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Aon (AON) Operating Income : $3,822 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Aon Operating Income?

Aon's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $888 Mil. Its Operating Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,822 Mil.

Warning Sign:

Aon PLC has recorded a loss in operating income at least once over the past 3 years.

Operating Margin % is calculated as Operating Income divided by its Revenue. Aon's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $888 Mil. Aon's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,375 Mil. Therefore, Aon's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 26.31%.

Good Sign:

Aon PLC operating margin is expanding. Margin expansion is usually a good sign.

Aon's 5-Year average Growth Rate for Operating Margin % was 12.40% per year.

Operating Income or EBIT is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. Aon's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 9.52%. Aon's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 202.28%.


Aon Operating Income Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aon's Operating Income can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Aon Operating Income Chart

Aon Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Operating Income
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2,178.00 2,794.00 2,111.00 3,490.00 3,822.00

Aon Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Operating Income Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 842.00 1,456.00 799.00 679.00 888.00

Aon Operating Income Calculation

Operating Income, is the profit a company earned through operations. All expenses, including cash expenses such as cost of goods sold (COGS), research & development, wages, and non-cash expenses, such as depreciation, depletion and amortization, have been deducted from the sales.

Operating Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $3,822 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Aon  (NYSE:AON) Operating Income Explanation

1. Operating Income or EBIT is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition.

Aon's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

ROC % (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (Q: Sep. 2023 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=3552 * ( 1 - 16.75% )/( (30765 + 31353)/ 2 )
=2957.04/31059
=9.52 %

where

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) data.

2. Joel Greenblatt's definition of Return on Capital:

Aon's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Sep. 2023  Q: Dec. 2023
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=2932/( ( (1328 + max(-15121, 0)) + (1314 + max(257, 0)) )/ 2 )
=2932/( ( 1328 + 1571 )/ 2 )
=2932/1449.5
=202.28 %

where Working Capital is:

Working Capital(Q: Sep. 2023 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(3300 + 0 + 838) - (1944 + 282 + 17033)
=-15121

Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(3254 + 0 + 17268) - (2553 + 270 + 17442)
=257

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBIT data.

3. Operating Income is also linked to Operating Margin %:

Aon's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=888/3375
=26.31 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

4. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Operating Income growth rate using Operating Income per share data.


Be Aware

Compared with a company's EBITDA margin, Operating Margin can be manipulated by adjusting the rate of depreciation, depletion and amortization (DDA).

If a company is facing competition, its Operating Margin may decline. Often the Operating Margin declines well before the company's revenue or even profit decline. Therefore, Operating Margin is a very important indicator of whether the company is facing problems.

For instance, by 2012, Nokia (NOK)'s problems were well known and its stock had lost more than 90% of its market value since 2007. But Nokia's Operating Margin had already been in decline since 2002, although its earnings per share were still rising. Investors who paid attention to Operating Margin would have avoided this huge loss. The same can be said for Research-in-Motion (RIMM).

Therefore, Operating Margin is a very important screening filter for GuruFocus. GuruFocus's Buffett-Munger screener requires that the profit margin is either consistent or expanding. The Model Portfolio of the Buffett-Munger screener has outperformed the market every year since inception in 2009.


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Aon (AON) Business Description

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Address
James Joyce Street, Metropolitan Building, Dublin 1, IRL, D01 K0Y8
Aon is a leading global provider of insurance and reinsurance brokerage and human resource solutions. Its operations are tilted toward its brokerage operations. Headquartered in London, Aon has about 50,000 employees and operations in over 120 countries around the world.
Executives
Byron Spruell director 200 EAST RANDOLPH ST., CHICAGO IL 60601
Eric Andersen officer: CEO, Aon Benfield 200 EAST RANDOLPH ST., CHICAGO IL 60601
Sarah G Smith director C/O GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC, 200 WEST STREET, NEW YORK NY 10282
Christa Davies officer: EVP, Global Finance AON CORPORATE LAW DEPT, 200 EAST RANDOLPH ST, 8TH FL, CHICAGO IL 60601
Michael Neller officer: Principal Accounting Officer 200 EAST RANDOLPH ST., CHICAGO IL 60601
Mindy F. Simon officer: Chief Operating Officer FOUR EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 2100, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Adriana Karaboutis director C/O BIOGEN IDEC INC., 225 BINNEY ST., CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Darren Zeidel officer: General Counsel 200 EAST RANDOLPH ST., CHICAGO IL 60640
Lester B Knight director C/O AON CORP, 200 EAST RANDOLPH STREET, CHICAGO IL 60601
Jillian Slyfield officer: Chief Innovation Officer 200 E RANDOLPH ST., CHICAGO IL 60601
J Michael Losh director H.B. FULLER COMPANY, P.O. BOX 64683, ST. PAUL MN 55164-0683
James Platt officer: Chief Operating Officer THE LEADENHALL BUILDING, 122 LEADENHALL ST., LONDON X0 EC3V 4AN
John G Bruno officer: Executive Vice President, CIO
Carolyn Y Woo director 801 E. 86TH AVENUE, MERRILLVILLE IN 4641-
Anthony R Goland officer: EVP and CHRO C/O AON LAW DEPARTMENT, 200 EAST RANDOLPH ST, CHICAGO IL 60601

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