Aon plc (AON) FY2025 Annual Statement of Cash Flows

Statement of Cash Flows

2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31

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Aon plc cash flow reconciliation, Jan 1, 2025 through Dec 31, 2025One connected Sankey reconciles operating, investing and financing net cash flows through a shared cash pool, from beginning cash to ending cash. Ribbons flow left to right on one dollar scale. Activity totals are dark gray; beginning and ending cash are blue. Cash basis for beginning and ending balances and net cash change: Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, including disposal groups and discontinued operations. Intermediate calculation bars are lighter gray. Net income is green for profit and red for loss. Identified asset purchases, sales and maturities are blue in either cash direction. Purple identifies capital transactions such as borrowing, repayments, share issuance and dividends. Free cash flow is a separate comparison, not an added cash flow. Read chart description and values below for full signed amounts, including zero items.Net income → Net cash from operating activities: $3,481,000,000.00Net income → Operating adjustments reconciliation: $269,000,000.00Amortization and impairment of intangible assets → Operating adjustments reconciliation: $778,000,000.00Share-based compensation expense → Operating adjustments reconciliation: $432,000,000.00Depreciation of fixed assets → Operating adjustments reconciliation: $188,000,000.00Current income taxes → Operating adjustments reconciliation: $114,000,000.00Other assets and liabilities → Operating adjustments reconciliation: $95,000,000.00Accelerating Aon United Program liabilities → Operating adjustments reconciliation: $27,000,000.00Operating adjustments reconciliation → Gain from sales of businesses: $1,201,000,000.00Operating adjustments reconciliation → Receivables, net: $257,000,000.00Operating adjustments reconciliation → Accounts payable and accrued liabilities: $155,000,000.00Operating adjustments reconciliation → Deferred income taxes: $141,000,000.00Operating adjustments reconciliation → Other, net: $133,000,000.00Operating adjustments reconciliation → Pension, other postretirement and postemployment liabilities: $16,000,000.00Sale of businesses, net of cash and funds held on behalf of clients → investing reconciliation: $2,349,000,000.00Proceeds from investments → investing reconciliation: $145,000,000.00investing reconciliation → Net cash from investing activities: $286,000,000.00investing reconciliation → Net sales (purchases) of short-term investments - non fiduciary: $1,379,000,000.00investing reconciliation → Acquisition of businesses, net of cash and funds held on behalf of clients: $394,000,000.00investing reconciliation → Capital expenditures: $263,000,000.00investing reconciliation → Purchases of investments: $172,000,000.00Net cash used in financing activities → financing reconciliation: $4,205,000,000.00Proceeds from issuance of shares → financing reconciliation: $70,000,000.00financing reconciliation → Repayment of debt: $1,850,000,000.00financing reconciliation → Share repurchase: $1,000,000,000.00financing reconciliation → Cash dividends to shareholders: $629,000,000.00financing reconciliation → Increase in fiduciary liabilities, net of fiduciary receivables: $366,000,000.00financing reconciliation → Cash paid for employee taxes on withholding shares: $208,000,000.00financing reconciliation → Redeemable and nonredeemable noncontrolling interests, and other financing activities: $198,000,000.00financing reconciliation → Commercial paper issuances, net of repayments: $24,000,000.00Exchange-rate effect → Cash sources and uses: $678,000,000.00Beginning cash: Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, including disposal groups and discontinued operations → Cash sources and uses: $8,333,000,000.00Net cash from