Why did Brown & Brown (BRO) stock move recently?

On 7/28/2026, Brown & Brown moved +5.7% — Brown & Brown shares rose after reporting Q2 2026 results (released after close on July 27) showing 30.4% YoY revenue growth to $1.68B and adjusted EPS of $1.07 in line with estimates; investors focused on the strong top-line expansion and in-line profits rather than a minor revenue miss. This is MarketChacha's decoded reason from filings and credible news; it is education, not buy/sell advice.

Is Brown & Brown (BRO) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Brown & Brown's valuation in context — a trailing P/E of about 20.5, a forward P/E of about 14.3, a price-to-book of about 1.8 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

Does Brown & Brown's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (1.25×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is Brown & Brown's revenue?

Brown & Brown reported revenue of $5.9B for FY2025, with net profit of $1.1B, per official filings.

What is the share price of Brown & Brown (BRO)?

Brown & Brown last traded at $68.86 (-3.8% on the day), as of 8/17/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Brown & Brown

BRO · NYSE · Financials · United States

Snapshot

TickerBRO

ExchangeNYSE

SectorFinancials

IndustryInsurance Brokers

CountryUnited States

Employees22,888

HeadquartersDaytona Beach, United States

Websitewww.bbrown.com

Filings tracked21

About Brown & Brown

Brown & Brown, Inc. markets and sells insurance products and services in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates through Retail and Specialty Distribution segments. The Retail segment provides property and casualty insurance products, employee benefits insurance products, personal insurance products, specialties insurance products, risk management strategies, loss control surveys and analysis, consulting, and claims processing services. This segment also offers non-insurance services and products through automobile and recreational vehicle dealer services businesses. It serves commercial, public and quasi-public entities, professionals, and individual customers. The Specialty Distribution segment comprises wholesale brokerage and specialty businesses. This segment offers professional liability and related package insurance products for dentistry, legal, eyecare, financial services, physicians, and real estate title professionals, as well as supplementary insurance products related to weddings, events, medical facilities, and cyber liabilities. This segment also provides public entity-related and specialty programs through a network of independent agents, as well as program management services for insurance carrier partners. In addition, the company's wholesale brokerage businesses underwrite and place excess and surplus commercial and personal lines insurance through independent agents and brokers. Its program businesses operate under the Arrowhead Programs name. The company was formerly known as Poe & Brown, Inc. and changed its name to Brown & Brown, Inc. in April 1999. Brown & Brown, Inc. was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Who owns it

Insiders13.3%
Institutions86.5%
Public & other0.2%

1,134 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.6.61%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC5.66%
FMR, LLC5.50%
Principal Financial Group, Inc.4.70%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC4.37%
State Street Corporation4.34%
Capital World Investors4.32%
First Eagle Investment Management, LLC3.50%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

Margin has compressed by about 2.6 points over the period — profitability is trending down.

Cash conversion1.25×

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend20.5% → 17.9%

Margin has compressed by about 2.6 points over the period — profitability is trending down.

Return on equity15.6%

Latest ROE of 15.6% — capital is generating a healthy return.

Growth qualityrev 18% · PAT 10%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $1.6B · EPS 0.94

Est. earnings growth +0.7%

Next fiscal year

Rev $7.3B · EPS 4.82

Est. earnings growth +7.6%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2025)

$5.9B

Net margin

17.9%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

+17.7%

Profit CAGR (2y)

+10.0%

EPS (FY2025)

3.16

Net profit (FY2025)

$1.1B

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Why it moved

Jul 28, 2026
Brown & Brown shares rose after reporting Q2 2026 results (released after close on July 27) showing 30.4% YoY revenue growth to $1.68B and adjusted EPS of $1.07 in line with estimates; investors focused on the strong top-line expansion and in-line profits rather than a minor revenue miss.
source 1 ↗source 2 ↗· confidence: high
Jul 27, 2026
BRO rose ahead of its Q2 2026 earnings release (scheduled after market close), amid positive analyst sentiment and steady earnings expectations; recent price target raises (including Mizuho) and institutional buying coverage contributed to the move.
source 1 ↗source 2 ↗source 3 ↗· confidence: medium

Daily moves with the verified reason behind them. Education only — not investment advice.

Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2025	$5.9B	$1.1B	3.16	17.9%	—
FY2024	$4.8B	$993.0M	3.46	20.7%	—
FY2023	$4.3B	$871.0M	3.05	20.5%	15.6%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q2	$1.7B	$288.0M	0.84	17.2%
2026Q1	$1.9B	$426.0M	1.06	22.4%
2025Q3	$1.6B	$227.0M	0.68	14.1%
2025Q2	$1.3B	$231.0M	0.78	18.0%
2025Q1	$1.4B	$331.0M	1.15	23.6%
2024Q3	$1.2B	$234.0M	0.81	19.7%
2024Q2	$1.2B	$257.0M	0.90	21.8%
2024Q1	$1.3B	$293.0M	1.02	23.3%
2023Q3	$1.1B	$176.0M	0.62	16.5%
2023Q2	$1.0B	$190.0M	0.67	18.1%
2023Q1	$1.1B	$236.0M	0.83	21.1%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

8-K — Executive/director change
SEC8/10/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC7/27/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC7/27/2026
8-K — Material agreement, Material financial obligation
SEC6/5/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Shareholder vote results
SEC5/7/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC4/27/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC4/27/2026
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC4/9/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Exhibits
SEC3/4/2026material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC3/2/2026material
10-K filing
SEC2/12/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC1/26/2026material

2025

10-Q filing
SEC10/28/2025
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC10/27/2025material
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC10/20/2025material
8-K/A — Exhibits
SEC10/9/2025
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC8/22/2025material
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC8/15/2025material
8-K — Completion of acquisition/disposition, Unregistered equity sale, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC8/5/2025material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC7/28/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC7/28/2025

In the news

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