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MetricBROBROWN & BROWN, INC.MRSHMARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC.AJGArthur J. Gallagher & Co.RYANRYAN SPECIALTY HOLDINGS, INC.Median of the restexcluding BRO
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$74.49▲ 3.96 (5.61%)
$199.27▲ 8.71 (4.57%)
$270.98▲ 12.61 (4.88%)
$44.49▲ 2.23 (5.28%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.8.7/107.3/108.7/107.3/107.3/10
Market value$25.03B$96.65B$69.64B$11.38B
Revenue$5.90B$26.98B$13.94B$2.99B
Profit$1.05B$4.16B$1.49B$63.4M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.22.8%10.3%20.7%21.9%20.7%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.—————
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.—23.1%—16.5%19.8%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.17.9%15.4%10.7%2.1%10.7%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.23.4%18.5%12.8%21.4%18.5%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.8.4%27.2%6.4%9.8%9.8%
Return on invested capital (approx.)Operating profit after tax against equity plus debt, less cash. Cash here excludes short-term investments, so this runs low for cash-rich companies.—14.5%—10.2%12.3%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.23.75x23.23x46.61x179.51x46.61x
EV / EBITDA (approx.)Market value plus debt less cash, against operating profit before depreciation. Cash excludes short-term investments, so this runs high for cash-rich companies.—17.25x—28.76x23.00x
Price to book1.99x6.31x2.99x17.56x6.31x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.1.39x2.83x2.03x14.37x2.83x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.4/87/86/85/76.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.n/a for banksn/a for banksn/a for banksn/a for banks

How BRO compares with the others

  • BRO's profit margin of 17.9% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (10.7%).
  • Its revenue grew faster than the median of the other companies selected: 22.8% against 20.7%.
  • It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 23.7x against 46.6x.
  • Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 1.4x against 2.8x.

Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.