Aon (AON) Q3 FY2021 earnings: revenue $2.7 billion, up 13.3% on the year

Aon plc (AON) reported revenue of $2.7 billion for Q3 FY2021, the quarter ended 30 September 2021, up 13.3% on the same quarter a year earlier. Net income was -$900 million, and diluted earnings per share $-3.99. The figures are the company's own, from the 10-Q it filed with the SEC on 29 October 2021.

Revenue

$2.7 billion

+13.3% on the year · -6.4% on the quarter

Q4 FY2019Q3 FY2021

Operating margin

-29.6%

18.5% a year earlier

Q4 FY2019Q3 FY2021

Net income

-$900 million

Q4 FY2019Q3 FY2021

Diluted EPS

-$3.99

Q4 FY2019Q3 FY2021

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Income statement (profit and loss)

$ million	Q3 FY2021	Q2 FY2021	Q3 FY2020	On the quarter	On the year
Revenue	2,702	2,886	2,385	-6.4%	+13.3%
Operating income	-801	672	441
Operating margin	-29.6%	23.3%	18.5%
Interest expense	80.0	78.0	80.0	+2.6%	0.0%
Pre-tax income	-868	596	364
Income tax	23.0	203	82.0	-88.7%	-72.0%
Effective tax rate	n/a	34.1%	22.5%
Net income	-900	379	275
Net margin	-33.3%	13.1%	11.5%
Diluted EPS	-$3.99	$1.66	$1.18

$ million except per share.

Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Those four are arithmetic on the filed numbers; everything else is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and share counts are as they are.

Cash flow

$ million	Q3 FY2021	Q2 FY2021	Q3 FY2020	On the quarter	On the year
Operating cash flow	-94.0	784	804
Capital expenditure	32.0	41.0	30.0	-22.0%	+6.7%
Free cash flow	-126	743	774
Free cash flow margin	-4.7%	25.7%	32.5%
Cash from investing	-89.0	-129	177
Cash from financing	-258	-413	-942
Depreciation and amortisation	92.0	77.0	92.0	+19.5%	0.0%
Depreciation	56.0	41.0	42.0	+36.6%	+33.3%
Share-based compensation	130	85.0	67.0	+52.9%	+94.0%
Dividends paid	116	115	103	+0.9%	+12.6%
Dividend per share	$0.51	$0.51	$0.44	0.0%	+15.9%
Diluted shares, weighted	225m	228m	234m	-1.1%	-3.5%
Shares outstanding at period end	220m	226m	229m	-2.4%	-3.6%

Cash flow lines for the quarter; where the company files them year to date, the quarter is the difference between two filings.

Balance sheet

$ million	Q3 FY2021	Q2 FY2021	Q3 FY2020	On the quarter	On the year
Shareholders' equity	2,209	4,462	3,542	-50.5%	-37.6%
Non-controlling interest	90.0	105	78.0	-14.3%	+15.4%
Debt	8,250	7,272	7,251	+13.4%	+13.8%
Operating lease liabilities	817	841	910	-2.9%	-10.2%
Other liabilities	20,450	21,900	19,578	-6.6%	+4.5%
Total liabilities and equity	31,816	34,580	31,359	-8.0%	+1.5%
Fixed assets	541	585	609	-7.5%	-11.2%
Goodwill	8,547	8,659	8,462	-1.3%	+1.0%
Intangible assets	529	564	665	-6.2%	-20.5%
Investments	375	367	507	+2.2%	-26.0%
Cash and equivalents	609	1,091	821	-44.2%	-25.8%
Receivables	3,117	3,545	2,906	-12.1%	+7.3%
Other assets	18,098	19,769	17,389	-8.5%	+4.1%
Total assets	31,816	34,580	31,359	-8.0%	+1.5%

Questions

What was Aon's revenue in Q3 FY2021?