operating activities → Cash sources and uses: $3,481,000,000.00Net cash from investing activities → Cash sources and uses: $286,000,000.00Cash sources and uses → Ending cash: Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, including disposal groups and discontinued operations: $8,573,000,000.00Cash sources and uses → Net cash used in financing activities: $4,205,000,000.00Depreciation of fixed assets: $188,000,000.00Depreciation expense+$188.00 MOther assets and liabilities: $95,000,000.00Other working capital, net+$95.00 MAccelerating Aon United Program liabilities: $27,000,000.00Restructuring reserves, net+$27.00 MCurrent income taxes: $114,000,000.00Income taxes payable+$114.00 MGain from sales of businesses: -$1,201,000,000.00Business sale gain & loss−$1.20 BReceivables, net: -$257,000,000.00Receivables, net−$257.00 MAccounts payable and accrued liabilities: -$155,000,000.00Payables & accrued liabilities−$155.00 MDeferred income taxes: -$141,000,000.00Deferred taxes & credits−$141.00 MPension, other postretirement and postemployment liabilities: -$16,000,000.00Pension & retiree obligations−$16.00 MShare-based compensation expense: $432,000,000.00Stock-based compensation+$432.00 MNet income: $3,750,000,000.00Net income+$3.75 BOther, net: -$133,000,000.00Other non-cash items−$133.00 MAmortization and impairment of intangible assets: $778,000,000.00Intangible amort. & impairment+$778.00 MNet cash from operating activities: $3,481,000,000.00Operating cash+$3.48 BOperating adjustments reconciliation: $1,903,000,000.00Repayment of debt: -$1,850,000,000.00Long-term debt repaid−$1.85 BCash paid for employee taxes on withholding shares: -$208,000,000.00Stock-award tax withholding−$208.00 MCash dividends to shareholders: -$629,000,000.00Common dividends paid−$629.00 MShare repurchase: -$1,000,000,000.00Equity repurchases−$1.00 BIssuance of debt: $0.00Increase in fiduciary liabilities, net of fiduciary receivables: -$366,000,000.00Fiduciary liabilities, net−$366.00 MCommercial paper issuances, net of repayments: -$24,000,000.00Commercial paper, net−$24.00 MProceeds from issuance of shares: $70,000,000.00Common stock issued+$70.00 MRedeemable and nonredeemable noncontrolling interests, and other financing activities: -$198,000,000.00Noncontrolling interests & other−$198.00 MNet cash used in financing activities: -$4,205,000,000.00. Cash required to fund net payments.Financing cash−$4.21 Bfinancing reconciliation: $4,275,000,000.00Capital expenditures: -$263,000,000.00PP&E purchases−$263.00 MNet sales (purchases) of short-term investments - non fiduciary: -$1,379,000,000.00Non-fiduciary investments, net−$1.38 BProceeds from investments: $145,000,000.00Other investment proceeds+$145.00 MPurchases of investments: -$172,000,000.00Other investment purchases−$172.00 MAcquisition of businesses, net of cash and funds held on behalf of clients: -$394,000,000.00Acquisitions, net of cash−$394.00 MSale of businesses, net of cash and funds held on behalf of clients: $2,349,000,000.00Business sales, net of cash+$2.35 BNet cash from investing activities: $286,000,000.00Investing cash+$286.00 Minvesting reconciliation: $2,494,000,000.00Cash sources and uses: $12,778,000,000.00Beginning cash: Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, including disposal groups and discontinued operations: $8,333,000,000.00Beginning cash$8.33 BEnding cash: Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, including disposal groups and discontinued operations: $8,573,000,000.00Ending cash$8.57 BExchange-rate effect: $678,000,000.00FX effect+$678.00 MCASH RECONCILIATIONOperatingflowsInvestingflowsFinancingflowsFree cash flow$3.22 BOperating cash − cash spent on PP&ECash flow / Net income0.93×Operating cash flow ÷ net incomeNet cash change+$240.00 MEnding cash − beginning cash
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Aon plc cash flow reconciliation, Jan 1, 2025 through Dec 31, 2025

