AON
Aon plc
AON trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
BAC
Bank of America Corporation
BAC has the edge over AON overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
AON Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
AON's profitability is currently strong, and its revenue is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like AON.
BAC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
BAC's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like BAC.
AON PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 17x | $333 | — |
| Current | 18x | $333 | — |
| Cheap | 23x | $423 | +27% |
| Fair | 27x | $500 | +50% |
| Expensive | 34x | $616 | +85% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
AON has the edge over BAC in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
BAC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 9.4x | $39.50 | -22% |
| Forward | 10x | $50.51 | — |
| Current | 12x | $50.51 | — |
| Fair | 13x | $53.81 | +6.5% |
| Expensive | 15x | $62.23 | +23% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BAC's PE is in its fair range at 12x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 10x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
AON Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for AON, but weaker profitability.
BAC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
BAC has the edge over AON on the outlook, with more favorable valuation and profitability expectations.
AON Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $19.21 | +5.2% |
| Q3 2026 | $18.26 | +48% |
| Q2 2026 | $18.14 | +54% |
| Q1 2026 | $18.22 | +57% |
| Q4 2025 | $17.02 | +36% |
| Q3 2025 | $12.31 | +3.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $11.77 | -6.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $11.57 | -9.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $12.49 | -0.2% |
AON earned $18.26 per share over the past year, up 48% from the year before. Its recent earnings include one-off gains.
BAC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.92 | +17% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.19 | +14% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.34 | +27% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.02 | +20% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.81 | +19% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.66 | +33% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.41 | +20% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.35 | +16% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.21 | +4.2% |
BAC's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $4.19 over the past year, up 14% from the year before, and higher year over year for eight quarters in a row.
AON Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.1B | +2.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.2B | +2.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $5B | +6.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.3B | +3.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $4B | +7.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.2B | +11% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.7B | +16% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.1B | +23% |
AON's revenue has grown year over year for 16 quarters in a row: $4.1B last quarter, up 2.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 20% | -0.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 22% | +0.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 34% | +3.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 28% | +1.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 20% | +3.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 21% | +3.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 31% | -5.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 26% | +3.2 points |
AON's operating margin was 20% last quarter, down 0.7 points from the same quarter a year ago.
BAC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $30B | +6.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $31.6B | +19% |
| Q1 2026 | $30.3B | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $31.2B | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $28.1B | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $26.5B | +4.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $27.4B | +6% |
| Q4 2024 | $25.3B | +15% |
BAC has the edge over AON on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 30% | -3.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 37% | +7.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 34% | +4.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 40% | +12 points |
| Q3 2025 | 34% | +4.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 29% | -0.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 30% | +1.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 28% | +14 points |
BAC has the edge over AON on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
AON Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.1B | +1.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $483M | -34% |
| Q1 2026 | $363M | +332% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.3B | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.1B | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $732M | +59% |
| Q1 2025 | $84M | -68% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.1B | -5.5% |
AON has the edge over BAC on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
BAC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$6.5B | -114% |
| Q2 2026 | $29B | +$38.2B |
| Q1 2026 | $41.8B | +$44B |
| Q4 2025 | -$22.9B | -189% |
| Q3 2025 | $46.9B | +$84.2B |
| Q2 2025 | -$9.1B | -150% |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.2B | +$13.4B |
| Q4 2024 | $25.9B | -21% |
BAC's free cash flow was $41.4B over the past year, down 33% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BAC.
AON Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.4% | -900K shares |
| 1 year | -1.7% | -3.7M shares |
| 3 years | +4.1% | +8.4M shares |
| 5 years | -5.5% | -12.4M shares |
| Available history | -11% | -27.6M shares |
AON has 213M diluted shares, down 1.7% from a year ago, with $1.4B in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $600M |
| Q1 2026 | $500M |
| Q4 2025 | $250M |
| Q3 2025 | $250M |
| Q2 2025 | $250M |
| Q1 2025 | $250M |
| Q4 2024 | $200M |
AON spent $1.4B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 42% from the year before.
BAC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1% | -72M shares |
| 1 year | -5.3% | -405M shares |
| 3 years | -11% | -854M shares |
| 5 years | -15% | -1.3B shares |
| Available history | -24% | -2.2B shares |
BAC has the edge over AON on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6B |
| Q2 2026 | $6B |
| Q1 2026 | $7.2B |
| Q4 2025 | $6.3B |
| Q3 2025 | $5.3B |
| Q2 2025 | $5.3B |
| Q1 2025 | $4.5B |
| Q4 2024 | $3.5B |
BAC spent $25.6B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 37% from the year before.
AON Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.4x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 3.6x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 4.2x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 4.0x | Elevated |
AON has the edge over BAC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
BAC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.4x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 6.7x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 7.1x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 7.7x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 8.3x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 8.8x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 8.6x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 9.0x | High |
BAC's net debt is about 6.4 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 8.3 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BAC.
AON Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 54.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 62.2 | Neutral |
AON's weekly RSI is 54 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 62 (neutral).
BAC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 37.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 4.9 | Oversold |
BAC's weekly RSI is 37 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 5 (oversold).
AON PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | AON | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18x | 13x | 40% above |
| PE % | 5 | 63 | 58 pts below |
AON is trading at 18x earnings, a 40% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x, though its earnings don't support one.
BAC PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | BAC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 13x | 7.5% below |
| PE % | 40 | 63 | 23 pts below |
BAC has the edge over AON on valuation relative to its sector.
AON Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $300.9 | 11% above |
| 20 week MA | $327.8 | 1.7% above |
| 50 week MA | $329.9 | 1.1% above |
| 100 week MA | $347.4 | 4% below |
| 200 week MA | $335.2 | 0.5% below |
AON has the edge over BAC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
BAC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $52.1 | 3% below |
| 20 week MA | $57.8 | 13% below |
| 50 week MA | $54.7 | 7.7% below |
| 100 week MA | $50.5 | 0% below |
| 200 week MA | $42.5 | 19% above |
BAC has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 19% above its 200-week average.
AON Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $207.5 | $210.6 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | $210.6 | $292.4 | +39% |
| 2022 | $292.4 | $300.6 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | $300.6 | $291.0 | -3.2% |
| 2024 | $291.0 | $360.4 | +24% |
| 2025 | $360.4 | $356.7 | -1% |
| 2026 YTD | $356.7 | $333.4 | -6.5% |
AON has the edge over BAC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
BAC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $35.4 | $30.0 | -15% |
| 2021 | $30.0 | $44.4 | +48% |
| 2022 | $44.4 | $32.5 | -27% |
| 2023 | $32.5 | $33.7 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | $33.7 | $44.3 | +32% |
| 2025 | $44.3 | $56.2 | +27% |
| 2026 YTD | $56.2 | $50.5 | -10% |
BAC has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's down 10% so far in 2026.