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As of Nov 5, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of Markel Corporation stock $1,858, price $1,950, that is 4.7% below the price, quality 66 out of 100. Rating: fairly valued. Calculated from audited financials with 4 of our 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.

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Markel Corporation

MKL · US
Fairly valued, in a downtrend

The stock costs about what our calculation considers fair.

Quality 66/100
Solidly profitable · 13.8% net margin (TTM)
Low debt
Generates free cash flow
Upbeat coverage
Profit last quarter +87% vs. a year ago.
Fair value $1,858 · Fairly valued (−4.7%)
Mixed Growth (revenue 5y +11.5 %/yr in USD)
Mixed vs. peers (8/14)
Moderate moat 64/100 · thin data
Insiders bought $89,460 (6M) · sold $140,396
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Price vs Fair Value

$2,192 $1,070 Fair Value $1,858 Aug 2021 Nov 2026

White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 6, 2026.

How to read this chart

60‑month range $1,070 – $2,192 · fair‑value band $1,394 – $2,323 · the $1,950 price screens above the $1,858 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). 1 fiscal year is left out: there the valuation rested on only a fraction of the usual models. As of Nov 6, 2026.

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Company profile

Markel Group Inc. engages in the insurance business in the United States, the United Kingdom, Bermuda, Germany, rest of the European Union, Canada, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through Markel Insurance, Industrial, Financial, and Consumer and Other segments.

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The company offers general and professional liability, specialty programs, workers' compensation, and marine and energy insurance; personal lines insurance, such as property coverage for homeowners; property insurance coverages, including fire, windstorm, hail, water damage, and catastrophe-exposed property risks, such as earthquake and wind; and credit and surety products.

It also distributes exterior building products, such as siding, windows, doors, roofing, and gutters; invests in asset and wealth management companies; engages in the homebuilding of single-family homes, townhouses, and condominiums; designs and provides leather handbags and accessories; owns and operates manufactured housing communities; and sponsors teachers for placement.

In addition, the company offers structural and architectural precast concrete; ornamental plants; industrial bakery equipment; over-the-road car-hauling equipment, such as trailers; cutter suction and auger dredges; and laminated oak and composite flooring for trailers.

Further, it provides fire protection, life safety, and low-voltage solutions; heavy lift crawler cranes; erosion control and stormwater management; gas containment and transportation equipment; wall panel systems and dorm room furniture; insurance-linked securities investment and insurance management; equipment leasing; fronting and automobile collateral protection coverage; information technology consulting; data collection and pricing intelligence solutions; and concierge healthcare membership services.

The company was formerly known as Markel Corporation and changed its name to Markel Group Inc. in May 2023. Markel Group Inc. was founded in 1930 and is headquartered in Glen Allen, Virginia.

Stock analysis

Markel Corporation (MKL) currently trades at $1,950, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $1,858, so the stock looks roughly fairly valued today (gap 4.9%).

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Valuation

Bull case: the Economic Profit group reads highest at a median of $1,648 per share, and 1 of the 4 models we run sit above the $1,950 price.

Bear case: the Asset-Based group reads lowest at $720.46, and 3 of the 4 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is medium.

Scenario range: $1,394 (bear) to $2,323 (bull), the price of $1,950 sits inside it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.

Quality & growth

The Quality Score stands at 66/100 (solid quality), in the Financial Services sector.

Mixed Growth: Revenue is growing, but margins or cash flow do not fully confirm the trend.

Markel Corporation reported revenue of $16.6B in FY2025 versus $12.9B in FY2021, a compound +6.5%/yr. Reported net income was $2.1B in FY2025, compounding −3.4%/yr from FY2021.

Key figures

Market cap $21.9B Large · P/E ratio 13.9 · P/S ratio 1.32 · EPS (TTM) $140.52 · Net margin 13.8% · Return on equity 12.5% · Return on assets (EBIT) 4.8% · Operating margin 30.1%.

