What is Markel's capex?

Markel (MKL) reported capex of $47.27M in Q1 2026.

How has Markel's capex changed year-over-year?

Markel's capex increased by 16.1% year-over-year, from $40.71M to $47.27M.

What is the long-term trend for Markel's capex?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Markel's capex has grown at a 9.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $145.25M to $206.89M.

What does capex mean?

Cash spent on property, plant, and equipment — the primary measure of investment in productive capacity and infrastructure.

Markel MKL CapEx

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.6B+0.1%

Operating income-$273.3M-197%

Net income-$212.3M-274%

EPS (diluted)-$18.90-256%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$3.7B-12.2%

Total debt$4.4B-0.2%

Total equity$18.1B+5.7%

Total assets$68.6B+6.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$15.9M-95.8%

Free cash flow-$31.4M-109%

Valuation

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Market cap$24.44B-2.1%

Enterprise value$25.14B-1.8%

P/E13.8×+2.6×

P/S1.5×-0.1×

Profitability

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Operating margin16.4%-1.7pp

Net margin11%-1.6pp

FCF margin13.6%-0.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity10.1%-1.2pp

Debt / equity0.2×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Markel in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment.

The official record: Markel’s 10-Q, filed April 28, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Markel's capex?: Markel (MKL) reported capex of $47.27M in Q1 2026.
How has Markel's capex changed year-over-year?: Markel's capex increased by 16.1% year-over-year, from $40.71M to $47.27M.
What is the long-term trend for Markel's capex?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Markel's capex has grown at a 9.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $145.25M to $206.89M.
What does capex mean?: Cash spent on property, plant, and equipment — the primary measure of investment in productive capacity and infrastructure.