AON (AON) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Aon plc is a global professional services firm that provides a broad suite of risk, retirement and health solutions to corporations, institutions and individuals. The company operates primarily as an insurance broker and risk adviser, helping clients identify, quantify and transfer risk across property, casualty, cyber and other areas. Aon also offers reinsurance brokerage and capital market solutions that connect insurers, reinsurers and corporate buyers.

In addition to traditional brokerage activities, Aon delivers consulting and outsourcing services in areas such as human capital, benefits, and retirement plan design and administration. Its offerings include employee benefits consulting, actuarial and pension services, talent and reward consulting, and workforce analytics. The firm has invested in data, analytics and technology-enabled platforms to support underwriting, claims management and client decision-making, and it packages these capabilities into advisory services, managed solutions and software-enabled products.

Aon serves a diversified global client base across multiple industries and geographies, operating through a network of offices and affiliated professionals worldwide. The company has grown through a combination of organic expansion and strategic acquisitions to broaden its service lines and geographic reach. As a publicly traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Aon is governed by a board of directors and an executive management team that guide its strategic initiatives and client-facing operations.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $320.65 to $325.40
• 50-Day Range: $308.27 to $335.73
• 52-Week Range: $304.59 to $381.00
• Volume: 928,979 shs
• Average Volume: 1.51 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $69.36 billion
• P/E Ratio: 17.82
• Dividend Yield: 0.92%
• Price Target: $396.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

AON Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

AON scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 124th out of 880 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

AON has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.76, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 13 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

AON has a consensus price target of $396.00, representing about 21.9% upside from its current price of $324.73.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

AON has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.06%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for AON are expected to grow by 11.06% in the coming year, from $19.07 to $21.18 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of AON is 17.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.78.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of AON is 17.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.96.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

AON has a PEG Ratio of 1.72. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

AON has a P/B Ratio of 6.97. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.12% of the float of AON has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

AON has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.89, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in AON has recently decreased by 2.08%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

AON has a dividend yield of 0.92%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

AON does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of AON is 16.36%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, AON will have a dividend payout ratio of 14.07% next year. This indicates that AON will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.39

News Sentiment

AON has a news sentiment score of 0.39. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for AON this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

28 people have searched for AON on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added AON to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, AON insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.00% of the stock of AON is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

86.14% of the stock of AON is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 5/15 Dividend: 5/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 5/15 Dividend: 5/01/2026
• Last Earnings: 5/02/2026
• Dividend Payable: 5/15/2026
• Today: 5/24/2026
• AGM 2026: 6/26/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/24/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: INS - BROKERS
• Sub-Industry: Insurance Brokers
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AON
• CIK: 315293
• Web: www.aon.com
• Phone: (531) 266-6000
• Fax: 44-20-7621-1511
• Employees: 60,000
• Year Founded: 1982

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for AON: $396.00
• High Price Target: $436.00
• Low Price Target: $355.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +21.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.76
• Research Coverage: 17 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $18.22
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.82
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.03
• P/E Growth: 1.72
• Net Income: $3.70 billion
• Net Margins: 22.54%
• Pretax Margin: 28.95%
• Return on Equity: 43.50%
• Return on Assets: 7.44%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.36
• Current Ratio: 1.95
• Quick Ratio: 1.95

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $17.18 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.04
• Cash Flow: $21.74 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.94
• Book Value: $46.62 per share
• Price / Book: 6.97

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 213,580,000
• Free Float: 211,441,000
• Market Cap: $69.36 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.72