Compare Stocks: AJG vs. MRSH

Market Snapshot

Current market context for the selected companies.

AJG

$269.62

Market Cap $67.63B

Sector Financials

Industry Insurance Brokers

Data through 2026-08-24

MRSH

$193.85

Market Cap $91.63B

Sector Financials

Industry Insurance Brokers

Data through 2026-08-24

Key Differences

A differences-first view of the selected companies using the same data shown in the comparison tables below.

6M Performance

AJG has the stronger six-month price performance (+25.8% vs +9.5% for MRSH).

Revenue Growth

AJG currently shows the faster revenue growth rate (30.9% vs 6.2% for MRSH).

Operating Margin

MRSH currently shows the higher operating margin (26.3% vs 19.2% for AJG).

Forward P / E

MRSH currently trades at the lower forward earnings multiple (16.8x vs 17.7x for AJG).

Performance

Absolute returns and relative performance versus SPY.

Metric	AJG	MRSH
1 Month	+8.8%	+7.3%
1 Month vs SPY	+5.4%	+3.9%
3 Months	+31.7%	+18.1%
3 Months vs SPY	+29.2%	+15.7%
6 Months	+25.8%	+9.5%
6 Months vs SPY	+13.8%	-2.4%
1 Year	-11.7%	-8.2%
1 Year vs SPY	-31.9%	-28.4%
2 Years	-5.9%	-13.1%
2 Years vs SPY	-42.4%	-49.7%

Growth & Profitability

Operating growth, margins and capital efficiency.

Metric	AJG	MRSH
Revenue Growth	30.9%	6.2%
Earnings Growth	-10.7%	7.3%
Gross Margin	43.2% · Context	44.0% · Context
Operating Margin	19.2% · Context	26.3% · Context
Net Margin	10.4% · Context	14.2% · Context
Return on Equity	6.7% · Context	25.9% · Context
Return on Assets	2.3% · Context	7.2% · Context

Valuation

Common valuation multiples shown side by side.

Metric	AJG	MRSH
P / E	43.1 · Context	23.2 · Context
Forward P / E	17.7 · Context	16.8 · Context
P / S	4.4 · Context	3.2 · Context
P / B	2.8 · Context	6.0 · Context
EV / Sales	N/A	N/A
EV / EBIT	N/A	N/A
P / FCF	N/A	N/A
FCF Yield	N/A	N/A

Cash Flow & Balance Sheet

Cash generation and leverage context.

Metric	AJG	MRSH
Free Cash Flow	N/A	N/A
Operating Cash Flow	N/A	N/A
Debt / Equity	N/A	N/A

Earnings Outlook

Upcoming earnings expectations when available.

Metric	AJG	MRSH
Next Earnings	2026-10-29	2026-10-15
EPS Estimate	3.06	1.98
Revenue Estimate	4.02B	6.66B
EPS Growth	+32.0%	+6.8%
Revenue Growth	+20.7%	+4.9%
Analyst Coverage	20	22