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DUBLIN - Aon plc (NYSE:AON) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.745 per share on the company’s outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares. According to InvestingPro data, the company has maintained dividend payments for 46 consecutive years, with 13 straight years of dividend increases, demonstrating its strong commitment to shareholder returns.
The dividend will be payable on November 14, 2025, to shareholders of record as of November 3, 2025, according to a press release statement from the global professional services firm.
Aon, headquartered in Dublin, provides risk management, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, and human resources solutions and outsourcing services across more than 120 countries.
The company’s shares closed at $382.45 on Thursday, up 0.8% for the day. Over the past year, Aon’s stock has risen approximately 12.3%, outperforming the broader financial services sector.
The quarterly dividend remains unchanged from the previous quarter, maintaining the company’s consistent dividend payment schedule established in recent years.
In other recent news, Aon Corp announced a definitive agreement to sell the majority of NFP’s wealth business to Madison Dearborn Partners for an estimated $2.7 billion, with the transaction anticipated to close in late Q4 2025. This sale includes several advisory platforms and is expected to net Aon approximately $2.2 billion in cash after taxes. Meanwhile, Morgan Stanley has upgraded Aon from Equalweight to Overweight, boosting its price target to $430.00, citing confidence in Aon’s strategic investments that are projected to enhance organic growth starting in the latter half of 2025.
In contrast, Cantor Fitzgerald has maintained its Overweight rating but lowered its quarterly earnings estimates for Aon, citing expectations for reduced margin expansion and investment income. The firm adjusted its third-quarter 2025 operating EPS estimate from $3.26 to $3.04 and its 2026 forecast from $18.70 to $18.46. TD Cowen also lowered its price target for Aon to $419.00 while maintaining a Buy rating, basing its valuation on a sum-of-the-parts analysis of 2026 estimated adjusted earnings. Additionally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reiterated its Outperform rating with a $428.00 price target, reflecting a multiple of 22.0x the firm’s 2026 estimated operating earnings per share.
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