Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. AJG
What this company does
Written from the business description in ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO.'s annual report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, filed 17 February 2026. Every sentence was checked against that document before publication.
Revenue compounded at +14.8% a year over five years — but profit grew slower: net income at +12.8%, earnings per share at +6.4%.
The share count rose from 0.19B to 0.26B over the period.
Compound annual rates per period — left blank where that exact year isn't on file, the series crosses a loss, or (per-share rows) a split falls inside the window.
Each USD of equity produced 7 cents of profit this year.
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue $B | 13.9 | 11.6 | 10.1 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Operating income $B | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | · |
| EBITDA $B | 3.0 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | · |
| Income tax $B | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.1 | −0.2 | −0.2 | −0.1 | −0.1 | −0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Net income $B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Free cash flow $B | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| EPS, diluted $ | 5.74 | 6.50 | 4.42 | 5.19 | 4.37 | 4.20 | 3.52 | 3.40 | 2.64 | 2.22 | 2.06 | 1.97 | 2.06 | 1.59 | 1.28 | 1.66 | 1.28 | 0.82 |
| Dividend / sh $ | 2.60 | 2.40 | 2.20 | 2.04 | 1.92 | 1.80 | 1.72 | 1.64 | 1.56 | 1.52 | 1.48 | 1.44 | 1.40 | 1.36 | 1.32 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.28 |
| Payout % | 45 | 36 | 49 | 39 | 43 | 42 | 48 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 72 | 74 | 68 | 105 | 101 | 77 | 99 | 153 |
| ROE % | 6.9 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 12.6 | 12.3 | 14.4 | 13.9 | 14.5 | 12.3 | 11.0 | 10.4 | 11.4 | 14.3 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 17.4 | 15.8 | 10.5 |
| Shares out B | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.16 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.10 | · |
Slide the table for earlier years · "·" marks a figure not available in our data for that year.
This company against its peers
Reconciled in 18 of 19 fiscal years. 14 checks could not be computed.