Markel Net investment gains (losses) decreased by 443.1% to -$727.56M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 388.1%, from -$149.07M to -$727.56M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Net investment gains (losses) shows a downward trend with a -18.4% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Positive values indicate successful asset selection or favorable market conditions, while negative values reflect market downturns or poor investment performance.
This reflects the realized and unrealized changes in the market value of the company's investment portfolio. These gains...
Standard for any company with significant investment assets; peers are compared based on investment portfolio performance.
other_net_investment_gains_losses| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '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 | $674.75M | -$25.83M | $802.74M | -$358.40M | -$1.55B | -$281.48M | $372.56M | $484.53M | -$265.92M | $932.88M | $902.28M | -$130.02M | $917.53M | $117.43M | -$149.07M | $580.22M | $432.89M | $212.04M | -$727.56M |
| QoQ Change | — | -103.8% | >999% | -144.6% | -333.8% | +81.9% | +232.4% | +30.1% | -154.9% | +450.8% | -3.3% | -114.4% | +805.7% | -87.2% | -226.9% | +489.2% | -25.4% | -51.0% | -443.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -330.4% | -989.6% | +204.0% | +131.2% | +5.5% | — | +142.2% | -126.8% | +445.0% | -87.4% | -116.5% | +546.3% | -52.8% | +80.6% | -388.1% |
| Segment | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markel Insurance | — | — | — | — | $0.00 | $389.44M | $230.92M | -$553.91M |
| Corporate Operations | — | — | — | — | — | $43.45M | — | -$174.02M |
| Financial | — | — | — | — | — | $0.00 | $0.00 | $369.00K |
| Consumer and Other | — | — | — | — | — | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Corporate | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| Industrial | — | — | — | — | — | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Insurance | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | — |
| Investing | -$130.02M | $917.53M | $117.43M | -$149.07M | $580.22M | — | — | — |
| Markel Ventures | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| Other Insurance Operations | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| Reinsurance | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | — |
| Total | -$130.02M | $917.53M | $117.43M | -$149.07M | $580.22M | $432.89M | $212.04M | -$727.56M |
Corporate, Insurance, Investing, Markel Ventures, Other, Other Insurance Operations, Reinsurance were previously reported and have since been discontinued or reclassified. Only currently active segments are shown in the chart.