Competitive moat

Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 64 out of 100 (low confidence).

What moves the price

The share trades about 11% below its 52-week high and 14% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average.

For context, the median of 10 Financial Services peers we cover trades at −24% fair-value upside, at −5%, MKL screens cheaper than that median.

Fair Value models

Bear $1,394 Fair Value $1,858 Bull $2,323
Price $1,950 · Downside -4.7%
Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above starts from their evidence-weighted blend, not from a single model. In cyclical trough or peak years, after dilution or a stock split it is adjusted afterwards, so it can sit above or below the models. Based on fiscal year 2025 figures (about 10 months old). Earnings retained since then ($119.35 per share) are deliberately not added. Bear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target. If a model's bull case is above four times its base value, the table shows that limit with a > sign (like the overall Bull above): beyond it no assumption holds. Coverage ⓘCoverage = how well-backed THIS model's estimate is for this stock (0–100): how complete and reliable its input data are, and how well the model fits the company. The final Fair Value is an evidence-weighted blend, so better-evidenced models count more. Green ≥70, amber 50–69, grey below 50.
Best data coverage
Residual Income $1,393 $1,648 $2,318 70
P/E Multiple $1,658 $2,211 $2,763 63
P/B Multiple $1,129 $1,505 $1,882 55
All 4 models by family
Multiples
P/E Multiple $1,658 $2,211 $2,763 63
P/B Multiple $1,129 $1,505 $1,882 55
Asset-Based
NCAV (Graham) $537.66 $720.46 $1,075 54
Economic Profit
Residual Income $1,393 $1,648 $2,318 70

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Quality Score breakdown

Overall quality 66/100

It rates the business: profits, how they develop, real cash, balance sheet, investing and share count.

Profitability 35
How much profit the company makes from its sales and capital
Quality Growth 27
Are margins and returns getting better?
Cashflow 70
Do the profits arrive as real cash?
Financial strength 57
Debt, balance sheet and risk of trouble
Investment 95
Does it invest with discipline instead of growing at any price?
Low Volatility 90
How calm the share price moves, does not count
Price momentum 40
Price momentum of the last 3 to 12 months, does not count
Near the 52-week high 41
Distance to the 52-week high, does not count
New shares 100
Buys back shares or issues new ones?

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Insider trades

In the last 6 months, one officer or director bought shares worth $89,460, on May 7, 2026. Over the same period, one person sold shares worth $140,396.

  • SaleGreta J HarrisDirector76 shares at $1,847$140,396May 22, 2026
  • BuyDiane LeopoldDirector150 shares at $1,791$268,721May 7, 2026
  • BuyA. Lynne PuckettDirector57 shares at $1,796$102,345May 1, 2026
  • SaleSimon WilsonEVP and CEO, Markel Insurance2× since Nov 25, 2025: 175 shares, avg. $2,077$363,419Feb 26, 2026
  • SaleSteven A MarkelDirector2× since Nov 26, 2025: 1,500 shares, avg. $2,117$3.2MDec 11, 202510b5-1 plan

Plus 24 other filings such as grants, option exercises or tax withholding. They are not market purchases or sales.

Sales are often planned (taxes, diversification, 10b5-1 plans). Purchases with their own money are seen as the stronger sign. For information only: not part of the quality score or Fair Value.

