For the quarter ended March 2026, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG Quick QuoteAJG - Free Report) reported revenue of $4.72 billion, up 28.1% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $4.47, compared to $3.67 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.43% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.65 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $4.40, the EPS surprise was +1.62%.

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 Arthur J. Gallagher performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Brokerage - Compensation expense ratio: 51.5% versus 50.6% estimated by three analysts on average.
• Risk Management Segment - Operating expense ratio: 18.4% versus 18.6% estimated by three analysts on average.
• Risk Management Segment - Compensation expense ratio: 61.8% versus the three-analyst average estimate of 58.5%.
• Brokerage - Operating expense ratio: 12.1% versus 11.1% estimated by three analysts on average.
• Revenues- Total Company- Fees: $1.21 billion versus $1.24 billion estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +23.1% change.
• Revenues- Total Company- Interest income, premium finance revenues and other income: $86 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $81.96 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -65.3%.
• Revenues- Brokerage Segment- Supplemental and contingent revenues (Supplemental revenues+Contingent revenues): $295 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $221.7 million.
• Revenues- Total Company- Commissions: $3.12 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $3.18 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +38.9%.
• Revenues- Risk Management Segment- Reimbursements: $42 million compared to the $41.3 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +7.7% year over year.
• Revenues- Risk Management Segment- Revenues before reimbursements: $428 million compared to the $404.06 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +14.6% year over year.
• Revenues- Risk Management Segment- Interest income and other income: $8 million compared to the $8.24 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -9.1% year over year.
• Total revenues- Brokerage: $4.29 billion versus $4.28 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +29.5% change.

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Shares of Arthur J. Gallagher have returned -2.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +12.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.