What is Markel's goodwill?

Markel (MKL) reported goodwill of $2.84B in Q1 2026.

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

Markel's goodwill increased by 2.3% year-over-year, from $2.77B to $2.84B.

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

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Markel's goodwill has grown at a 1.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.6B to $2.82B.

What does goodwill mean?

The excess of acquisition cost over the fair value of net identifiable assets acquired — representing brand value, customer relationships, and synergies from past M&A.

Markel MKL Goodwill

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Segments

By segment

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Industrial$855.27M—

Financial$490.28M—

Consumer & Other$451.13M—

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%

CapEx$47.3M+16.1%

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:Goodwill.

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 goodwill?: Markel (MKL) reported goodwill of $2.84B in Q1 2026.
How has Markel's goodwill changed year-over-year?: Markel's goodwill increased by 2.3% year-over-year, from $2.77B to $2.84B.
What is the long-term trend for Markel's goodwill?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Markel's goodwill has grown at a 1.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.6B to $2.82B.
What does goodwill mean?: The excess of acquisition cost over the fair value of net identifiable assets acquired — representing brand value, customer relationships, and synergies from past M&A.