Aon plc Dividend yield

Aon plc is part of Nonlife Insurance business, which is part of Financials industry. Aon plc is a company from USA, and his stocks are publicly traded.

Aon plc paid a total dividend of 420 million USD last year, for a market value of 52,465 millions (Market Cap 52,048 millions). Dividend per share of Aon plc is 1.84 USD, and his stock market price 230.11 USD.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, Aon plc has a dividend yield of 0.80%, lower than the amount offered by both the market average and companies from USA. It is also lower than average of Financials industry. This low dividend yield might has several explanations: company overpriced, expanding their business,...

In addition, you should compare Aon plc dividend yield with other Nonlife Insurance companies or firms from USA.

Aon plc Dividend Payout

About the ability of Aon plc to maintain his current dividend of USD 1.84 per share, an amount that accounts for 0.80%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). Aon plc payout on ernings is currently 18.95%, which is lower than the market average and companies of Financials industry, which are 38.17% and 41.32% respectively. Both figures lead us to believe that there is confidence that Aon plccan maintain his current dividend.

The payout on earnings should be complemented with the payout on cash flow since it is this last amount the one which can be distributed to shareholders. Cash flow per share of Aon plc is USD 12.18 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of USD 1.84, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of Aon plc, compared againt world market average, USA companies, Financials industry and Nonlife Insurance sector companies.

Aon plc Dividend History

Year	Yield	USD	Paypout	Shares*
Present	0.80%	1.84	18.95%	228
2020	0.87%	1.84	21.85%	228
2019	0.84%	1.75	26.56%	236
2018	1.10%	1.60	16.95%	241
2017	1.07%	1.43	21.34%	250
2016	1.16%	1.32	20.59%	265
2015	1.27%	1.20	19.39%	282

*In millions

Aon plc Stock performance

Finally, last moth Aon plc showed a return of 1.10% compared to a worldwide 4.24% average, and a 4.05% of Financials firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a 39.40% versus a worldwide performance of a 53.49%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for USA and Nonlife Insurance firms.