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title: "Arthur J. Gallagher Q1 revenue rises on acquisition growth"
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# Arthur J. Gallagher Q1 revenue rises on acquisition growth

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Overview

-   Insurance brokerage’s Q1 revenue rose but slightly missed analyst expectations
-   Adjusted EPS for Q1 rose to $4.47 from $3.72 yr/yr
-   Company repurchased 1.4 mln shares for $310 mln in Q1

Outlook

-   Company did not provide specific financial guidance for the current quarter or full year in its press release

Result Drivers

-   ORGANIC AND ACQUISITION GROWTH - Co said Q1 revenue growth was driven by both organic growth and acquisitions, with organic growth of 5% and strong client retention
-   TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT - Co said deeper collaboration and technology initiatives, including AI and automation, supported client service and operational improvements
-   HIGHER EXPENSE RATIOS - Co said compensation and operating expense ratios rose due to lower interest income and increased integration and technology costs Company press release:

Key Details

Metric Beat/Mis Actual Consensu

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Estimate

Q1 Slight $4.72 $4.74

Revenue Miss\* bln bln (13

Analysts

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### Q1 $4.47

Adjusted

### EPS

\*Applies to a deviation of less than 1%; not applicable for per-share numbers.

Analyst Coverage

-   The current average analyst rating on the shares is “buy” and the breakdown of recommendations is 16 “strong buy” or “buy”, 8 “hold” and no “sell” or “strong sell”
-   The average consensus recommendation for the multiline insurance & brokers peer group is “buy”
-   Wall Street’s median 12-month price target for Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is $273.78, about 29.3% above its April 29 closing price of $211.81
-   The stock recently traded at 15 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 19 three months ago For questions concerning the data in this report, contact Estimates.Support@lseg.com. For any other questions or feedback, contact . (This story was created using Reuters automation and AI based on LSEG and company data. It was checked and edited by a Reuters journalist prior to publication.)

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