AON (AON) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Aon plc is a global professional services firm that helps organizations manage risk and make decisions about their people and finances. Its services include insurance brokerage, risk consulting, reinsurance solutions, employee benefits consulting and retirement and investment advisory services.

The company serves businesses and institutions across a broad range of industries and geographies. Aon was formed in 1982 as Ryan Insurance Group and adopted the Aon name in 1987. It is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, and operates internationally.

Greg Case has served as Aon’s chief executive officer since 2005. The company combines advisory services and data-driven analysis to help clients address risks and workforce-related challenges.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $335.43 to $341.15
• 50-Day Range: $269.98 to $344.87
• 52-Week Range: $266.33 to $382.34
• Volume: 92,101 shs
• Average Volume: 1.52 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $72.33 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.65
• Dividend Yield: 0.96%
• Price Target: $369.12
• Consensus Rating: Hold

AON Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

AON scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 192nd out of 852 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: 2.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

AON has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.45, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 13 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for AON is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

AON has been the subject of 20 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.44%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for AON are expected to grow by 8.44% in the coming year, from $18.49 to $20.05 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of AON is 18.56, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.43.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of AON is 18.56, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 20.48.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

AON has a PEG Ratio of 1.77. 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 7.06. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.83% 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 2.16, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in AON has recently increased by 13.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

AON has a dividend yield of 0.97%, 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 17.96%. 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 16.36% next year. This indicates that AON will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.88

News Sentiment

AON has a news sentiment score of 0.88. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 34 news articles for AON this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 10 people have searched for AON on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -58% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

10 people have added AON to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $6,549,600.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0091% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, AON insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $6,549,600.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in 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

• Last Earnings: 10/28/2026
• Record date for 11/13 Dividend: 11/02/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/13 Dividend: 11/02/2026
• Today: 11/13/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/13/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 1/29/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Insurance
• 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: $369.12
• High Price Target: $435.00
• Low Price Target: $317.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +8.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.45
• Research Coverage: 22 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $18.26
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.66
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.99
• P/E Growth: 1.77
• Net Income: $3.70 billion
• Net Margins: 22.24%
• Pretax Margin: 28.83%
• Return on Equity: 40.46%
• Return on Assets: 7.20%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.58
• Current Ratio: 4.72
• Quick Ratio: 4.72

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $17.18 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.21
• Cash Flow: $22.01 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 15.48
• Book Value: $48.06 per share
• Price / Book: 7.09

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 212,160,000
• Free Float: 210,035,000
• Market Cap: $72.27 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.63