Arthur J. Gallagher (NYSE:AJG) reported quarterly earnings of $2.84 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.82 by 0.71 percent. This is a 21.89 percent increase over earnings of $2.33 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $4.003 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $4.009 billion by 0.15 percent. This is a 24.28 percent increase over sales of $3.221 billion the same period last year.