Aon Plc vs Ryan Specialty Holdings Inc

Aon Plc (AON) is overvalued and Ryan Specialty Holdings Inc (RYAN) is overvalued.

Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. AON is the closer of the two: -56%, against -284% for RYAN.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Aon Plc (AON)

Book value at 2.50x, the multiple a 44.9% return on equity justifies, blended with earnings, values the shares at $183.57; the price of $286.10 is 56% above that value.

Leak Score 59/100 on 3 of 12 signals

Ryan Specialty Holdings Inc (RYAN)

Book value at 2.50x, the multiple a 17.7% return on equity justifies, blended with earnings, values the shares at $10.01; the price of $38.44 is 284% above that value.

Leak Score 0/100 on 2 of 12 signals

MetricAONRYAN
VerdictOvervaluedOvervalued
Price$286.10$38.44
Intrinsic value$183.57$10.01
Margin of safety-56%-284%
Leak Score59/100 (3/12)0/100 (2/12)
Market cap$60.7B$9.8B
Revenue growth, 5 years9.3%24.7%
Operating margin28.5%20.5%
Net margin22.3%3.1%
Return on equity44.9%17.7%
Debt to equity1.657.47
P/E15.8x56.4x
Forward P/E13.9x15.9x
P/B6.3x9.2x
Dividend yield1.1%1.3%

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