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Markel MKL Eliminations — Deferred policy acquisition costs

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Markel Insurance
$908.5M
Financial
$1.02M

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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%
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:DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCosts.

The official record: Markel’s 10-K, filed February 26, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Markel's eliminations — deferred policy acquisition costs?
Markel (MKL) reported eliminations — deferred policy acquisition costs of $0 in Q4 2025.
What does eliminations — deferred policy acquisition costs mean?
This metric represents the adjustment made to remove intercompany balances related to deferred policy acquisition costs during the consolidation of financial statements. It ensures that costs associated with acquiring insurance policies are not double-counted when aggregating results across different business segments or subsidiaries. This is a standard accounting elimination used to present a consolidated view of the firm's true acquisition cost position.