Source: SEC Form 4, as of Nov 5, 2026. All filings at the SEC ↗

Revenue & earnings trend

Growth Quality ⓘGrowth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card. 88/100
Revenue is growing, but margins or cash flow do not fully confirm the trend.
Revenue growth 1 year
−1.0%
Revenue growth 3 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+12.0%
Revenue growth 5 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+11.5%
Start year 2020 (pandemic). Over 10 years: +11.9% a year
Revenue growth 40 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+17.9%
What shareholders gained per year (last 5 years) ⓘWhat the business itself delivers per year: earnings growth per share plus the dividend yield. This is what you get IF the market keeps valuing the stock the same way: it contains no assumption about the market changing its mind. Computed per share, so buybacks count and a merger does not pass as growth. For a company that pays no dividend it is pure earnings growth per share. Period: earnings growth per share as CAGR over the last 5 reported fiscal years (annual statements), plus the current dividend yield. The start value is the median of the three years around the start, so a single crisis year (a pandemic or a write-down) does not distort the rate.
+5.1%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year+5.1%
Dividend (yield on the price)0.0%
Pace: 5 vs 10 years ⓘTwo data points, not a trend model: earnings growth per share over the last 5 fiscal years against the last 10. Labelled "steady" when both rates are within 3 percentage points of each other, otherwise picking up or flattening. Shown only when ten years of history exist.5.1% vs 17.7%, slowing
Profit margin 2020 to 2025 ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.10% → 17%
Pace: the 5-year rate starts in 2020 (pandemic)

Growth Forecast

Little optimism in the price
The price assumes less growth than the company has delivered so far and less than analysts expect.
What the price assumes ⓘThis turns our valuation around: instead of asking what the share is worth, it asks what growth the current price requires. It uses the cash the company keeps after all spending (free cash flow), the same discount rate as our models, five years of growth, then slowing evenly to 2 % a year by year ten. Compared with the analysts' sales forecasts extended to the same five years (at least three analysts, for context only, it does not enter the Fair Value): within 3 percentage points counts as "in line" (amber), below that little optimism (green), above that a lot of optimism (red).
−15.0%
The company could shrink this much every year for the next five years and today's price would still be justified.
What forecasts expect ⓘAnalysts publish sales forecasts for the next two fiscal years. For the years after that, growth slows evenly to 2 % a year by year ten (2 % is the long-run rate our models use). Projected years are marked as such.
−0.4%
Yearly sales growth analysts expect, extended to five years.
After inflation (USA: IMF forecast 2.4% a year to 2030, 3.1% from 2016 to 2025) that is about −17.0% a year for the price and −2.7% for the forecasts.
Forecast 2026 (sales)−4.5%
Forecast 2027 (sales)+0.4%
Projected 2028 (sales)+0.6%
Projected 2029 (sales)+0.8%
Projected 2030 (sales)+1.0%

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Recent news

News mood ⓘNews mood, the average tone of recent news (87 articles), rated against how stocks are usually covered. 🚀 Hype = unusually upbeat · 🙂 Positive = above average · 😐 Neutral = typical · 🙁 Negative = below average · 😨 Very negative = unusually downbeat. It reflects the tone of coverage, not our valuation. Hype
Recent news coverage is unusually upbeat, far more positive than stocks are typically covered.
Note from the team Oct 11, 2026
AI conclusion: Limited public signals of durable advantage leave Markel with thin evidence across categories and no confirmed firm-specific capabilities, while its main strength is targeted expansion in niche property lines.
Main risk: The top five independent brokers accounted for 38 percent of gross premiums written in underwriting operations, so any shift in their preferences or consolidation could reduce volume or pressure terms in specialty lines.
Bull case: By expanding direct digital distribution and deepening partnerships with platforms for innovative insurance technology Markel could lessen broker dependence while using its artificial intelligence systems to win more business on better terms.
Bear case: If major brokers consolidate further or route more specialty risks to competitors Markel could face lower premium volumes and tighter margins in its core underwriting operations.
Markel is rolling out a new energy property product line targeting chemical, oil and gas risks for smaller U.S. businesses. The push adds a growth avenue in a specialized corner of the market, but softer pricing across property lines will test whether underwriting discipline can keep combined ratios stable. Will tighter risk selection turn the expansion into a clear earnings contributor or simply offset broader margin pressure?
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Insurance - Property & Casualty · 100 stocks

