AON Earnings History
Aon plc (AON) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Insurance - Brokers industry, with a market capitalization near $66.40B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 60,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.71 to the broader market. Aon plc, a professional services firm, provides advice and solutions to clients focused on risk, retirement, and health worldwide. Led by Gregory Clarence Case, public since 1980-06-02.
Aon plc has beat EPS estimates in 4 of the last 6 quarters.
| Date | EPS Est. | EPS Actual | Surprise | Revenue Est. | Revenue Actual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2026 | 3.80 | N/A | N/A | $4.30B | N/A |
| May 1, 2026 | 6.37 | 6.48 | N/A | $4.97B | $5.03B |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 4.75 | 4.85 | N/A | $4.38B | $4.30B |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 2.91 | 3.05 | N/A | $3.96B | $4.00B |
| Jul 25, 2025 | 3.40 | 3.49 | N/A | $4.17B | $4.16B |
| Apr 25, 2025 | 6.01 | 5.67 | N/A | $4.87B | $4.73B |
What AON's Earnings History Tells Options Traders
Aon plc has a mixed earnings record (4 beats out of 6 reports). Mixed beat rates make options sizing harder: pre-event IV typically reflects the elevated uncertainty, but the post-event move is less predictable, so directional structures (long calls or puts) may carry more edge than pure short-vol structures. Beat rate is one input to event-driven sizing; pair it with the implied-vs-realized volatility view, the current IV rank, and the put-call skew going into the print. Surprise magnitude matters as much as direction - an in-line beat with conservative guidance can produce a larger negative move than a missed quarter with raised forward guidance. The earnings table above shows the most recent six reported quarters; for the full multi-year history including revenue growth trajectory and EPS guidance trends, the per-ticker fundamentals view aggregates the underlying GAAP filings.
How Earnings Drive AON Options Pricing
Earnings events are the largest single driver of single-name implied volatility in equity options markets. Pre-event, IV inflates over the two-to-three week run-up as the binary uncertainty of the print compounds; the IV rank typically peaks the day before the announcement. Post-event, IV crushes back toward the realized-volatility baseline as uncertainty resolves. The magnitude of the crush depends on how stretched pre-event IV was relative to the eventual realized move - an oversized pre-event IV with an undersized realized move produces the cleanest premium-selling outcome, while a stretched IV that still under-prices a tail move on the print produces the cleanest long-vol outcome.
The catalyst calendar for AON matters beyond the headline EPS surprise. Forward guidance revisions, capital-allocation changes (dividend hikes, buyback authorizations, M&A announcements), and segment-level performance discussions can drive larger post-event moves than the headline beat or miss. Pair the earnings beat-rate read above with the upcoming-event calendar and the IV-rank view to size pre-event and post-event positioning; for short-vol structures the goal is to be long premium-rich and to harvest the IV crush, while for long-vol structures the goal is to own gamma cheap into a regime where the realized move is likely to exceed the implied move.
Frequently asked AON earnings questions
- How often does AON beat earnings estimates?
- Aon plc (AON) has beat consensus EPS estimates in 4 of the last 6 quarters. The table above shows estimate, actual, surprise percent, and revenue figures per quarter. Beat-rate matters less than the *pattern* of beats and misses: a name with a consistent beat history sees implied-vol expansion ahead of the print and a sharp IV crush after.
- What was AON's last reported earnings?
- The most recent reported quarter is Jul 24, 2026. Revenue, EPS, and prior-quarter comparisons are in the table above. Subsequent estimates and analyst-revisions live on the analyst-ratings page.
- How do AON earnings drive options pricing?
- Earnings events are the single largest driver of single-name implied volatility in equity options markets. Pre-event, IV inflates as the market prices the binary outcome (beat / miss / guidance change). Post-event, IV crushes as uncertainty resolves. The size of the crush is a function of how stretched pre-event IV was relative to the realized move: an oversized pre-event IV with an undersized move produces the cleanest premium-selling result. Pair AON earnings history with the implied-vs-realized volatility view to size pre-event positioning.
- When does AON report next?
- Next-quarter earnings dates are typically announced by the company 3-6 weeks ahead. Check the earnings-calendar page or company investor-relations site for the confirmed date. Pre-event IV typically begins building 2-3 weeks before the announcement and peaks the day before.