Arthur J. Gallagher (Arthur J. Gallagher) Debt-to-Equity

: 0.77 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Arthur J. Gallagher's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $959 Mil. Arthur J. Gallagher's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $7,358 Mil. Arthur J. Gallagher's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $10,775 Mil. Arthur J. Gallagher's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.77.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Arthur J. Gallagher's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

AJG' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.67 Med: 0.77 Max: 0.96
Current: 0.77

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Arthur J. Gallagher was 0.96. The lowest was 0.67. And the median was 0.77.

AJG's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
84.29% of 382 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 0.245 vs AJG: 0.77

Arthur J. Gallagher Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Arthur J. Gallagher's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Arthur J. Gallagher Annual Data

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Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

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0.96

0.79

0.78

0.70

0.77

Arthur J. Gallagher Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.70	0.73	0.72	0.67	0.77

Competitive Comparison

For the Insurance Brokers subindustry, Arthur J. Gallagher's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Arthur J. Gallagher Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Arthur J. Gallagher's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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Arthur J. Gallagher Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Arthur J. Gallagher's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(959	+	7358.2)	/	10775.3
	=	0.77

Arthur J. Gallagher's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(959	+	7358.2)	/	10775.3
	=	0.77

Arthur J. Gallagher (NYSE:AJG) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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Arthur J. Gallagher (Arthur J. Gallagher) Business Description

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Address

2850 Golf Road, Rolling Meadows, IL, USA, 60008-4050

Website

https://investor.ajg.com

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co provides insurance brokerage and consulting services to middle-market entities around the world. The majority of the company's revenue comes from its brokerage segment, where it negotiates and places its customers with insurance companies that provide, among other types, property/casualty and health insurance. The company's primary source of revenue in the brokerage segment is commissioning from the insurance companies. The company also generates significant revenue in its corporate segment, which includes clean energy investment and other investment income. The company generates most of its revenue in the United States, with the remaining revenue coming primarily from Australia, Bermuda, Canada, the Caribbean, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.

Executives

Douglas K Howell	officer: Vice President and Chief	ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO., TWO PIERCE PLACE, ITASCA IL 60143
William F Ziebell	officer: VICE PRESIDENT	2 PIERCE PLACE, ITASCA IL 60143
Christopher E Mead	officer: VICE PRESIDENT	2850 GOLF ROAD, ROLLING MEADOWS IL 60008
Joel D Cavaness	officer: Vice President	2 PIERCE PLACE, ITASCA IL 60143
David S Johnson	director	C/O ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO., TWO PIERCE PLACE, ITASCA IL 60143
Walter D. Bay	officer: VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY AND	1011 ELM STREET, WINNETKA IL 60093
Richard C Cary	officer: Controller	C/O ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO., TWO PIERCE PLACE, ITASCA IL 60143
Sherry S Barrat	director	C/O NEXTERA ENERGY, INC., 700 UNIVERSE BLVD, JUNO BEACH FL 33408
Susan E Mcgrath	other: Vice President	C/O ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO., TWO PIERCE PLACE, ITASCA IL 60143
Kay W Mccurdy	director	C/O ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO., TWO PIERCE PLACE, ITASCA IL 60143
Patrick Murphy Gallagher	officer: Vice President	2850 GOLF ROAD, ROLLING MEADOWS IL 60008
Scott R Hudson	officer: CORPORATE VP	C/O ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO., TWO PIERCE PLACE, ITASCA IL 60143
William L Bax	director	TWO PIERCE PLACE, C/O ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO., ITASCA IL 60143
Mark H. Bloom	officer: Vice President	8200 JONES BRANCH DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22102
Gallagher J Patrick Jr	director, officer: President & CEO	C/O ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO., TWO PIERCE PLACE, ITASCA IL 60143