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Arthur J. Gallagher AJG

US equityMarket cap rank #277Insurance Brokers
$227.39
−$2.25 (-0.98%)
Market open · Sep 24, 2:00 pm ET
After hours $229.64 0.00%
Open$231.85
Prev close$229.64
Day range$226.84 – $233.19
Volume707.1K
Market cap$58.28B
P/E (TTM)37.7
Dividend yield1.19%

Price chart

Daily bars for up to one year, weekly bars for the 5-year view. Averages are 50/200 trading days (10/40 weeks on the 5-year view).

AJG at a glance

Shares of Arthur J. Gallagher are down 0.98% at $227.39. The company is worth $58.28B, number 277 out of 300 on our list.

Over the past 52 weeks it has traded between $189.61 and $309.90, so it sits 26.6% below the top of that range. Holders are behind 24.5% over twelve months, but up 3.3% across the last three months.

On the chart it has slipped under both the 50-day ($252.07) and 200-day ($232.27) moving averages; RSI is 34, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 32% annualized volatility.

In the quarter ended Jun 2026 the company brought in $4.00B of revenue, up 24.2% from a year earlier, with $324.00M of net profit (a 10.0% margin).

Buyers are paying 37.7 times trailing earnings, 13% below its five-year average of 43.4.

19 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $293.24, sits 29.0% over where the stock trades.

This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

Arthur J. Gallagher: the business

Arthur J. Gallagher is an insurance broker that places coverage for businesses and also offers risk consulting and claims handling. It has grown mostly through acquisitions.

What tends to move it. Commercial insurance pricing lifts its commissions when premiums rise. Investors also track how well it integrates the smaller brokers it buys.

Written by hand by the BeStock desk and revised when a business changes. See how we work. Spot something out of date? Tell us.

Performance

Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes

1 day
-1.0%
1 week
-6.7%
1 month
-16.2%
3 months
+3.3%
6 months
+5.8%
Year to date
-11.3%
1 year
-24.5%
Day range
$226.84$233.19
52-week range
$189.61$309.90

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readStrong downtrend

1 bullish · 6 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average-9.2%Bearish
Price vs 50-day average-9.8%Bearish
Price vs 200-day average-2.1%Bearish
50-day vs 200-day50d above 200dBullish
RSI (14)34.1Bearish
MACD (12,26,9)-5.56Bearish
Bollinger band position2%Bearish

Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.

Key statistics

Bid / Ask$227.34 / $227.59
Average price today$228.33
Volume707.1KAvg (90d) 1.56M
Turnover$161.45M
Turnover rate0.28%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio0.69vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude2.76%
Market cap$58.28B
Float market cap$57.65B
Shares outstanding253.52M
EPS (TTM)$5.74
P/E (TTM)37.71
P/B2.46
Book value / share$92.54
Earnings yield0.07%
Dividend (TTM)$2.70 / shareYield 1.19%
Net profit (TTM)$1.47B
Net assets$23.72B
30-day volatility32.4%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)2.94%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-37.8%-25.9% from 1y peak

Quote as of Sep 24, 2026 2:00 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.

How AJG ranks on BeStock

Market value#277 of 300
P/E (cheapest = 1)#210 of 283
Dividend yield#160 of 244
Closeness to 52-week high#252 of 300
Dollar volume today#213 of 300

Ranks are among the 300 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A row is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.

Latest reported quarter: Q2, ended Jun 2026

Revenue$4.00B+24.2% YoY
Operating profit$588.00M-6.1% YoY
Net profit$324.00M-12.0% YoY
Diluted EPS$1.25-10.7% YoY
Free cash flow-$41.00M+91.2% YoY
Operating cash flow$10.00M

Revenue, last 8 quarters

$2.8BSep '24$2.7BDec '24$3.7BMar '25$3.2BJun '25$3.4BSep '25$3.6BDec '25$4.8BMar '26$4.0BJun '26

Net profit, last 8 quarters

$314.1MSep '24$258.8MDec '24$709.0MMar '25$368.0MJun '25$273.6MSep '25$154.3MDec '25$823.0MMar '26$324.0MJun '26

Profitability & balance sheet

Gross margin41.9%
Operating margin17.1%
Net margin10.0%
Return on equity6.7%
Return on assets1.9%
Return on invested capital5.6%
Current ratio1.05
Liabilities / assets71.0%
Cash & investments$1.39B
Total debt$14.11B
Net cash (debt)-$12.72B
Free cash flow / sales14.5%

Where the revenue comes from

Quarter 2026/Q2

By business line

  • Brokerage$3.50B 87.5%
  • Risk Management$501.00M 12.5%
Average move on report day±2.1%last 16 reports
Closed higher6 of 1638% of the time
Best reaction+6.2%
Worst reaction-4.8%

Stock move on the day after each report

-1.6%2024/Q3+0.9%2024/Q4+4.2%2025/Q1-1.1%2025/Q2-4.8%2025/Q3+1.4%2025/Q4+0.8%2026/Q1-2.7%2026/Q2

"Implied move" is the size of move the options market was pricing ahead of the report. Move is the stock’s change on the first session after the release.

