What is Markel's short-term investments?

Markel (MKL) reported short-term investments of $2.33B in Q2 2026.

How has Markel's short-term investments changed year-over-year?

Markel's short-term investments increased by 23.2% year-over-year, from $1.89B to $2.33B.

What is the long-term trend for Markel's short-term investments?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Markel's short-term investments has grown at a -0.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.03B to $2.03B.

What does short-term investments mean?

Marketable securities and other investments with maturities between three months and one year, providing yield above cash while maintaining liquidity.

Markel MKL Short-Term Investments

Short-Term Investments at other companies

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc.SKWD

$386.51M+25.5%

James River Group Holdings, Inc. JRVR

$597K-99.2%

Kinsale Capital GroupKNSL

$0-100%

Bowhead Specialty HoldingsBOW

$4.98M-50.2%

ASI

Ategrity Specialty Holdings LLCASIC

$219.87M—

Tiptree Inc.TIPT

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$4.0B-12.7%

Operating income$1.6B+40.9%

Net income$1.2B+77.9%

EPS (diluted)$92.76+86.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$3.4B-8.0%

Total debt$4.4B+0.1%

Total equity$19.0B+9.7%

Total assets$71.3B+6.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$428.9M-15.0%

CapEx$44.3M-12.5%

Free cash flow$384.5M-15.3%

Valuation

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Market cap$25.52B-0.9%

Enterprise value$26.46B+0.2%

P/E11.2×-0.4×

P/S1.7×+0.1×

Profitability

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Operating margin19.9%-0.5pp

Net margin14.7%+1.2pp

FCF margin13.7%+1.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity12.6%-0.9pp

Debt / equity0.2×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Markel in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:OtherShortTermInvestments.

The official record: Markel’s 10-Q, filed July 29, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Markel's short-term investments?: Markel (MKL) reported short-term investments of $2.33B in Q2 2026.
How has Markel's short-term investments changed year-over-year?: Markel's short-term investments increased by 23.2% year-over-year, from $1.89B to $2.33B.
What is the long-term trend for Markel's short-term investments?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Markel's short-term investments has grown at a -0.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.03B to $2.03B.
What does short-term investments mean?: Marketable securities and other investments with maturities between three months and one year, providing yield above cash while maintaining liquidity.