ALL vs MKL Stock Comparison

Allstate and Markel Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALL Allstate Corp
$251.78 +10.6% 1M +30.3% 1Y
Market cap
$63.99B
P/E
4.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$70.14B
Div. yield
0.02%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
9 wins
MKL Markel Group Inc.
$1,859.36 +7.6% 1M -1.3% 1Y
Market cap
$23.11B
P/E
10.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.51B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Allstate leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Allstate 9, Markel 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALLMKLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $63.99B $23.11B ALL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 4.9x 10.1x ALL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.7x 18.7x ALL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.9% +3.5% ALL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.8% 14.7% ALL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.4% 10.6% ALL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.3% -1.3% ALL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.8%/yr +7.0%/yr ALL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.7% 19.9% MKL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 82/100 45/100 ALL

Percentile Scorecard

ALLMKL

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisALLMKL
Valuation 84 #20 of 119 67 #40 of 119
Growth 93 #9 of 114 12 #101 of 114
Profitability 78 #25 of 110 56 #49 of 110
Financial Health 78 #25 of 110 64 #40 of 110
Shareholder Returns 78 #24 of 106 27 #78 of 106
Overall 82 45
  • ALL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • MKL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodALLMKLSPY
1 month +10.6%+7.6% -0.2%
3 months -7.6%-8.8% +3.9%
6 months +16.3%-2.6% +8.2%
Year to date +21.0%-13.5% +12.9%
1 year +30.3%-1.3% +12.3%
3 years +104.2%+29.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +26.9%+9.1% +23.3%
5 years +99.5%+40.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +14.8%+7.0% +10.9%
10 years +272.5%+111.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +14.1%+7.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALLMKLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.7%19.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.5%21.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.460.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.18-0.06 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.7%-28.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.5%-15.2% -1.2%
52-week high $275.13$2,191.90 $779.14
52-week low $190.00$1,714.26 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleALLMKL
P/E now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 10.5x 10.2xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 7.6x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 8.5x 10.9xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.5x 1.2xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 0.53 1.19median 0.53

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsALLMKL
Revenue $70.14B $15.51B
Gross profit $34.70B $10.63B
Operating income $7.91B $3.09B
Net income $13.31B $2.32B
Free cash flow $12.25B $2.12B
EPS (diluted) $50.90 $181.44
Cash & equivalents – $3.42B
Total debt $7.49B $4.37B
Shares (diluted) 259.10M 12.59M
Enterprise value $25.26B -$43.56B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricALLMKL
P/E 4.9x 10.2x
P/FCF 5.2x 10.9x
P/Operating cash flow 5.1x 9.9x
P/S 0.9x 1.5x
P/B 1.9x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 7.2x –
EV/EBIT 7.6x 3.4x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 0.7x
EV/FCF 4.9x 5.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.8x 4.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 1.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALLMKL
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.9% 3.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.7% 1.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 34.9% 7.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 323.1% -7.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 2.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 128.5% 0.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 91.2% 4.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 139.0% 5.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 90.5% 8.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 42.6% 2.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.6% -6.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 43.4% 3.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 40.1% -6.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALLMKL
Gross margin 49.5% 68.5%
EBITDA margin 11.9% –
Operating margin 11.3% 19.9%
Pretax margin 24.2% 19.1%
Net margin 18.8% 14.7%
FCF margin 17.5% 13.7%
Operating cash flow margin 17.8% 15.0%
Return on equity 40.7% 12.5%
Return on assets 10.7% 3.3%
Return on invested capital 15.4% 10.6%
Return on capital employed – –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALLMKL
Debt / assets 6.0% 6.1%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x –
Debt / FCF 0.6x 2.1x
Liabilities / assets 73.0% 73.3%
Equity / assets 27.0% 26.7%
Interest coverage 20.1x 15.2x
Current ratio – –
Quick ratio – –
Cash ratio – –
Altman Z-score – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALLMKL
Dividend yield 1.7% –
Net buyback yield 3.7% 2.3%
Shareholder yield 5.4% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 8.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 8.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.1% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusALLMKL
Forward P/E 6.7xFY2026 18.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $37.76FY2026 $99.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.4%FY2026 -13.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -29.7% +7.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $64.66BFY2026 $15.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.6%FY2026 -3.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.1% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALLMKL
Held by institutions 82.8% 76.8%
Institutions holding 1,750 926
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.0% -0.2%
Institutions buying 870 424
Institutions selling 532 315
Buyers to sellers 1.64 1.35

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ALLMKL
ALL 1.00 0.48
MKL 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALL and MKL?

Allstate (ALL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Allstate (ALL) $63.99B, Markel (MKL) $23.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALL and MKL?

Allstate (ALL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Allstate (ALL) 4.9x, Markel (MKL) 10.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Allstate (ALL) is cheapest (Allstate (ALL) 6.7x, Markel (MKL) 18.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Allstate (ALL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Allstate (ALL) +5.9%, Markel (MKL) +3.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Allstate (ALL) has the highest net margin (Allstate (ALL) 18.8%, Markel (MKL) 14.7%). On return on invested capital, Allstate (ALL) leads (Allstate (ALL) 15.4%, Markel (MKL) 10.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allstate (ALL) returned the most: Allstate (ALL) +30.3%, Markel (MKL) -1.3%. Over five years, Allstate (ALL) compounded fastest (Allstate (ALL) +14.8%/yr, Markel (MKL) +7.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Allstate (ALL) 0.02%, Markel (MKL) 0.00%. Markel (MKL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Markel (MKL) has been the steadiest (Allstate (ALL) 25.7%, Markel (MKL) 19.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do ALL and MKL move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.48, a moderate positive relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, ALL and MKL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Allstate (ALL) leads on 9. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.