AJG insider buying – Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
6 insider purchases since 2016 worth $2.2M by 5 different insiders. Last 12 months: 0 purchases, $0. Most recent filing: 2025-11-03.
Large company Public float $71.1B (latest 10-K, SEC).
Same time range as the chart above - each mark sits under the week of the trade. Circles = purchases (height = price paid, size = amount), red triangles = open-market sales of $50k+. Prices as reported, not adjusted for later stock splits. 3 older purchases (before the 5-year window) are listed in the table below.
Purchases are open-market buys (SEC Form 4, code "P") - insiders paying with their own money. Sales are open-market sales (code "S") of $50,000 or more; many sales are pre-planned (Rule 10b5-1) or made for taxes and diversification. Each row links to the original filing.
Bought, sold, still holding?
| Insider | Bought | First / last buy | Sold since 2016 | Holds now* | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pesch Michael Robert CEO | $1.0M 2× · 4,059 sh | 2025-06-18 2025-11-03 | 1× · $2.1M last 2024-09-13 | 57,888 shares as of 2026-07-06 | Holds (sold earlier) |
| GALLAGHER J PATRICK JR CEO | $600,940 1× · 9,090 sh | 2018-06-19 2018-06-19 | 3× · $13.3M last 2026-03-02 | 901,846 shares as of 2026-09-10 | Sold part |
| Gallagher Patrick Murphy Officer | $316,816 1× · 1,115 sh | 2024-12-23 2024-12-23 | 3× · $2.7M last 2025-02-27 | 250,159 shares as of 2026-09-10 | Sold part |
| GALLAGHER THOMAS JOSEPH CEO | $292,800 1× · 4,000 sh | 2018-12-19 2018-12-19 | 5× · $20.1M last 2024-08-08 | 634,929 shares as of 2026-07-06 | Sold part |
| English Frank E. Jr. Director | $12,864 1× · 300 sh | 2016-03-16 2016-03-16 | 10× · $1.2M last 2020-11-04 | 7,360 shares as of 2020-11-04 | Sold part |
* Shares held after the insider's most recent SEC filing for this company (all share classes, direct and indirect). If an insider stops filing, later changes are not known.
Insider buying and selling by year
| Year | Purchases | Bought | Buyers | Sales | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | – | – | 9 | $20.5M |
| 2025 | 2 | $1.0M | 1 | 22 | $52.0M |
| 2024 | 1 | $316,816 | 1 | 22 | $48.8M |
| 2023 | 0 | – | – | 21 | $63.4M |
| 2022 | 0 | – | – | 19 | $42.9M |
| 2021 | 0 | – | – | 8 | $8.4M |
| 2020 | 0 | – | – | 19 | $29.7M |
| 2019 | 0 | – | – | 16 | $11.0M |
| 2018 | 2 | $893,740 | 2 | 17 | $8.8M |
| 2017 | 0 | – | – | 20 | $8.4M |
| 2016 | 1 | $12,864 | 1 | 15 | $4.0M |
Insider purchases
| Filed | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price | Value | Holdings | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-03 | Pesch Michael Robert | CEO | 4,000 | $247.12 | $988,490 | +10.6% | SEC |
| 2025-06-20 | Pesch Michael Robert | CEO | 59 | $318.37 | $18,784 | SEC | |
| 2024-12-23 | Gallagher Patrick Murphy | Officer | 1,115 | $284.14 | $316,816 | +2.8% | SEC |
| 2018-12-21 | GALLAGHER THOMAS JOSEPH | CEO | 4,000 | $73.20 | $292,800 | +2.3% | SEC |
| 2018-06-21 | GALLAGHER J PATRICK JR | CEO | 9,090 | $66.11 | $600,940 | +3.7% | SEC |
| 2016-03-18 | English Frank E. Jr. | Director | 300 | $42.88 | $12,864 | +2.9% | SEC |
Insider sales
| Filed | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price | Value | Type | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-10 | Pietrucha Susan E | Chief Human Resources Officer | -15,020 | $282.30 | $4.2M | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-09-17 | CARY RICHARD C | Officer | 1,000 | $252.86 | $252,860 | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-09-04 | Hudson Scott R | CEO | 12,000 | $264.13 | $3.2M | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-08-26 | Bay Walter D. | Officer | 12,000 | $270.08 | $3.2M | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-08-20 | Mead Christopher E | CEO | 3,500 | $257.03 | $899,605 | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-06-02 | CARY RICHARD C | Officer | 3,000 | $206.00 | $618,000 | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-03-09 | Hudson Scott R | CEO | 3,800 | $227.57 | $864,766 | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-03-09 | Mead Christopher E | CEO | 4,000 | $227.12 | $908,480 | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-03-04 | GALLAGHER J PATRICK JR | CEO | 27,450 | $230.31 | $6.3M | Sale | SEC |
| 2025-12-29 | Mead Christopher E | CEO | 4,000 | $258.11 | $1.0M | Sale | SEC |
| 2025-12-29 | HOWELL DOUGLAS K | CFO | 5,000 | $258.05 | $1.3M | Sale | SEC |
| 2025-12-23 | Bay Walter D. | Officer | 15,850 | $255.00 | $4.0M | Sale | SEC |
| 2025-11-25 | Mead Christopher E | CEO | 1,250 | $250.74 | $313,425 | Sale | SEC |
| 2025-11-20 | CARY RICHARD C | Officer | 6,000 | $261.00 | $1.6M | Sale | SEC |
| 2025-09-23 | HOWELL DOUGLAS K | CFO | 14,000 | $299.43 | $4.2M | Sale | SEC |
Showing the latest 15 of 188 sales of $50,000+ since 2016.
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