Beats the industry median on 8/14 measures
A mixed picture versus its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score 66 · Above median
Fair Value upside −4.9% · Above median
Profitability
Return on equity (12 months) 12.5% · Below median
Return on assets 3.1% · Below median
Net margin (12 months) 13.8% · Above median
Operating margin (12 months) 30.1% · Top 25%
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth (quarter YoY) 12.7% · Top 25%
Balance sheet
Debt / equity 0.23× · Above median

Valuation Multiplesvs Insurance - Property & Casualty median · lower = cheaper

P/E (12 months) 13.9× · Pricier than median
P/B 1.18× · Cheaper than median
P/S (12 months) 1.32× · Pricier than median
Price / free cash flow 8.6× · Cheaper than median
EV/EBITDA 6.5× · Cheaper than median
PEG 1.79× · Pricier than median

Strength profile in five axes (Snowflake)

VALUEFUTUREPASTHEALTHDIVIDEND
This stock
VALUEFUTUREPASTHEALTHDIVIDEND
Sector peers
VALUE (fair-value potential)27 · sector 7
FUTURE (revenue growth)64 · sector 26
PAST (return on equity)50 · sector 62
HEALTH (low debt)88 · sector 90
DIVIDEND (yield)0 · sector 47

Context: sector, industry, market

Values & ESG

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Frequently asked questions

Is Markel Corporation (MKL) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Nov 6, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of $1,858 versus a price of $1,950, about 5% lower (fairly valued).
What is the fair value of MKL?
Our model-based fair value for Markel Corporation is $1,858 (as of Nov 6, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: $1,950.
What is the quality score of MKL?
Markel Corporation has a Quality Score of 66/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for Markel Corporation (MKL)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of $1,858 (as of Nov 6, 2026) from 4 valuation models. Cautious scenario $1,394, optimistic scenario $2,323. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the Markel Corporation stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at $1,858, about 5% lower versus a price of $1,950 (fairly valued). Cautious scenario $1,394, optimistic scenario $2,323. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of Markel Corporation (MKL)?
Markel Corporation reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about $16.6B (latest available figure, as of Nov 6, 2026).
What growth is priced into Markel Corporation (MKL)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, Markel Corporation would have to grow free cash flow by -15.0 % per year for five years (discount rate 8.4 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +11.5 % per year. As of Nov 6, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of MKL use?
Our models discount Markel Corporation at 8.4 %: a base by market capitalisation (large), damped by beta 0.64, country premium for USA. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
What is a reverse DCF?
A reverse DCF turns the usual calculation around. Instead of deriving a value from assumptions, it takes today's price as given and asks: what free-cash-flow growth would a company have to deliver for exactly this price to be fair? The result is not a forecast but the expectation already priced in. For Markel Corporation that is -15.0 % per year a year over ten years, using the same discount rate (8.4 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has Markel Corporation (MKL) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at Markel Corporation grew +11.5 % a year. The price currently implies -15.0 % per year free-cash-flow growth a year. Comparing the two shows how much confidence is in the price: if it demands more than has been delivered, the business has to accelerate for the maths to work.
How fast is the sector of Markel Corporation (MKL) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +9.4 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into Markel Corporation (-15.0 % per year a year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of Markel Corporation (MKL)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 11.66 %: that much free cash flow Markel Corporation produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (8.4 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of Markel Corporation (MKL)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For Markel Corporation it is $1,858 per share (as of Nov 6, 2026), against a price of $1,950. It is the blended result of 4 valuation models (cash flow, earnings, asset, dividend).
Is Markel Corporation stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Nov 6, 2026, MKL trades above its calculated fair value: price $1,950, fair value $1,858, a gap of about −5% (fairly valued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of MKL?
No. The price is what the market pays today ($1,950); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify ($1,858). For Markel Corporation the two are $91.82 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is Markel Corporation worth?
The market values Markel Corporation at about $21.9B (market capitalisation, as of Nov 6, 2026). Per share that is $1,950; our models calculate a fair value of $1,858 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about MKL?
Our models span a range for Markel Corporation: cautious scenario $1,394, base $1,858, optimistic $2,323 per share (as of Nov 6, 2026, price $1,950). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of MKL?
Markel Corporation trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.9 (as of Nov 6, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of $1,858 is built from several models across several years. Median P/E at fiscal year-end, 9 fiscal years (2016 to 2025), reported earnings, 4 of the years ex one-offs: 13.0. Other multiples: PEG 1.8, P/B 1.2, P/S 1.3, EV/EBITDA 6.5.
What is the PEG ratio of MKL?
The PEG ratio of Markel Corporation is 1.79 (P/E divided by earnings growth, as of Nov 6, 2026). That is above 1, so the growth is already paid for in the price.
How solid is the balance sheet of Markel Corporation (MKL)?
Balance-sheet figures for Markel Corporation (as of Nov 6, 2026): return on equity 12.5%, debt of 0.23 per unit of equity. They feed the Quality Score of 66/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is MKL from its 52-week high?
Markel Corporation trades at $1,950, about 11% below its 52-week high of $2,192 and 14% above the low of $1,712 (as of Nov 5, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of $1,858 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to Markel Corporation?
From the same area (Financial Services) we also value Chubb Limited, The Progressive Corporation, The Travelers Companies, Inc, The Allstate Corporation, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is Markel Corporation stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Nov 6, 2026: price $1,950, calculated fair value $1,858 (−5%), Quality Score 66/100, from 4 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
How is the fair value of MKL calculated?
We run Markel Corporation through 4 models from four families: discounted cash flow, earnings models, asset and balance-sheet models, and dividend models. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the result is the weighted average of $1,858, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 15.5% above its aggregate fair value. Markel Corporation itself currently trades above fair value. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.
What is the share price of Markel Corporation (MKL)?
The closing price on Nov 5, 2026 was $1,950. Our model-based fair value is $1,858, about 5% lower (fairly valued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with Markel Corporation right now?
The price sits close to our fair value, market and models broadly agree here, little valuation tension. For a financial, book-value and earnings-based methods matter more than a cash-flow DCF, which fits banks and insurers poorly.
Where does the earnings growth of Markel Corporation (MKL) come from?
Earnings per share at Markel Corporation grew +20.7 % a year from 2014 to 2025. Broken into its drivers: revenue per share +14.1 %, EBIT margin +5.6 %, tax rate +0.4 %, residual (interest, one-offs) −0.2 %. The four rates multiply to the earnings growth rate, they do not add up. Start and end are three-year averages so a single exceptional year does not distort the result.

