AJG Stock — Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG)

AJG is a Stock. its distribution rate is 1.17%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.19%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 75/100 (Generally safe). Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 37.8%.

At the current 1.17% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $117 per year, or about $29.25 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is an insurance and reinsurance brokerage and consulting firm that provides services including retail and wholesale insurance placement, risk management consulting, and third-party claims settlement and administration for commercial, industrial, and nonprofit entities worldwide. The company distributes dividends on a quarterly basis at a modest current distribution rate. This business appeals to income investors seeking exposure to the insurance services sector with regular dividend payments.

AJG performance

Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 37.8%.

AJG key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

75 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.88%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/20/1984

Distribution rate

1.17%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.19%

5-year average yield

1.01

Last close

$230.45 (as of 2026-09-22)

Market cap

$59,073,783,450

Average volume

1624270.0

Last dividend

$0.70

Last ex-dividend date

09/08/2026

Last payment date

09/18/2026

Beta

0.506

Payout ratio

0.229

P/E ratio

38.22

Forward P/E

16.1812

EPS

$6.03

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.17%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (1.19%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

AJG risks and drawbacks

AJG's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 37.8%.

Who may consider AJG — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (AJG pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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