Brown & Brown, Inc.

NYSE:BRO Stock Report

Market Cap: US$26.5b

Brown & Brown Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Brown & Brown's CEO is J. Brown, appointed in Jan 2007, has a tenure of 18.25 years. total yearly compensation is $11.68M, comprised of 10.6% salary and 89.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.54% of the company’s shares, worth $408.94M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.9 years and 14.3 years respectively.

Key information

J. Brown

Chief executive officer

US$11.7m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage10.62%
CEO tenure19yrs
CEO ownership1.5%
Management average tenure5.9yrs
Board average tenure14.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Brown & Brown Q2: Softening Insurance Rates Continue

Jul 29

Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE:BRO) Just Released Its First-Quarter Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Estimates

May 01
Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE:BRO) Just Released Its First-Quarter Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Estimates

Brown & Brown: A Shield Against Market Turbulence

Mar 31

Brown & Brown, Inc.'s (NYSE:BRO) Business Is Trailing The Market But Its Shares Aren't

Jan 31
Brown & Brown, Inc.'s (NYSE:BRO) Business Is Trailing The Market But Its Shares Aren't

Brown & Brown - Why The Outperformance, And Where It Could Go 2025-2027

Jan 22

Is Now The Time To Put Brown & Brown (NYSE:BRO) On Your Watchlist?

Jan 09
Is Now The Time To Put Brown & Brown (NYSE:BRO) On Your Watchlist?

Brown & Brown's Price Is Up, But Value Isn't Much Different

Nov 05

Brown & Brown Q2: Strong Insurance Premium Growth Continues

Aug 19

Brown & Brown: Trading Near Fair Value, Hold But The Upside Is Limited (Technical Analysis)

Jul 02

Brown & Brown Insurance: A Fairly Priced Super-Compounder

Apr 12

Madison Investments - Brown & Brown: A Recession-Resistant Investment

Feb 11

Brown & Brown: Premium Rate Increases Boosting Revenue Growth; Initiate With 'Strong Buy'

Jan 27

Brown & Brown: Its Debt Maturity Profile Tells Us To Hold

Dec 06

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has J. Brown's remuneration changed compared to Brown & Brown's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2025n/an/a

US$989m

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

US$994m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

US$1b

Dec 31 2024US$12mUS$1m

US$981m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$1b

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$983m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$915m

Dec 31 2023US$10mUS$1m

US$858m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$736m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$720m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$675m

Dec 31 2022US$7mUS$1m

US$659m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$616m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$602m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$595m

Dec 31 2021US$9mUS$1m

US$574m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$572m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$562m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$523m

Dec 31 2020US$7mUS$1m

US$465m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

US$460m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$441m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$437m

Dec 31 2019US$5mUS$1m

US$399m

Compensation vs Market: J.'s total compensation ($USD11.68M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD13.45M).

Compensation vs Earnings: J.'s compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.


CEO

J. Brown (57 yo)

19yrs
Tenure
US$11,678,777
Compensation

Mr. J. Powell Brown, CPCU, is a Member of Board of Trustees at American Institute for Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters since June 15, 2022. He has been the Chief Executive Officer of Brown & Brown...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
J. Brown
CEO, President & Director19yrsUS$11.68m1.54%
$ 408.9m
R. Watts
Executive VP11.9yrsUS$4.06m0.056%
$ 14.9m
Stephen Hearn
President of Retail Segmentless than a yearUS$25.00kno data
J. Penny
Executive VP & Chief Acquisitions Officer15yrsUS$3.22m0.21%
$ 54.5m
Chris Walker
Executive Vice President & Chairman of Specialty Distribution Segment12yrsUS$4.68m0.049%
$ 12.9m
P. Brown
Executive VP & President of Retail Segment (Leave of Absence)6yrsUS$4.10m0.42%
$ 111.1m
Paul Gallagher
Principal Accounting Officer & Controller1.2yrsno data0.000060%
$ 15.9k
Kiet Tran
Chief Technology Officer3.7yrsno datano data
C. Mathis
Executive VP & Chief Legal Officer2.8yrsno data0.0017%
$ 453.2k
Jenny Goco
Director of Communicationsno datano datano data
Julie Turpin
Executive VP & Chief People Officer5.8yrsno data0.021%
$ 5.6m
Richard Knudson
Senior Vice President of Retail Segmentno datano datano data
5.9yrs
Average Tenure
56yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: BRO's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.9 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
J. Brown
CEO, President & Director18.3yrsUS$11.68m1.54%
$ 408.9m
Jaymin Patel
Independent Director3yrsUS$239.93k0.0013%
$ 349.8k
J. Brown
Chairman of the Board33yrsUS$241.65k11.08%
$ 2.9b
Theodore Hoepner
Independent Director32yrsUS$219.93k0.035%
$ 9.3m
H. Proctor
Lead Independent Director13.3yrsUS$249.93k0.013%
$ 3.5m
Lawrence Gellerstedt
Independent Director7.1yrsUS$239.93k0.0061%
$ 1.6m
Toni Jennings
Independent Director19yrsUS$219.93k0.016%
$ 4.3m
Paul Krump
Independent Director2.6yrsUS$239.93k0.0016%
$ 416.1k
Wendell Reilly
Independent Director18.3yrsUS$219.93k0.069%
$ 18.3m
Timothy R. Main
Independent Director15.3yrsUS$219.93k0.0098%
$ 2.6m
Bronislaw Masojada
Independent Director2.6yrsUS$219.93k0.0022%
$ 596.3k
James Hunt
Independent Director12.7yrsUS$219.93k0.0072%
$ 1.9m
14.3yrs
Average Tenure
66.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: BRO's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 14.3 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/01/04 14:11
End of Day Share Price 2026/01/02 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Brown & Brown, Inc. is covered by 28 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Taylor ScottBarclays
null nullBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Michael ZaremskiBMO Capital Markets Equity Research