Key figures of Markel Corporation

How large is the market capitalisation of Markel Corporation (MKL)?
The market capitalisation of Markel Corporation is $21.9B. The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.
What is the P/S ratio of Markel Corporation (MKL)?
The price-to-sales ratio of Markel Corporation is 1.32 (last twelve months). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What are the earnings per share of Markel Corporation (MKL)?
Earnings per share at Markel Corporation are $140.52 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 13.9). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the net margin of Markel Corporation (MKL)?
The net margin of Markel Corporation is 13.8% (last twelve months). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.
What is the return on equity of Markel Corporation (MKL)?
The return on equity (ROE) of Markel Corporation is 12.5% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.
What is the EBIT return on assets of Markel Corporation (MKL)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of Markel Corporation is 4.8% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.
What is the operating margin of Markel Corporation (MKL)?
The operating margin of Markel Corporation is 30.1% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at Markel Corporation (MKL)?
Revenue at Markel Corporation is growing +12.7% versus a year earlier (3y avg +12.0%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.
How fast are earnings growing at Markel Corporation (MKL)?
Earnings per share at Markel Corporation are growing +86.8% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net debt does Markel Corporation (MKL) carry?
The net debt of Markel Corporation is $339M (fiscal year 2025, ≈ 0.1 yrs of FCF). Debt minus cash on hand. The note shows how many years of free cash flow could in theory pay it off.
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