Brown & Brown Employee Compensation And Benefits increased by 10.7% to $907.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 32.8%, from $683.00M to $907.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Employee Compensation And Benefits shows an upward trend with a 15.7% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
An increase relative to revenue may signal rising labor costs or aggressive hiring, while a decrease could indicate improved efficiency or headcount reductions.
This represents the total cost of human capital, including salaries, bonuses, commissions, and health or retirement bene...
Standard in service industries; peers report this as 'Salaries and Benefits' or 'Personnel Costs'.
other_employee_compensation_and_benefits| Q1 '21 | Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $429.50M | $395.60M | $395.00M | $416.80M | $459.00M | $412.10M | $470.30M | $475.70M | $571.00M | $530.00M | $532.00M | $554.00M | $631.00M | $585.00M | $607.00M | $583.00M | $683.00M | $640.00M | $793.00M | $819.00M | $907.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -7.9% | -0.2% | +5.5% | +10.1% | -10.2% | +14.1% | +1.1% | +20.0% | -7.2% | +0.4% | +4.1% | +13.9% | -7.3% | +3.8% | -4.0% | +17.2% | -6.3% | +23.9% | +3.3% | +10.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +6.9% | +4.2% | +19.1% | +14.1% | +24.4% | +28.6% | +13.1% | +16.5% | +10.5% | +10.4% | +14.1% | +5.2% | +8.2% | +9.4% | +30.6% | +40.5% | +32.8% |
| Segment | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | Q2 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $614.00M |
| Specialty Distribution | — | — | — | — | — | $252.00M | $266.00M | $273.00M |
| Wholesale Brokerage | $71.00M | $77.00M | $82.00M | $86.00M | $93.00M | — | — | — |
| Total | $554.00M | $631.00M | $585.00M | $683.00M | $640.00M | $793.00M | $819.00M | $907.00M |
Wholesale Brokerage was previously reported and has since been discontinued or reclassified. Only currently active segments are shown in the chart.