Aon PLC

Company Profile

Aon PLC had its IPO on 1984-09-07 under the ticker symbol AON.

The company operates in the Financial Services sector and Insurance Brokers industry. Aon PLC has a staff strength of 50,000 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Aon PLC opened at $332.2 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $331.5 - $337, and closed at $334.99.

This is a +0.55% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 759,888 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Aon PLC have increased by +0.19%.

Aon PLC's Key Ratios

Aon PLC has a market cap of $61.86 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 89.1808 and a price to sales ratio of 5.0537.

In the last 12-months Aon PLC’s revenue was $12.48 billion with a gross profit of $5.82 billion and an EBITDA of $3.81 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures Aon PLC's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Aon PLC’s operating margin was 28.43% while its return on assets stood at 6.86% with a return of equity of 72.59%.

In Q4, Aon PLC’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -19.5% while revenue growth was a positive 1.6%.

Aon PLC’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

21.3675

Trailing PE

24.8206

PEG

1.7716

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $12.15 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 21.3675 and a PEG multiple of 1.7716. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Aon PLC’s profitability.

Aon PLC stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 5.92 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 17.7643. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 5.0537.

Aon PLC stock pays annual dividends of $2.19 per share, indicating a yield of 0.73% and a payout ratio of 16.75%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$32.70 billion

Total Liabilities

$20.31 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$-449000000.00

Capital Expenditure

$70 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

16.75%

Aon PLC ended 2024 with $32.70 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $32.70 billion while shareholder equity stood at $-529000000.00.

Aon PLC ended 2024 with $99.00 million in deferred long-term liabilities, $20.31 billion in other current liabilities, 2000000.00 in common stock, $-2772000000.00 in retained earnings and $8.29 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $690.00 million and cash and short-term investments were $1.14 billion. The company’s total short-term debt was $945,000,000 while long-term debt stood at $9.83 billion.

Aon PLC’s total current assets stands at $20.72 billion while long-term investments were $60.00 million and short-term investments were $452.00 million. Its net receivables were $3.04 billion compared to accounts payable of $18.01 billion and inventory worth $0.

In 2024, Aon PLC's operating cash flow was $-449000000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $70 million.

Comparatively, Aon PLC paid $0.17 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$334.99

52-Week High

$339.4652

52-Week Low

$244.8306

Analyst Target Price

$331.8

Aon PLC stock is currently trading at $334.99 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $339.4652 and a 52-week low of $339.4652. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $331.8.

Its 50-day moving average was $329.48 and 200-day moving average was $317.61 The short ratio stood at 1.86 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 844.2% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 8725.2% are held by institutions.