A Preview Of Aon's Earnings

On Friday, July 31, Aon AON will release its latest earnings report. Here is Benzinga's outlook for the company.

Earnings and Revenue

Sell-side analysts expect Aon's EPS to be near $1.93 on sales of $2.55 billion. In the same quarter last year, Aon posted EPS of $1.87 on sales of $2.61 billion. If the company were to report in-line earnings when it publishes results Friday, quarterly profit would be up 3.21%. Sales would have fallen 22.73% from the same quarter last year. Aon's reported EPS has stacked up against analyst estimates in the past like this:

Stock Performance

For a full 12 months, the return has risen by 7.27%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders are probably relaxed going into this earnings release. Long-term shareholders are already enjoying 12-month gains prior to the announcement.

Don't be surprised to see the stock move on comments made during its conference call. Aon is scheduled to hold the call at 08:30:00 ET and can be accessed here: https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/2400647/CCDB827AA9E237ABF1514F667832EB3E