RYAN SPECIALTY HOLDINGS, INC.
Business
RYAN SPECIALTY HOLDINGS, INC. is an international specialty insurance intermediary that provides distribution, underwriting, product development, administration, and risk management services as a wholesale broker and managing underwriter with delegated authority from carriers. It offers specialty insurance products and solutions including wholesale brokerage placements, binding authority programs, underwriting management via MGAs/MGUs, program products, and digital quoting and binding capabilities. The company operates through three core specialties: Wholesale Brokerage, Binding Authority, and Underwriting Management. It serves retail insurance brokers and carriers across the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, Canada, and select other international markets through direct producer relationships and digital distribution channels.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-21
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net commissions and fees | 2,995 | 2,456 | 2,027 | 1,712 | — | |
| Fiduciary investment income | 57 | 60 | 51 | 13 | 592,000 | |
| Total revenue | 3,051 | 2,516 | 2,078 | 1,725 | 1,433 | |
| Compensation and benefits | 1,803 | 1,591 | 1,321 | 1,129 | — | |
| General and administrative | 453 | 352 | 276 | 197 | 139 | |
| Amortization | 274 | 158 | 107 | 104 | 108 | |
| Depreciation | 13 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | |
| Change in contingent consideration | 13 | −23 | 5 | 442,000 | 3 | |
| Total operating expenses | 2,557 | 2,088 | 1,718 | 1,436 | 1,246 | |
| OPERATING INCOME | 494 | 428 | 359 | 290 | 187 | |
| Interest expense, net | 222 | 158 | 120 | 105 | — | |
| Income from equity method investments | −21 | −18 | −9 | 414,000 | 759,000 | |
| Other non-operating loss (income) | −692,000 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 45 | |
| INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES | 293 | 273 | 238 | 179 | 62 | |
| Income tax expense | 79 | 43 | 43 | 16 | 5 | |
| NET INCOME | 214 | 230 | 194 | 163 | 57 | |
| Net income attributable to non-controlling interests, net of tax | 151 | 135 | 133 | 102 | −9 | |
| NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO RYAN SPECIALTY HOLDINGS, INC. | 63 | 95 | 61 | 61 | 66 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 158 | 540 | 839 | 993 | 387 | |
| Commissions and fees receivable net | 489 | 390 | 294 | 231 | 210 | |
| Fiduciary cash and receivables | 4,299 | 3,740 | 3,132 | 2,612 | 2,390 | |
| Prepaid incentives net | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
| Other current assets | 100 | 110 | 62 | 50 | 16 | |
| Total current assets | 5,060 | 4,789 | 4,336 | 3,894 | 3,011 | |
| Goodwill | 3,225 | 2,647 | 1,646 | 1,315 | 1,309 | |
| Customer relationships | 1,497 | 1,392 | 572 | 457 | — | |
| Other intangible assets | 120 | 84 | 38 | 29 | 574 | |
| Prepaid incentives net | 28 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 25 | |
| Equity method investments | 110 | 71 | 46 | 39 | 45 | |
| Property and equipment net | 69 | 50 | 42 | 31 | 15 | |
| Lease right-of-use assets | 130 | 133 | 128 | 144 | — | |
| Deferred tax assets | 310 | 448 | 384 | 397 | 383 | |
| Other non-current assets | 15 | 19 | 39 | 57 | 11 | |
| Total non-current assets | 5,504 | 4,861 | 2,912 | 2,490 | 2,448 | |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 10,564 | 9,650 | 7,247 | 6,384 | 5,459 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 284 | 249 | 136 | 119 | 99 | |
| Accrued compensation | 519 | 486 | 420 | 350 | 386 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | 26 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 19 | |
| Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt | 60 | 52 | 35 | 31 | 23 | |
| Fiduciary liabilities | 4,299 | 3,740 | 3,132 | 2,612 | 2,390 | |
| Total current liabilities | 5,189 | 4,549 | 3,744 | 3,134 | 2,918 | |
| Accrued compensation | 70 | 49 | 25 | 10 | 4 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | 153 | 159 | 154 | 152 | 74 | |
| Long-term debt | 3,291 | 3,231 | 1,944 | 1,952 | 1,567 | |
| Tax Receivable Agreement liabilities | 459 | 436 | 359 | 295 | — | |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 50 | 40 | 55,000 | 562,000 | 631,000 | |
