Financing
Debt Repayments
Markel Debt Repayments increased by 43.8% to $217.06M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 7.0%, from $202.81M to $217.06M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Debt Repayments shows an upward trend with a 17.0% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryLeverage
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
A decrease may indicate a focus on capital preservation or refinancing, while a significant increase signals active debt reduction or maturity fulfillment.
Detailed definition
Represents the total cash outflows used to reduce the principal balance of short-term and long-term debt obligations. Th...
Peer comparison
Standard across all capital-intensive industries; peers with high leverage typically show higher repayment activity.
Metric ID:
debt_repaymentHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $145.76M | $152.81M | $116.57M | $189.03M | $198.13M | $595.69M | $272.15M | $369.23M | $277.04M | $165.59M | $137.78M | $209.42M | $284.37M | $222.76M | $180.21M | $202.81M | $306.82M | $251.75M | $150.90M | $217.06M |
| QoQ Change | — | +4.8% | -23.7% | +62.2% | +4.8% | +200.6% | -54.3% | +35.7% | -25.0% | -40.2% | -16.8% | +52.0% | +35.8% | -21.7% | -19.1% | +12.5% | +51.3% | -17.9% | -40.1% | +43.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +35.9% | +289.8% | +133.5% | +95.3% | +39.8% | -72.2% | -49.4% | -43.3% | +2.6% | +34.5% | +30.8% | -3.2% | +7.9% | +13.0% | -16.3% | +7.0% |
Range$116.57M – $595.69M
CAGR+8.7%
Avg YoY Growth+31.6%
Median YoY Growth+10.5%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Markel's debt repayments?
- Markel (MKL) reported debt repayments of $217.06M in Q1 2026.
- How has Markel's debt repayments changed year-over-year?
- Markel's debt repayments increased by 7.0% year-over-year, from $202.81M to $217.06M.
- What is the long-term trend for Markel's debt repayments?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Markel's debt repayments has grown at a 17.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $486.73M to $912.28M.
- What does debt repayments mean?
- The total amount of cash used to pay down debt principal.