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Markel MKL Interest coverage

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W.R. BerkleyWRB
19.6×+1.0×
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Berkshire HathawayBRK.A
18.5×-1.9×
American International Group logo
American International GroupAIG
10.7×+1.1×
Marsh logo
MarshMRSH
6.3×-1.2×
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KKR & Co.KKR
3.6×+0.6×
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Arthur J. GallagherAJG
4.2×-1.2×

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$23.38B+0.8%
Enterprise value$24.08B+2.9%
P/E13.2×+0.6×
P/S1.5×-0.1×

Profitability

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Operating margin16.4%-1.7pp
Net margin11%-1.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity10.1%-1.2pp
Debt / equity0.2×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Markel’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

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 interest coverage?
Markel (MKL) reported interest coverage of 12.9× in Q1 2026.
How has Markel's interest coverage changed year-over-year?
Markel's interest coverage increased by 2.3% year-over-year, from 12.6× to 12.9×.
What is the long-term trend for Markel's interest coverage?
Over 2 years (2021 to 2025), Markel's interest coverage has grown at a -13.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 78.2× to 58.4×.
What does interest coverage mean?
How many times the company's operating profit covers its interest bill.
How do you interpret interest coverage?
Higher is safer; below ~2× is a warning that earnings provide little cushion against the debt burden. Debt-free companies have no interest expense and the ratio is left blank.
How does interest coverage compare across companies?
Comparable across leveraged non-financials; less relevant for net-cash companies with negligible interest.