TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Mar 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 3.3B
Net Income 129.3M 3.89%
EPS (Diluted) $12.08

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 64.6B
Total Liabilities 46.9B
Shareholders Equity 17.7B
Debt to Equity 2.64

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow 376.2M
Free Cash Flow 335.5M

Revenue & Profitability Trend

Markel Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Revenue i16.8B15.7B11.8B12.9B9.6B
Cost of Goods Sold i-----
Gross Profit i-----
Gross Margin % i0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i-----
Selling, General & Administrative i-----
Other Operating Expenses i2.3B2.2B2.2B1.5B1.3B
Total Operating Expenses i2.3B2.2B2.2B1.5B1.3B
Operating Income i-----
Operating Margin % i0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i-----
Interest Expense i204.3M185.1M196.1M183.6M177.6M
Other Non-Operating Income5.5B5.2B5.2B4.0B3.1B
Pre-tax Income i3.6B2.7B-151.6M3.1B1.0B
Income Tax i790.3M552.6M-48.2M684.0M168.7M
Effective Tax Rate % i21.7%20.8%0.0%21.9%16.9%
Net Income i2.8B2.1B-103.4M2.4B831.8M
Net Margin % i17.0%13.4%-0.9%18.9%8.6%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i-----
EPS (Basic) i$199.69$147.32$-23.57$176.92$55.67
EPS (Diluted) i$199.32$146.98$-23.57$176.51$55.63
Basic Shares Outstanding i1301700013347000135800001376800013811000
Diluted Shares Outstanding i1301700013347000135800001376800013811000

Income Statement Trend

Markel Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i3.7B3.7B4.1B4.0B4.3B
Short-term Investments i6.9B6.5B14.5B14.4B12.7B
Accounts Receivable i15.2B12.7B11.4B9.7B7.9B
Inventory i-----
Other Current Assets-----
Total Current Assets i-----
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i-----
Goodwill i6.9B6.8B7.0B7.6B7.0B
Intangible Assets i1.5B1.6B1.7B1.8B1.8B
Long-term Investments-----
Other Non-Current Assets-----
Total Non-Current Assets i-----
Total Assets i61.9B----
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i1.4B1.0B669.7M7.5B6.2B
Short-term Debt i-0249.9M--
Current Portion of Long-term Debt-----
Other Current Liabilities-----
Total Current Liabilities i-----
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i4.3B3.8B3.9B4.4B3.5B
Deferred Tax Liabilities i-----
Other Non-Current Liabilities-----
Total Non-Current Liabilities i-----
Total Liabilities i44.4B----
Equity
Common Stock i3.6B3.5B3.5B3.4B3.4B
Retained Earnings i13.4B11.4B9.8B10.4B8.2B
Treasury Stock i-----
Other Equity-----
Total Shareholders Equity i17.5B15.5B13.7B15.2B13.1B
Key Metrics
Total Debt i4.3B3.8B4.1B4.4B3.5B
Working Capital i00000

Balance Sheet Composition

Markel Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Operating Activities
Net Income i2.8B2.1B-103.4M2.4B831.8M
Depreciation & Amortization i-----
Stock-Based Compensation i-----
Working Capital Changes i-2.1B-888.4M-1.6B-1.6B-501.2M
Operating Cash Flow i1.2B1.5B-1.8B1.5B355.2M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i-255.0M-258.6M-254.7M-145.2M-101.3M
Acquisitions i-207.8M-155.0M732.3M-525.6M-554.1M
Investment Purchases i-4.4B-4.9B-3.4B-3.4B-2.2B
Investment Sales i2.4B2.6B1.4B1.1B2.2B
Investing Cash Flow i-2.4B-2.7B-1.5B-2.9B-511.7M
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i-572.7M-445.5M-290.8M-206.5M-26.8M
Dividends Paid i-36.0M-36.0M-36.0M-36.0M-18.4M
Debt Issuance i1.4B625.0M1.0B1.2B223.2M
Debt Repayment i-896.7M-949.6M-1.3B-486.7M-276.0M
Financing Cash Flow i-297.9M-999.7M-595.3M369.8M434.6M
Free Cash Flow i2.3B2.5B2.5B2.1B1.6B
Net Change in Cash i-1.5B-2.2B-3.9B-1.0B278.0M

Cash Flow Trend

Markel Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 11.64
Forward P/E 19.72
Price to Book 1.42
Price to Sales 1.49
PEG Ratio 0.07

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 13.57%
Operating Margin 24.06%
Return on Equity 13.50%
Return on Assets 3.32%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 2.60
Debt to Equity 24.43
Beta 0.78

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $166.72
Book Value per Share $1,368.57
Revenue per Share $1,281.03

Peer Financial Comparison

CompanyMarket CapP/E RatioP/B RatioROEProfit MarginDebt/Equity
mkl24.9B11.641.4213.50%13.57%24.43
Progressive 144.8B13.844.4237.29%12.66%21.15
Chubb 113.7B12.541.6313.63%16.00%28.98
Travelers Companies 64.1B12.592.1719.29%10.97%27.22
Allstate 56.1B9.922.5327.01%8.79%33.71
Hartford Financial 37.6B12.122.1919.55%11.83%24.95

Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.