Aon (AON) reported revenue of $2.7 billion for Q3 FY2021, the quarter ended 30 September 2021, up 13.3% on the same quarter a year earlier.

How much did Aon earn in Q3 FY2021?

Net loss for Q3 FY2021 was $900 million, and the diluted loss per share $3.99.

When did Aon report Q3 FY2021 results?

Aon filed its 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 September 2021 with the SEC on 29 October 2021.

Quarterly results, the last 20 quarters

	Q4 FY2021 *	Q1 FY2022	Q2 FY2022	Q3 FY2022	Q4 FY2022 *	Q1 FY2023	Q2 FY2023	Q3 FY2023	Q4 FY2023 *	Q1 FY2024	Q2 FY2024	Q3 FY2024	Q4 FY2024 *	Q1 FY2025	Q2 FY2025	Q3 FY2025	Q4 FY2025 *	Q1 FY2026	Q2 FY2026	Q3 FY2026
Revenue	3,080	3,670	2,983	2,696	3,130	3,871	3,177	2,953	3,375	4,070	3,760	3,721	4,147	4,729	4,155	3,997	4,300	5,034	4,246	4,101
Operating income	974	1,367	700	590	1,012	1,473	842	691	779	1,465	656	623	1,091	1,461	859	816	1,208	1,715	915	809
Operating margin	32%	37%	23%	22%	32%	38%	27%	23%	23%	36%	17%	17%	26%	31%	21%	20%	28%	34%	22%	20%
Interest expense	85.0	91.0	102	103	110	111	130	119	124	144	225	213	206	206	212	206	191	179	179	206
Pre-tax income	1,036	1,304	633	510	709	1,342	658	560	609	1,424	698	449	891	1,250	703	597	2,209	1,553	724	612
Tax rate	16%	20%	19%	18%	6%	20%	13%	17%	17%	23%	23%	21%	18%	21%	16%	21%	23%	20%	22%	21%
Net income	863	1,023	501	408	657	1,050	560	456	498	1,071	524	343	716	965	579	458	1,693	1,212	551	476
Net margin	28%	28%	17%	15%	21%	27%	18%	15%	15%	26%	14%	9%	17%	20%	14%	11%	39%	24%	13%	12%
Diluted EPS	$3.88	$4.73	$2.33	$1.92	$3.14	$5.07	$2.71	$2.23	$2.47	$5.35	$2.46	$1.57	$3.28	$4.43	$2.66	$2.11	$7.82	$5.63	$2.58	$2.23
Operating cash flow	931	463	668	1,046	1,042	443	688	1,043	1,261	309	513	1,013	1,200	140	796	1,148	1,397	430	556	1,191
Capital expenditure	35.0	23.0	45.0	58.0	70.0	76.0	69.0	58.0	49.0	48.0	53.0	62.0	55.0	56.0	64.0	69.0	74.0	67.0	73.0	94.0
Free cash flow	896	440	623	988	972	367	619	985	1,212	261	460	951	1,145	84.0	732	1,079	1,323	363	483	1,097
Dividends paid	112	110	119	118	116	115	126	125	123	123	146	147	146	147	161	160	161	162	175	174
Shares outstanding	214m	212m	211m	207m	205m	204m	203m	200m	198m	217m	217m	216m	216m	216m	216m	215m	214m	214m	212m	212m
Filing	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q

Each quarter as filed, linked to its filing.

* The fourth quarter is the full year less the first three quarters, because the company files the year and not the quarter on its own. A fourth quarter's EPS, and its diluted share count where shown, are from the company's results press release for that quarter, checked against the company's filed figures or a second data source. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and the share count are as they are. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Cash flow lines filed year to date are the difference between two filings. Shares outstanding are at the period end where the balance sheet tags them, otherwise the count on the filing's cover page. A derived fourth-quarter EPS is left blank when a split in the year makes the arithmetic meaningless.

10-Q for the period ended 30 September 2021, filed 29 October 2021: the filing.