Markel Corporation
MKL
NYSE·Financial Services·Insurance - Property & Casualty·Mkt cap $22.8B
$1,826.72
▼ -0.88%
P/E
7.19
Mkt Cap
$22.8B
52-Wk Range
$1,719–$2,208
52-Week Range
$1,719.41 - $2,207.59
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Beta
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Price action
Price chart
Down 5.9% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
5 reasons
- Diversified revenue streams across insurance, reinsurance, and non-insurance businesses reducing underwriting cycle dependency
- Specialty insurance expertise in niche markets with higher margins and less competition
- Global distribution network spanning multiple continents and regulatory jurisdictions
- Long operating history since 1930 providing stability and deep industry relationships
- Markel Ventures providing countercyclical earnings during soft insurance markets
Bear Case
2 risks
- Low volatility (beta 0.7).
- Significant premium - growth priced in
Growth
Mild headwinds expected
Expansion of specialty insurance products in underserved market segments
Value
Significant premium - growth priced in
Momentum
Stable
+3.6% over 3m
Quality
Excellent
Strong fundamentals
Dividend
None
No dividend
Smart-money signal
Who's buying MKL right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Recent earnings results
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Nov 4, 2026
JUL 29, 2026
Reported EPS of $26.28 vs $30.64 consensus (-14.2% surprise). Revenue of $5.2B vs $4.5B expected (+15.2%).
EPS surprise · last 4Q
0 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
-14.2%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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-12%
-27%
+19%
-2%
+6%
+7%
-9%
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
Q2 26
$4.4B
$4.0B
$3.3B
$4.4B
$4.4B
$4.2B
$3.6B
$4.0B
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
0.0%
Operating
38.8%
Profit
46.1%
Wall Street consensus
1 analyst · 0% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
0%
Hold
100%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
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Latest: Truist · $1,950.00 · Apr 30, 2026
vs Industry
How MKL stacks vs Insurance - Property & Casualty
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
Industry comparison data unavailable for this stock.
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