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Brown & Brown (BRO) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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Brown & Brown (BRO - Free Report) reported $1.29 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 9.1%. EPS of $1.03 for the same period compares to $0.93 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.69% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.28 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.99, the EPS surprise was +4.04%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Brown & Brown performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Total Organic growth: 3.6% versus 5.7% estimated by five analysts on average.
  • Revenues- Commissions and fees: $1.25 billion compared to the $1.26 billion average estimate based on six analysts. The reported number represents a change of +8.2% year over year.
  • Revenues- Investment income: $35 million versus $18.51 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +59.1% change.
  • Revenues- Core commissions and fees: $1.2 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $1.22 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +7.7%.
  • Revenues- Profit-sharing contingent commissions: $45 million versus $41.21 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +25% change.
  • Core Commissions and Fees- Programs: $344 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $351.83 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +4.9%.
  • Core Commissions and Fees- Retail: $687 million versus $695.13 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +8% change.
  • Core Commissions and Fees- Wholesale Brokerage: $173 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $165.56 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +12.3%.
  • Total revenues- Other: $25 million versus $9.75 million estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Total revenues- Wholesale Brokerage: $182 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $172.12 million.
  • Total revenues- Programs: $381 million versus $385.14 million estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Total revenues- Retail: $697 million compared to the $711.35 million average estimate based on two analysts.

View all Key Company Metrics for Brown & Brown here>>>

Shares of Brown & Brown have returned -5.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +4.9% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.

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