Aon Plc Q4 Profit Increases, Beats Estimates

(RTTNews) - Aon plc (AON) reported a profit for its fourth quarter that increased from the same period last year and beat the Street estimates.

The company's earnings totaled $716 million, or $3.28 per share. This compares with $498 million, or $2.47 per share, last year.

Excluding items, Aon plc reported adjusted earnings of $965 million or $4.42 per share for the period.

Analysts on average had expected the company to earn $4.25 per share. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

The company's revenue for the period rose 22.9% to $4.147 billion from $3.375 billion last year.

Aon plc earnings at a glance (GAAP) :

-Earnings: $716 Mln. vs. $498 Mln. last year. -EPS: $3.28 vs. $2.47 last year. -Revenue: $4.147 Bln vs. $3.375 Bln last year.