Markel MKL Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Operating margin | 16.4%-3.5pp | 19.9%+0.9pp | 18.9%-2.6pp | 21.6%+3.4pp | 18.1%-5.7pp | |
| Net margin | 11%-2.1pp | 13.1%-0.1pp | 13.2%-1.2pp | 14.3%+1.8pp | 12.6%-5.1pp | |
| EBITDA margin | 18.3%-3.7pp | 22%+0.9pp | 21.1%-2.6pp | 23.8%+3.3pp | 20.5%-5.5pp | |
| Free cash flow margin | 13.6%-2.3pp | 15.9%+0.8pp | 15%+1.9pp | 13.2%-1.3pp | 14.4%-0.6pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 10.1%-1.8pp | 11.9%0.0pp | 11.9%-1.6pp | 13.5%+2.3pp | 11.2%-6.0pp | |
| Return on assets | 2.7%-0.6pp | 3.2%0.0pp | 3.2%-0.3pp | 3.5%+0.5pp | 3%-1.7pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 11.5%-1.8pp | 13.3%+0.2pp | 13.1%-2.1pp | 15.2%+2.6pp | 12.5%-4.6pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 0.2×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | |
| Debt-to-assets | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.2×-0.1× | 0.3×+0.2× | 0.1×-0.1× | 0.2×+0.1× | 0.1×-0.3× | |
| Interest coverage | 12.9×-2.6× | 15.5×+1.2× | 14.4×-1.5× | 15.9×+3.3× | 12.6×-5.6× | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $24.07B-11.2% | $27.11B+12.1% | $24.18B-4.2% | $25.23B+5.7% | $23.87B+7.5% | |
| Enterprise value | $24.77B-12.0% | $28.16B+15.3% | $24.42B-5.6% | $25.87B+7.5% | $24.07B+2.2% | |
| Price / earnings | 13.6×+0.7× | 12.9×+1.2× | 11.6×+0.3× | 11.3×-1.7× | 13×+4.9× | |
| Price / sales | 1.5×-0.2× | 1.7×+0.2× | 1.5×-0.1× | 1.6×0.0× | 1.6×+0.2× | |
| Price / book | 1.3×-0.1× | 1.5×+0.1× | 1.3×-0.1× | 1.5×+0.1× | 1.4×+0.1× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 8.4×+0.5× | 7.9×+0.6× | 7.3×+0.3× | 7×-1.0× | 8×+2.2× | |
| EV / sales | 1.5×-0.2× | 1.7×+0.2× | 1.5×-0.1× | 1.7×0.0× | 1.6×+0.1× | |
| Free cash flow yield | 9.1%-0.3pp | 9.4%-0.4pp | 9.8%+1.7pp | 8.1%-0.7pp | 8.9%-1.7pp | |
| Earnings yield | 7.4%-0.4pp | 7.8%-0.8pp | 8.6%-0.3pp | 8.9%+1.1pp | 7.7%-4.7pp |
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- Where do Markel's ratios come from?
- Every ratio is computed from Markel's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.
