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| 1 Year | 5 Year | 5 Year Annualized | Since IPO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MKL | +24.52% | +108.55% | +15.82% | +17,208% |
| S&P | +12.65% | +91.73% | +13.89% | +2,168% |
Markel is a global insurance company underwriting specialty insurance products. Its investment team takes a long-term, non-traditional approach to investing its capital.
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| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4.37B | -5.3% |
| Market Cap | $24.18B | 19.1% |
| Market Cap / Employee | $1.10M | 0.0% |
| Employees | 22K | 1.9% |
| Net Income | $763.79M | -19.3% |
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| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Net Cash | $4.62B | -0.2% |
| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Long Term Debt | $4.28B | -1.6% |
| Short Term Debt | $0.00M | 0.0% |
| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Return On Assets | 4.21% | -2.2% |
| Return On Invested Capital | 7.64% | 0.0% |
| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Free Cash Flow | $1.17B | 39.0% |
| Operating Free Cash Flow | $1.22B | 36.8% |
| Metric | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price to Earnings | 8.67 | 13.78 | 11.98 | 11.97 | 65.37% |
| Price to Book | 1.35 | 1.46 | 1.53 | 1.40 | 4.81% |
| Price to Sales | 1.34 | 1.54 | 1.55 | 1.49 | 26.79% |
| Price to Tangible Book Value | 1.83 | 1.97 | 2.09 | 1.88 | 1.34% |
| Price to Free Cash Flow TTM | 9.69 | 11.54 | 12.64 | 10.30 | 31.22% |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 10.3% | 8.7% | 7.9% | 9.7% | -23.79% |
| Return on Equity | 16.5% | 10.9% | 13.2% | 11.9% | -36.25% |
| Total Debt | $5.05B | $4.39B | $4.36B | $4.28B | -1.64% |

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