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| 1 Year | 5 Year | 5 Year Annualized | Since IPO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MKL | +4.3% | +79.13% | +12.35% | +16,744% |
| S&P | +17.45% | +75.43% | +11.88% | +2,172% |
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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| Q4 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4.22B | 9.9% |
| Market Cap | $27.11B | 22.1% |
| Market Cap / Employee | $1.18M | 0.0% |
| Employees | 22.9K | 4.1% |
| Net Income | $582.09M | 3.7% |
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| Q4 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Net Cash | $4.60B | 9.8% |
| Q4 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Long Term Debt | $4.82B | -1.3% |
| Short Term Debt | $194.80M | 12.7% |
| Q4 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Return On Assets | 4.40% | -1.4% |
| Return On Invested Capital | 7.64% | 0.0% |
| Q4 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Free Cash Flow | $599.07M | 42.6% |
| Operating Free Cash Flow | $662.19M | 34.1% |
| Metric | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price to Earnings | 13.78 | 11.98 | 11.97 | 12.71 | 46.53% |
| Price to Book | 1.46 | 1.53 | 1.40 | 1.50 | 11.01% |
| Price to Sales | 1.54 | 1.55 | 1.49 | 1.63 | 21.51% |
| Price to Tangible Book Value | 1.97 | 2.09 | 1.88 | 1.99 | 8.75% |
| Price to Free Cash Flow TTM | 11.54 | 12.64 | 10.30 | 13.98 | 44.24% |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 8.7% | 7.9% | 9.7% | 7.2% | -30.67% |
| Return on Equity | 10.9% | 13.2% | 11.9% | 12.2% | -26.16% |
| Total Debt | $4.39B | $4.36B | $4.28B | $5.01B | -0.80% |
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