What is Markel's share buybacks?

Markel (MKL) reported share buybacks of $133.93M in Q1 2026.

How has Markel's share buybacks changed year-over-year?

Markel's share buybacks decreased by 21.3% year-over-year, from $170.27M to $133.93M.

What is the long-term trend for Markel's share buybacks?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Markel's share buybacks has grown at a 20.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $206.52M to $429.52M.

What does share buybacks mean?

Cash used to buy back the company's own shares on the open market or through structured programs, reducing shares outstanding.

Markel MKL Share Buybacks

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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$24.39B-3.2%

Enterprise value$25.1B-2.9%

P/E13.8×+2.5×

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:PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock.

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 share buybacks?: Markel (MKL) reported share buybacks of $133.93M in Q1 2026.
How has Markel's share buybacks changed year-over-year?: Markel's share buybacks decreased by 21.3% year-over-year, from $170.27M to $133.93M.
What is the long-term trend for Markel's share buybacks?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Markel's share buybacks has grown at a 20.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $206.52M to $429.52M.
What does share buybacks mean?: Cash used to buy back the company's own shares on the open market or through structured programs, reducing shares outstanding.