Markel MKL Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Operating margin | 16.4%-1.7pp | 19.9%-4.0pp | 18.9%-9.4pp | 21.6%+1.4pp | 18.1%-5.1pp | |
| Net margin | 11%-1.6pp | 13.1%-4.5pp | 13.2%-6.7pp | 14.3%0.0pp | 12.6%-4.2pp | |
| EBITDA margin | 18.3%-2.2pp | 22%-4.0pp | 21.1%-9.5pp | 23.8%+1.4pp | 20.5%-4.9pp | |
| Free cash flow margin | 13.6%-0.8pp | 15.9%+0.9pp | 15%-2.6pp | 13.2%-5.1pp | 14.4%-4.4pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 10.1%-1.2pp | 11.9%-5.4pp | 11.9%-7.3pp | 13.5%-0.6pp | 11.2%-6.0pp | |
| Return on assets | 2.7%-0.4pp | 3.2%-1.5pp | 3.2%-2.0pp | 3.5%-0.2pp | 3%-1.7pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 11.5%-1.0pp | 13.3%-3.8pp | 13.1%-8.5pp | 15.2%-0.1pp | 12.5%-6.1pp | |
| 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×+0.2× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.2×-0.1× | 0.1×0.0× | |
| Interest coverage | 12.9×+0.3× | 15.5×-2.7× | 14.4×-7.4× | 15.9×+0.1× | 12.6×-6.8× | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $24.07B+0.8% | $27.11B+22.1% | $24.18B+18.1% | $25.23B+21.9% | $23.87B+19.4% | |
| Enterprise value | $24.77B+2.9% | $28.16B+19.5% | $24.42B+16.5% | $25.87B+19.8% | $24.07B+19.1% | |
| Price / earnings | 13.6×+0.6× | 12.9×+4.8× | 11.6×+4.7× | 11.3×+1.5× | 13×+5.1× | |
| Price / sales | 1.5×-0.1× | 1.7×+0.3× | 1.5×+0.2× | 1.6×+0.2× | 1.6×+0.3× | |
| Price / book | 1.3×-0.1× | 1.5×+0.1× | 1.3×+0.1× | 1.5×+0.2× | 1.4×+0.1× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 8.4×+0.4× | 7.9×+2.1× | 7.3×+2.7× | 7×+0.4× | 8×+2.7× | |
| EV / sales | 1.5×-0.1× | 1.7×+0.2× | 1.5×+0.1× | 1.7×+0.2× | 1.6×+0.3× | |
| Free cash flow yield | 9.1%+0.2pp | 9.4%-1.1pp | 9.8%-3.1pp | 8.1%-4.8pp | 8.9%-5.3pp | |
| Earnings yield | 7.4%-0.4pp | 7.8%-4.6pp | 8.6%-5.9pp | 8.9%-1.3pp | 7.7%-4.9pp |
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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.
