Investing
Investment Purchases
Markel Investment Purchases decreased by 24.1% to $819.45M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 10.3%, from $742.67M to $819.45M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows an upward trend with a 4.6% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
An increase may indicate a strategy to earn interest on excess cash, while a decrease may suggest a need for cash for operations or debt repayment.
Detailed definition
This metric captures the cash outflow for the purchase of marketable securities, such as stocks, bonds, or other financi...
Peer comparison
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Metric ID:
purchases_of_investmentsHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '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 | $762.83M | $886.61M | $963.70M | $517.40M | $372.49M | $543.41M | $678.77M | $806.70M | $965.28M | $889.60M | $1.64B | $880.03M | $1.09B | $954.15M | $665.63M | $742.67M | $787.63M | $1.17B | $1.08B | $819.45M |
| QoQ Change | — | +16.2% | +8.7% | -46.3% | -28.0% | +45.9% | +24.9% | +18.8% | +19.7% | -7.8% | +84.5% | -46.4% | +23.8% | -12.4% | -30.2% | +11.6% | +6.1% | +48.9% | -8.0% | -24.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -51.2% | -38.7% | -29.6% | +55.9% | +159.1% | +63.7% | +141.8% | +9.1% | +12.8% | +7.3% | -59.4% | -15.6% | -27.7% | +22.9% | +62.2% | +10.3% |
Range$372.49M – $1.64B
CAGR+1.5%
Avg YoY Growth+20.2%
Median YoY Growth+9.7%
Current Streak2 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Markel's investment purchases?
- Markel (MKL) reported investment purchases of $819.45M in Q1 2026.
- How has Markel's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- Markel's investment purchases increased by 10.3% year-over-year, from $742.67M to $819.45M.
- What is the long-term trend for Markel's investment purchases?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Markel's investment purchases has grown at a 4.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.17B to $3.78B.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- Cash used to buy financial assets or securities.