Aon plc (AON) closed fiscal year 2025 with 215 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 2.91 USD per share.
Aon plc (AON) closed fiscal year 2025 with 215 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 2.91 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 1.50 M shares on a net basis. Since 2008 the share count has shrunk by 29.6 %. The dividend per share was 2.91 USD, up 10.2 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 629 M USD, spread over 3 payments. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 305M | 266M | 332M | 324M | 311M | 301M | 280M | 270M | 262M | 248M | 240M | 232M | 226M | 215M | 205M | 199M | 216M | 215M |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | 0.00M | 0.00M | 66.1M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 17.4M | 0.00M |
| Shares issued (%) | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 19.89 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 8.06 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | -22.4M | -38.3M | 0.00M | -7.90M | -13.5M | -10.2M | -20.7M | -10.2M | -7.80M | -14.4M | -7.50M | -8.00M | -6.60M | -10.7M | -9.40M | -6.80M | 0.00M | -1.50M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | -7.36 % | -14.39 % | 0.00 % | -2.44 % | -4.34 % | -3.39 % | -7.39 % | -3.78 % | -2.98 % | -5.82 % | -3.12 % | -3.45 % | -2.93 % | -4.98 % | -4.58 % | -3.42 % | 0.00 % | -0.70 % |
| Net addition/reduction | -22.4M | -38.3M | 66.1M | -7.90M | -13.5M | -10.2M | -20.7M | -10.2M | -7.80M | -14.4M | -7.50M | -8.00M | -6.60M | -10.7M | -9.40M | -6.80M | 17.4M | -1.50M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | -7.36 % | -14.39 % | 19.89 % | -2.44 % | -4.34 % | -3.39 % | -7.39 % | -3.78 % | -2.98 % | -5.82 % | -3.12 % | -3.45 % | -2.93 % | -4.98 % | -4.58 % | -3.42 % | 8.06 % | -0.70 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.62 | 0.68 | 0.92 | 1.15 | 1.29 | 1.41 | 1.56 | 1.72 | 1.78 | 1.99 | 2.19 | 2.41 | 2.64 | 2.91 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | 11.70 % | 22.09 % | 24.79 % | 20.43 % | 20.54 % | 19.05 % | 19.54 % | 23.32 % | 24.71 % | 29.69 % | 33.69 % | 26.76 % | 20.92 % | 35.62 % | 17.88 % | 19.07 % | 21.18 % | 17.02 % |
| Number of payments | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 171M | 165M | 175M | 200M | 204M | 212M | 273M | 323M | 345M | 364M | 382M | 410M | 412M | 447M | 463M | 489M | 562M | 629M |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 1.34 % | 1.55 % | 1.31 % | 1.28 % | 1.12 % | 0.82 % | 0.96 % | 1.25 % | 1.15 % | 1.05 % | 1.09 % | 0.83 % | 0.86 % | 0.67 % | 0.73 % | 0.83 % | 0.73 % | 0.82 % |
Figures in USD