| Other non-current liabilities | 98 | 87 | 41 | 22 | 28 | |
| Total non-current liabilities | 4,121 | 4,003 | 2,523 | 2,432 | 1,946 | |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | 9,310 | 8,552 | 6,268 | 5,566 | 4,864 | |
| Preferred stock ($0.001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized, 0 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2025 and 2024) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 514 | 506 | 442 | 418 | 349 | |
| Retained earnings | 120 | 123 | 114 | 54 | −7 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | 14 | −2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
| Total stockholders equity attributable to Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc. | 648 | 628 | 560 | 478 | — | |
| Non-controlling interests | 606 | 471 | 420 | 339 | — | |
| Total stockholders equity | 1,254 | 1,098 | 980 | 818 | 595 | |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY | 10,564 | 9,650 | 7,247 | 6,384 | 5,459 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amortization | 274 | 158 | 107 | 104 | — | |
| Prepaid and deferred compensation expense | 39 | 31 | 12 | 29 | 46 | |
| Non-cash equity-based compensation | 69 | 79 | 70 | 77 | 68 | |
| Amortization of debt issuance costs | 10 | 24 | 12 | 12 | — | |
| Amortization of interest rate cap premium | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | |
| Deferred income tax expense | 26 | 17 | 7 | 9 | −1 | |
| Deferred income tax expense from common control reorganizations | 49 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Loss (gain) on Tax Receivable Agreement | 1 | −2 | 11 | 6 | 0 | |
| Commissions and fees receivable net | −58 | −22 | −44 | −20 | −30 | |
| Accrued interest liability | 9 | 20 | 934,000 | 8 | 760,000 | |
| Other current and non-current assets | 1 | −21 | 6 | −19 | — | |
| Other current and non-current liabilities | 10 | −7 | 75 | −43 | — | |
| Total cash flows provided by operating activities | 644 | 515 | 477 | 336 | 273 | |
| Business combinations net of cash acquired and cash held in a fiduciary capacity | −746 | −1,709 | −447 | 0 | — | |
| Capital expenditures | −68 | −47 | −30 | −15 | −10 | |
| Equity method investment in VSIC | −17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Asset acquisitions | −3 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −343 | |
| Repayments of prepaid incentives | 0 | 0 | 228,000 | 337,000 | 4 | |
| Total cash flows used in investing activities | −834 | −1,756 | −476 | −22 | −458 | |
| Proceeds from Senior Secured Notes | 0 | 1,187 | 0 | 394 | 0 | |
| Borrowings on Revolving Credit Facility | 1,333 | 1,250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Repayments on Revolving Credit Facility | −1,262 | −1,250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Debt issuance costs paid | −3 | −26 | 0 | −2 | −2 | |
| Proceeds from term debt | 0 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Repayment of term debt | −17 | −8 | −17 | −17 | −17 | |
| Receipt of contingently returnable consideration | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Payment of contingent consideration | −29 | 0 | −4 | −6 | −4 | |
| Tax distributions to non-controlling LLC Unitholders | −64 | −83 | −72 | −40 | — | |
| Receipt of taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards | 36 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 0 | |
| Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards | −37 | −27 | −9 | −7 | 0 | |
| Payment of Tax Receivable Agreement liabilities | −25 | −22 | −16 | −8 | 0 | |
| Class A common stock dividends and Dividend Equivalents paid | −62 | −80 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Distributions and Declared Distributions paid to non-controlling LLC Unitholders | −27 | −22 | 0 | — | — | |
| Payments related to Ryan Re preferred units | −4 | −2 | 0 | — | — | |
| Net change in fiduciary liabilities | 238 | 114 | 97 | 17 | 147 | |
| Total cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities | 78 | 1,167 | −13 | 315 | 429 | |
| Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents, and cash and cash equivalents held in a fiduciary capacity | 16 | −2 | 584,000 | −126,000 | −883,000 | |
| NET CHANGE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS HELD IN A FIDUCIARY CAPACITY | −96 | −76 | −11 | 628 | 244 |