Aon plc vs Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., two Insurance Brokers stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where AON and MRSH diverge most: on dividend yield, AON reads 0.8% and MRSH reads 1.9%; on operating margin, AON reads 34.1% and MRSH reads 23.1%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What AON's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (fee-earnings basis). What MRSH's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (fee-earnings basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | AON | MRSH |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $356.58 | $178.25 |
| Market cap | $76.8B | $86.6B |
| Sector | Financial Services | Financial Services |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | 19.6 | 22.3 |
| P/B | 7.71 | 5.85 |
| P/S | 4.39 | 3.15 |
| EV/EBITDA | 18.9 | 16.8 |
| Revenue growth | +7.0% | +10.0% |
| Operating margin | 34.1% | 23.1% |
| Net margin | 15.7% | 14.3% |
| Return on equity | 27.6% | 26.5% |
| Return on assets | 5.3% | 6.7% |
| Dividend yield | 0.8% | 1.9% |
| Debt / equity | 1.47 | 1.44 |
| Current ratio | 1.07 | 1.11 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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