Aon (AON) Q1 FY2026 earnings: revenue $5.0 billion, up 6.4% on the year

Aon plc (AON) reported revenue of $5.0 billion for Q1 FY2026, the quarter ended 31 March 2026, up 6.4% on the same quarter a year earlier. Net income was $1.2 billion, up 25.6% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $5.63. The figures are the company's own, from the 10-Q it filed with the SEC on 1 May 2026.

Revenue

$5.0 billion

+6.4% on the year · +17.1% on the quarter

Q2 FY2024Q1 FY2026

Operating margin

34.1%

30.9% a year earlier

Q2 FY2024Q1 FY2026

Net income

$1.2 billion

+25.6% on the year · -28.4% on the quarter

Q2 FY2024Q1 FY2026

Diluted EPS

$5.63

+27.1% on the year · -28.0% on the quarter

Q2 FY2024Q1 FY2026

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What management said

Guidance figures: 1 raised, 3 kept.

Revenue grew 6%, organic 5%: Total revenue rose to $5.0 billion. Organic growth was 5%, currency added 4 points, and divestitures reduced growth by 3 points.
Adjusted EPS rose 14% to $6.48: Diluted EPS was $5.63, up 27%. Currency translation added $0.36 per share to adjusted EPS of $6.48.
Adjusted operating margin up 70 basis points: Adjusted operating income rose 8% to $1.97 billion, and adjusted operating margin reached 39.1%. Reported operating margin was 34.1%, up from 30.9%.

Read the earnings call summary

Income statement (profit and loss)

$ million	Q1 FY2026	Q4 FY2025	Q1 FY2025	On the quarter	On the year
Revenue	5,034	4,300	4,729	+17.1%	+6.4%
Operating income	1,715	1,208	1,461	+42.0%	+17.4%
Operating margin	34.1%	28.1%	30.9%
Interest expense	179	191	206	-6.3%	-13.1%
Pre-tax income	1,553	2,209	1,250	-29.7%	+24.2%
Income tax	314	505	268	-37.8%	+17.2%
Effective tax rate	20.2%	22.9%	21.4%
Net income	1,212	1,693	965	-28.4%	+25.6%
Net margin	24.1%	39.4%	20.4%
Diluted EPS	$5.63	$7.82	$4.43	-28.0%	+27.1%

$ million except per share.

Fourth quarters are the year less the first three quarters. 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	Q1 FY2026	Q4 FY2025	Q1 FY2025	On the quarter	On the year
Operating cash flow	430	1,397	140	-69.2%	+207.1%
Capital expenditure	67.0	74.0	56.0	-9.5%	+19.6%
Free cash flow	363	1,323	84.0	-72.6%	+332.1%
Free cash flow margin	7.2%	30.8%	1.8%
Cash from investing	999	648	-292	+54.2%
Cash from financing	-441	-3,064	-349
Share-based compensation	82.0	60.0	147	+36.7%	-44.2%
Dividends paid	162	161	147	+0.6%	+10.2%
Dividend per share	$0.74	n/a	$0.68		+10.4%
Diluted shares, weighted	215m	216m	218m	-0.5%	-1.1%
Shares outstanding at period end	214m	214m	216m	-0.3%	-1.1%

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	Q1 FY2026	Q4 FY2025	Q1 FY2025	On the quarter	On the year
Shareholders' equity	9,834	9,352	7,004	+5.2%	+40.4%
Non-controlling interest	124	107	191	+15.9%	-35.1%
Redeemable equity	22.0	89.0	79.0	-75.3%	-72.2%
Debt	13,542	15,249	16,284	-11.2%	-16.8%
Operating lease liabilities	633	641	689	-1.2%	-8.1%
Finance lease liabilities	n/a	0.0	n/a
Other liabilities	27,274	25,346	26,057	+7.6%	+4.7%
Total liabilities and equity	51,429	50,784	50,304	+1.3%	+2.2%
Fixed assets	714	702	650	+1.7%	+9.8%
Goodwill	15,925	15,797	15,697	+0.8%	+1.5%
Intangible assets	5,826	5,727	6,865	+1.7%	-15.1%
Investments	436	1,795	463	-75.7%	-5.8%
Cash and equivalents	1,178	1,195	964	-1.4%	+22.2%
Receivables	5,089	4,209	4,620	+20.9%	+10.2%
Other assets	22,261	21,359	21,045	+4.2%	+5.8%
Total assets	51,429	50,784	50,304	+1.3%	+2.2%

Questions

What was Aon's revenue in Q1 FY2026?

Aon (AON) reported revenue of $5.0 billion for Q1 FY2026, the quarter ended 31 March 2026, up 6.4% on the same quarter a year earlier.

How much did Aon earn in Q1 FY2026?

Net income for Q1 FY2026 was $1.2 billion, up 25.6% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $5.63.

When did Aon report Q1 FY2026 results?

Aon filed its 10-Q for the quarter ended 31 March 2026 with the SEC on 1 May 2026.

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 31 March 2026, filed 1 May 2026: the filing.