Cash flows for Jan 1, 2025 through Dec 31, 2025. Cash basis: Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, including disposal groups and discontinued operations. Beginning cash: Dec 31, 2024. Ending cash: Dec 31, 2025. Beginning and ending cash are dated balances. Positive cash flows add cash; negative cash flows reduce it.

Beginning cash on Dec 31, 2024
8,333,000,000 US dollars. Beginning cash: Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, including disposal groups and discontinued operations
Operating activities
3,481,000,000 US dollars. Net cash provided.
Depreciation of fixed assets
188,000,000 US dollars
Other assets and liabilities
95,000,000 US dollars
Accelerating Aon United Program liabilities
27,000,000 US dollars
Current income taxes
114,000,000 US dollars
Gain from sales of businesses
negative 1,201,000,000 US dollars
Receivables, net
negative 257,000,000 US dollars
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
negative 155,000,000 US dollars
Deferred income taxes
negative 141,000,000 US dollars
Pension, other postretirement and postemployment liabilities
negative 16,000,000 US dollars
Share-based compensation expense
432,000,000 US dollars
Net income
3,750,000,000 US dollars
Other, net
negative 133,000,000 US dollars
Amortization and impairment of intangible assets
778,000,000 US dollars
Investing activities
286,000,000 US dollars. Net cash provided.
Capital expenditures
negative 263,000,000 US dollars
Net sales (purchases) of short-term investments - non fiduciary
negative 1,379,000,000 US dollars
Proceeds from investments
145,000,000 US dollars
Purchases of investments
negative 172,000,000 US dollars
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash and funds held on behalf of clients
negative 394,000,000 US dollars
Sale of businesses, net of cash and funds held on behalf of clients
2,349,000,000 US dollars
Financing activities
negative 4,205,000,000 US dollars. Net cash used.
Repayment of debt
negative 1,850,000,000 US dollars
Cash paid for employee taxes on withholding shares
negative 208,000,000 US dollars
Cash dividends to shareholders
negative 629,000,000 US dollars
Share repurchase
negative 1,000,000,000 US dollars
Issuance of debt
0 US dollars
Increase in fiduciary liabilities, net of fiduciary receivables
negative 366,000,000 US dollars
Commercial paper issuances, net of repayments
negative 24,000,000 US dollars
Proceeds from issuance of shares
70,000,000 US dollars
Redeemable and nonredeemable noncontrolling interests, and other financing activities
negative 198,000,000 US dollars
Operating adjustment reconciliation
1,903,000,000 US dollars. Intermediate calculation joining the operating reconciliation branches. Its gross amount includes any portion of net income routed through this junction. It is not an additional cash source or use.
financing gross reconciliation
4,275,000,000 US dollars. Gross amount at the activity's junction before offsetting its receipts and deductions. It is not an additional cash source or use.
investing gross reconciliation
2,494,000,000 US dollars. Gross amount at the activity's junction before offsetting its receipts and deductions. It is not an additional cash source or use.
Exchange-rate effect
678,000,000 US dollars
Ending cash on Dec 31, 2025
8,573,000,000 US dollars. Ending cash: Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, including disposal groups and discontinued operations
Cash sources and uses
12,778,000,000 US dollars. Opening cash plus net sources, equal to net uses plus ending cash.
Net cash change
240,000,000 US dollars. Ending cash minus beginning cash.
Cash flow / Net income
0.93×. Operating cash flow divided by reconciliation net income for the same period. Black from 0.90× through 1.10×; green above 1.10×; red below 0.90×. Color uses the unrounded ratio.
Operating cash flow
3,481,000,000 US dollars. Operating cash flow used in the free cash flow calculation.
Cash purchases of property, plant and equipment
263,000,000 US dollars. These cash purchases are already included in investing activities above.
Free cash flow
3,218,000,000 US dollars. A supplemental measure; finance-lease payments are excluded from this definition.

Chart connections

  • Beginning cash plus operating, investing and financing cash flows plus the exchange-rate effect equals ending cash. Negative amounts reduce cash.
  • Financing contributions meet at a reconciliation junction before connecting to the net cash total.
  • Investing contributions meet at a reconciliation junction before connecting to the net cash total.
  • Operating reconciliation adjustments are not all independent cash receipts.
  • Net income exceeds operating cash. The diagram allocates $3.48B of net income directly to operating cash and $269.00M to the adjustment junction, where it combines with other additions to reconcile deductions. This is an accounting presentation, not a tracing of cash receipts.
  • Each activity has one net cash bar connected to the shared cash pool. Positive activity totals enter the pool; negative activity totals leave the pool to fund that activity's net payments. The central pool does not assign a particular funding source to a particular payment.
  • The intermediate calculation bars include both sides of the displayed activity breakdowns; they are not additional cash flows.
  • Operating cash flow minus cash purchases of property, plant and equipment equals free cash flow: 3,481,000,000 US dollars minus 263,000,000 US dollars equals 3,218,000,000 US dollars.
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