Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for AON Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• William Blair has reduced its Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for AON from $2.92 to $2.91, while the consensus full-year estimate remains at $17.21 per share.
• Analysts maintain a positive outlook for AON, with upgrades from Jefferies and Morgan Stanley, resulting in target prices ranging from $420 to $430 per share.
• AON announced a quarterly dividend of $0.745 per share, which will be paid on November 14th, reflecting a dividend yield of 0.8%.

Aon plc (NYSE:AON - Free Report) - Equities researchers at William Blair dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of AON in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, October 14th. William Blair analyst A. Klauber now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $2.91 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.92. The consensus estimate for AON's current full-year earnings is $17.21 per share.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the company. Evercore ISI raised their target price on AON from $421.00 to $427.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. Barclays reissued an "overweight" rating and set a $420.00 price objective (up previously from $401.00) on shares of AON in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Jefferies Financial Group raised AON from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their target price for the stock from $400.00 to $426.00 in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of AON from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $385.00 to $430.00 in a research note on Thursday, September 11th. Finally, Citigroup began coverage on shares of AON in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $402.00 price objective for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $420.00.

AON Stock Down 1.3%

AON stock opened at $355.78 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.52, a quick ratio of 1.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.93. AON has a 1 year low of $323.73 and a 1 year high of $412.97. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $364.09 and a 200 day simple moving average of $362.18. The firm has a market cap of $76.72 billion, a PE ratio of 29.80, a PEG ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 0.89.

AON (NYSE:AON - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 25th. The financial services provider reported $3.49 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.40 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $4.16 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.16 billion. AON had a return on equity of 50.91% and a net margin of 15.54%.The firm's revenue was up 10.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.93 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of AON

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of AON in the 1st quarter valued at $28,000. Saudi Central Bank bought a new position in AON in the first quarter valued at about $31,000. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in AON during the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in AON by 54.7% during the 1st quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 82 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares during the period. Finally, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp acquired a new position in AON during the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000. 86.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

AON Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 14th. Investors of record on Monday, November 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.745 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 3rd. This represents a $2.98 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. AON's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 24.96%.

About AON

Aon Plc engages in the provision of risk, health, and wealth solutions. It focuses on risk capital including claim management, reinsurance, risk analysis, management, retention, and transfer; and human capital involving analytics, health and benefits, investments, pensions and retirement, talent and rewards, and workplace wellbeing.

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