Valuation

Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history

Valuation detail →
Price / earnings39.9x
CheapRich

Around its usual level · 43rd percentile, 5-year average 43.4x

#2356 of 2977 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book2.6x
CheapRich

Near the bottom of its 5-year range · 8th percentile, 5-year average 4.1x

#3335 of 5304 stocks by PB (1 = cheapest)

Price / sales3.9x
CheapRich

Near the bottom of its 5-year range · 7th percentile, 5-year average 5.1x

#3489 of 5143 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

30x40x50x60xSep '21Mar '24Sep '26

Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.

Morningstar fair value estimate

Fair value$253.00
Price vs. fair value-10.1%Trading below the estimate
Star rating★★★☆☆
Economic moatNarrow
UncertaintyMedium

Analyst view

All ratings →
ConsensusBuy
Analysts19
Average target$293.24+29.0% vs. price
  • Buy 79%
  • Hold 21%
Low $265.00Now $227.39Avg $293.24High $388.00

Latest rating actions

  • 19 Aug 2026Morgan StanleyBUY · PT $290.00
  • 14 Aug 2026Argus ResearchBUY · PT $300.00
  • 10 Aug 2026Morgan StanleyBUY · PT $270.00
  • 4 Aug 2026CitiBUY · PT $285.00
  • 3 Aug 2026Wells FargoBUY · PT $296.00

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Ownership detail →
Institutional ownership94.4%-0.11 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding1,468-8 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)21 buys / 13 sellsNet buying
Short interest2.61% of floatDays to cover 5.1 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share29.7%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

18%25%31%38%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$16.28M (7 inflow days, 13 outflow days).

Dividends

Dividend yield (TTM)1.19%
Last dividend$0.70Ex-date 8 Sep 2026
Next-to-last$0.70
Payments on file40

Dividends paid per share, by year

1.6420181.7220191.8020201.9220212.0420222.2020232.4020242.602025

Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout grew by roughly 6.8% a year.

Latest headlines

More news →
  • Arthur J. Gallagher(AJG.US) Officer Sells US$3.17 Million in Common StockMarket news · 5 Sep 2026
  • Citi Maintains Arthur J. Gallagher(AJG.US) With Buy Rating, Raises Target Price to $285Market news · 4 Aug 2026
  • Wells Fargo Maintains Arthur J. Gallagher(AJG.US) With Buy Rating, Raises Target Price to $296Market news · 3 Aug 2026
  • UBS Maintains Arthur J. Gallagher(AJG.US) With Buy Rating, Raises Target Price to $299Market news · 3 Aug 2026
  • Arthur J. Gallagher(AJG.US) Officer Sells US$3.24 Million in Common StockMarket news · 27 Aug 2026
  • Morgan Stanley Maintains Arthur J. Gallagher(AJG.US) With Buy Rating, Raises Target Price to $290Market news · 19 Aug 2026

AJG stock: common questions

How is Arthur J. Gallagher stock doing today?

$227.39 is the latest print for AJG, a move of -0.98% against yesterday's close of $229.64. Today's low and high so far: $226.84 and $233.19.

How large is Arthur J. Gallagher by market value?

Equity value comes to $58.28B at the current price. By that measure it is number 277 of the 300 names in our coverage.

What multiple of earnings does AJG sell for?

Buyers pay 37.7 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $5.74). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 43.4, and today's level ranks in the 43rd percentile of its own history.

How far is AJG from its yearly high?

The year's floor is $189.61 and the ceiling $309.90. Shares are 26.6% away from that ceiling.

Are there dividends on Arthur J. Gallagher shares?

It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 1.19% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was September 8, 2026.

Do Wall Street analysts like AJG?

Of 19 analysts, 79% say buy, 21% hold and 0% sell. Price targets average $293.24, with the most cautious at $265.00 and the most optimistic at $388.00.

How does Arthur J. Gallagher make money?

Arthur J. Gallagher is an insurance broker that places coverage for businesses and also offers risk consulting and claims handling. It has grown mostly through acquisitions.

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