 17.1% 3.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNPBROAON
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 39.6% 31.6%
Operating margin 41.3% – 26.5%
Pretax margin 34.1% 22.5% 28.9%
Net margin 22.7% 17.6% 22.3%
FCF margin 41.6% 21.5% 18.5%
Operating cash flow margin 41.6% 22.9% 20.1%
Return on equity – 9.7% 40.6%
Return on assets 43.4% 4.1% 7.6%
Return on invested capital 512.4% 7.6% 14.8%
Return on capital employed 3,191% 8.7% 18.5%
Asset turnover 1.9x 0.2x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.3x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 16.2% 1.3% 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNPBROAON
Debt / assets 206.9% 26.3% 28.1%
Debt / equity -1.0x 0.6x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.4x 2.5x
Debt / FCF 2.6x 5.2x 4.6x
Liabilities / assets 303.6% 57.2% 81.8%
Equity / assets -203.6% 42.8% 18.2%
Interest coverage 5.4x 4.9x 6.2x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.1x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 5.68 1.66 1.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNPBROAON
Dividend yield – 1.0% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 3.6% 2.4%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 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.

ConsensusNPBROAON
Forward P/E 50.8xFY2026 15.7xFY2026 16.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.58FY2026 $4.30FY2026 $18.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +41.5%FY2026 +0.9%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.9% +18.8% +8.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $195.39MFY2026 $7.37BFY2026 $19.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.5%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.6% -4.2% +8.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNPBROAON
Held by institutions 71.7% 84.6% 90.5%
Institutions holding 136 807 1,254
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.3% +1.1% +3.1%
Institutions buying 105 438 603
Institutions selling 24 273 448
Buyers to sellers 4.38 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.

NPBROAON
NP 1.00 0.26 0.29
BRO 0.26 1.00 0.73
AON 0.29 0.73 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NP, BRO and AON?

Aon (AON) is the largest by market capitalisation: Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) $4.05B, Brown & Brown (BRO) $22.40B, Aon (AON) $64.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, NP, BRO and AON?

Aon (AON) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 90.5x, Brown & Brown (BRO) 18.2x, Aon (AON) 16.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brown & Brown (BRO) is cheapest (Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 50.8x, 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?

Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) +33.8%, Brown & Brown (BRO) +26.1%, Aon (AON) +4.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) has the highest net margin (Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 22.7%, Brown & Brown (BRO) 17.6%, Aon (AON) 22.3%). On return on invested capital, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) leads (Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 512.4%, Brown & Brown (BRO) 7.6%, Aon (AON) 14.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) returned the most: Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) +15.6%, Brown & Brown (BRO) -23.1%, Aon (AON) -10.2%. Over five years, Brown & Brown (BRO) compounded fastest (Brown & Brown (BRO) +1.4%/yr, Aon (AON) -1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Aon (AON) has the highest dividend yield: Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 0.00%, Brown & Brown (BRO) 0.99%, Aon (AON) 1.03%. Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aon (AON) has been the steadiest (Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 60.7%, Brown & Brown (BRO) 32.9%, Aon (AON) 29.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.