Brown & Brown Specialty Distribution — Employee Compensation And Benefits increased by 2.6% to $273.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 37.2%, from $199.00M to $273.00M.
Rising costs may indicate headcount growth or higher performance-based incentives, while declining costs could signal efficiency gains or staff reductions.
The total cost of salaries, commissions, bonuses, and benefits paid to employees within the specialty distribution segme...
The primary operating expense metric for all human-capital-intensive brokerage firms.
bro_segment_specialty_distribution_employee_compensation_and_benefits| Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $177.25M | $177.25M | $177.25M | $177.25M | $193.00M | $202.00M | $199.00M | $202.00M | $252.00M | $266.00M | $273.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +8.9% | +4.7% | -1.5% | +1.5% | +24.8% | +5.6% | +2.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +8.9% | +14.0% | — | — | +30.6% | +31.7% | +37.2% |