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Markel Corporation
MKL
NYSE·Financial Services·Insurance - Property & Casualty·Mkt cap $24.0B
$1,952.06
▲ +1.85%
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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.
View research view52-Week Range
$1,719.41 - $2,207.59
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Price chart
Down 2.3% 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).
- Premium valuation to Property & Casualty Insurance peers
Growth
Mild headwinds expected
Expansion of specialty insurance products in underserved market segments
Value
Premium valuation to Property & Casualty Insurance peers
Momentum
Stable
+0.9% over 3m
Quality
Excellent
Excellent business quality
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: Apr 29, 2026
APR 28, 2026
Reported EPS of -$18.90 vs $26.38 consensus (-171.7% surprise). Revenue of $2.8B vs $3.7B expected (-22.9%).
EPS surprise · last 4Q
0 of 1 beats
Q2 26
-171.7%
Next: Apr 29, 2026
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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-12%
-27%
+19%
-2%
+6%
+7%
Q2 24
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
$3.7B
$4.4B
$4.0B
$3.3B
$4.4B
$4.4B
$4.2B
$3.6B
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
67.1%
Operating
-7.7%
Profit
-6.0%
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
$1,950.00
▼ -0.1% vs $1,952.06
Latest: Truist · $1,950.00 · Apr 30, 2026
1 analyst covering