Aon plc Risk Capital — Compensation and benefits increased by 18.7% to $1.63B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 11.7%, from $1.46B to $1.63B. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Risk Capital — Compensation and benefits shows an upward trend with a 8.8% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
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aon_segment_risk_capital_compensation_and_benefits| Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
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| Value | $1.13B | $1.13B | $1.13B | $1.13B | $1.20B | $1.20B | $1.20B | $1.20B | $1.35B | $1.39B | $1.37B | $1.31B | $1.46B | $1.54B | $1.46B | $1.38B | $1.63B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +5.9% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +12.8% | +2.7% | -1.6% | -4.6% | +12.0% | +5.5% | -5.6% | -5.5% | +18.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +5.9% | +5.9% | +5.9% | +5.9% | +12.8% | +15.8% | +14.0% | +8.8% | +7.9% | +10.9% | +6.4% | +5.4% | +11.7% |