AO
AON
Mar 31, 2025
Quarter ended Mar 31, 2025 · FY2025 Q1

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Aon (AON) Free Cash Flow — Quarter Ended Mar 31, 2025

Revenue increased from both the prior quarter and the same quarter last year. Free cash flow was lower than both comparable periods, resulting in a weakened free cash flow margin.

Free cash flow takeaway

A quick read on the company's cash generation and what it means for investors.

Revenue increased from both the prior quarter and the same quarter last year. Free cash flow was lower than both comparable periods, resulting in a weakened free cash flow margin.

  • Operating cash flow was lower than revenue, and after capital expenditure, free cash flow was a small fraction of revenue, yielding a low single-digit free cash flow margin.
  • Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, revenue was higher but operating cash flow and free cash flow were substantially lower, causing a sharp decline in free cash flow margin. Versus the same quarter one year earlier, revenue was higher while operating cash flow and free cash flow were lower, leading to a weakened margin.

FCF snapshot

Quarterly and TTM cash-flow metrics with the minimum valuation context.

TTM free cash flow

$2.6B

Trailing twelve-month free cash flow.

Quarter free cash flow

$84.0M

Free cash flow in the selected fiscal quarter.

Operating cash flow

$140.0M

Cash generated by operations before capital spending.

CapEx

$56.0M

Capital spending and related asset purchases.

FCF margin

1.8%

The share of revenue converted into free cash flow.

Cash flow trend

A short quarterly history shows whether FCF is scaling with revenue or only spiking for one period.

PeriodRevenueOperating CFCapExFCFFCF margin
2024-06-30$3.8B$513.0M$53.0M$460.0M12.2%
2024-09-30$3.7B$1.0B$62.0M$951.0M25.6%
2024-12-31$4.1B$1.2B$55.0M$1.1B27.6%
2025-03-31$4.7B$140.0M$56.0M$84.0M1.8%

Cash conversion quality

Checks that separate high-quality free cash flow from accounting noise or working-capital timing.

FCF / net income8.7%Shows whether accounting earnings convert into cash.
CapEx / revenue1.2%Lower capital intensity usually supports FCF margin.
Net cash-$16.7BCash and equivalents minus total debt.

Recent events shaping cash flow

Near-term business events that help explain the free cash flow result.

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Operating cash flow decline

Operating cash flow was lower than both the prior quarter and the same quarter last year, despite higher revenue. This is the strongest observable driver of the reduced free cash flow.

The lower operating cash flow directly reduced free cash flow and compressed the free cash flow margin.

What the cash flow says

How to interpret the company's free cash flow beyond the headline number.

Operating cash flow was lower than revenue, and after capital expenditure, free cash flow was a small fraction of revenue, yielding a low single-digit free cash flow margin.

Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, revenue was higher but operating cash flow and free cash flow were substantially lower, causing a sharp decline in free cash flow margin. Versus the same quarter one year earlier, revenue was higher while operating cash flow and free cash flow were lower, leading to a weakened margin.

Monitor the relationship between revenue and operating cash flow, as the current quarter shows a wide gap compared to prior periods.

AON Free Cash Flow — Quarter Ended Mar 31, 2025