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Arthur J. Gallagher &

AJG
55
Insurance - Brokers · Financial Services
Also trades as: 0ITL.L
Price
$263.81
+4.20 (+1.62%)
Market Cap
$67.77B
Winston Score
55
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Mixed

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)

Winston Score History

The full picture

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

+24.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

-11.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (7%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

1.1%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

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

Growth + cash flow

Arthur J. Gallagher & is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 24%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
80.9%
Premium pricing power — 80.9% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
14.7%
Healthy — 14.7% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
10.4%
Below par — 10.4% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+26.3%
Fast-growing sales (+26.3% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-9.8%
Earnings shrinking (-9.8% YoY)

Slight earnings drop. Typical near a cyclical low.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
128%
Turns 128% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
11.8%
Modest free cash flow (11.8%)

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

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.09
Conservative — low debt load (0.09)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
4.14x
Adequate interest coverage (4.1x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
43.2x
Pricey — P/E 43.2

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+23.5
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (43.2 → 19.7)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.03%
Small dividend — 1.03% yield

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

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

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