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Arthur J. Gallagher &

AJG
56
Insurance - Brokers · Financial Services
Price
$253.90
-2.03 (-0.79%)
Market Cap
$65.24B
Winston Score
56
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Share count rising — dilution

+25.6% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 207.3M (2021) → 260.3M (2025)

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is an insurance brokerage and risk management company. It helps businesses and organizations find and buy insurance — acting as the middleman between clients and insurance companies. It serves a wide range of customers, from small businesses to large corporations and public institutions, across property, casualty, employee benefits, and specialty insurance markets.

The company earns money primarily through commissions and fees paid when it places insurance policies for clients, rather than taking on insurance risk itself. It operates across the United States and internationally, with a growing presence in the UK, Australia, and Canada, making it one of the largest insurance brokers in the world. Gallagher has built a strong competitive position through an aggressive acquisition strategy, steadily buying smaller regional brokers to expand its client base and geographic reach. The main risk is that this acquisition-heavy growth model depends on continued access to affordable capital and successful integration of purchased firms.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+27.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+15.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (7%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

1.1%ownership

Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$1.4B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue accelerating

Arthur J. Gallagher & grew revenue 28% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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Quality

Gross Margin
84.9%
Premium pricing power — 84.9% gross margin
Operating Margin
25.6%
Excellent — 25.6% operating margin
ROCE
4.9%
Weak — 4.9% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY
+24.5%
Fast-growing sales (24.5% YoY)
EPS YoY
-5.4%
Earnings shrinking (-5.4% YoY)

Slight earnings drop. Typical near a cyclical low.

EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
125%
Turns 125% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
12.4%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (12.4%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.05
Conservative — low debt load (0.05)
Interest Cover
4.26x
Adequate interest coverage (4.3x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
40.5x
Pricey — P/E 40.5

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

P/E vs Forward
+23.8
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (40.5 → 16.7)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
1.22%
Small dividend — 1.22% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend Growth
+8.0%
Dividend growing modestly (8.0% YoY)

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