Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What AJG does

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG) is a US stock in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Insurance Brokers industry, headquartered in Rolling Meadows, United States. The company, together with its subsidiaries, provides insurance and reinsurance brokerage, consulting, and third-party property/casualty claims settlement and administration services worldwide. It operates through a Brokerage segment, which offers retail and wholesale insurance brokerage, assists in placing specialized and hard-to-place insurance, and acts as a managing general agent and underwriter, and a Risk Management segment.

Key numbers explained

• 229.64 USD is the current price, representing the cost to buy one share today.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 38.1 shows how much investors pay per dollar of the company's last 12 months' earnings; a higher number can reflect growth expectations.
• The forward P/E ratio of 15.4 uses expected future earnings, offering a different view of valuation.
• Dividend yield of 1.22% is the annual dividend payment expressed as a percentage of the current share price.
• The exDividendDate of Sep 8, 2026 is the date by which you must own the stock to receive the next dividend payment.
• 45% of earnings are paid out as dividends, indicating the portion of profit returned to shareholders.
• Beta of 0.51 suggests the stock has historically been less volatile than the overall market.
• The 52-week price range of 190.75 – 313.55 shows the lowest and highest traded prices in the past year.
• Revenue growth of 30.9% year over year reflects the increase in the company's top line over the trailing 12 months.
• Profit margin of 10.4% indicates the percentage of revenue that remains as profit after all expenses.
• Operating margin of 19.2% shows profitability from core operations before interest and taxes.
• Return on equity of 6.7% measures how effectively the company generates profit from shareholders' equity.
• Debt-to-equity ratio of 59.4% compares the company's debt to its shareholders' equity, indicating financial leverage.
• Price-to-book of 2.48 compares the market price to the company's book value per share.
• Market cap of 58.87B USD is the total market value of all outstanding shares.
• Employees: 67,456 people work for the company worldwide.

Recent news

Recent headlines include a piece on Meta’s Muse app jumping to the top of the Apple Store and triggering a stock market panic, a Silver Beech investment thesis for Arthur J. Gallagher, and a report on Gallagher’s Colorado deal as part of a larger expansion strategy. Other stories cover AJG's McMillan Insurance acquisition adding to brokerage expansion and an insider sale of shares worth $252,858. One headline notes that BRO stock declined 27.1% in a year, prompting a look at what investors should do now.

What to watch

For a stock like AJG, which is part of the S&P 500, investors typically monitor insurance brokerage sector trends and the performance of peers such as Aflac (AFL), Brown & Brown (BRO), and W. R. Berkley Corporation (WRB). Broader factors include interest rate movements, which can affect insurance pricing and investment income, as well as regulatory changes in the financial services industry. Mergers and acquisitions activity, like the recent McMillan Insurance deal, can also influence growth prospects.