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MetricMRSHMARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC.AJGArthur J. Gallagher & Co.BROBROWN & BROWN, INC.RYANRYAN SPECIALTY HOLDINGS, INC.Median of the restexcluding MRSH
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$199.27▲ 8.71 (4.57%)
$270.98▲ 12.61 (4.88%)
$74.49▲ 3.96 (5.61%)
$44.49▲ 2.23 (5.28%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.7.3/108.7/108.7/107.3/108.7/10
Market value$96.65B$69.64B$25.03B$11.38B
Revenue$26.98B$13.94B$5.90B$2.99B
Profit$4.16B$1.49B$1.05B$63.4M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.10.3%20.7%22.8%21.9%21.9%
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%16.5%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.15.4%10.7%17.9%2.1%10.7%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.18.5%12.8%23.4%21.4%21.4%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.27.2%6.4%8.4%9.8%8.4%
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%10.2%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.23.23x46.61x23.75x179.51x46.61x
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——28.76x28.76x
Price to book6.31x2.99x1.99x17.56x2.99x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.2.83x2.03x1.39x14.37x2.03x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.7/86/84/85/75.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.n/a for banksn/a for banksn/a for banksn/a for banks

How MRSH compares with the others

  • MRSH's operating margin of 23.1% is higher than the other company selected (16.5%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: 10.3% against 21.9%.
  • It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 23.2x against 46.6x.
  • Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 2.8x against 2.0x.

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