MKL vs PGR vs AIG Stock Comparison

Markel, Progressive and American International Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MKL Markel Group Inc.
$1,875.12 +8.5% 1M -0.2% 1Y
Market cap
$23.35B
P/E
10.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.51B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
4 wins
PGR Progressive Corp/Oh/
$229.31 +11.6% 1M +4.7% 1Y
Market cap
$131.43B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$91.74B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Progressive leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Progressive 5, Markel 4, American International 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMKLPGRAIGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.35B $131.43B $42.17B PGR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.2x 11.3x 14.2x MKL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.8x 12.9x 9.8x AIG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.5% +7.7% -4.2% PGR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.7% — 11.1% MKL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.6% — 6.6% MKL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.2% +4.7% +2.7% PGR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.6%/yr +19.5%/yr +6.7%/yr PGR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.9% 27.7% 23.9% MKL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 66/100 45/100 PGR

Percentile Scorecard

MKLPGRAIG

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

AxisMKLPGRAIG
Valuation 64 #43 of 119 36 #77 of 119 52 #58 of 119
Growth 11 #103 of 115 68 #38 of 115 25 #86 of 115
Profitability 55 #51 of 113 – 35 #74 of 113
Financial Health 63 #43 of 114 – 58 #48 of 114
Shareholder Returns 21 #85 of 107 94 #7 of 107 56 #48 of 107
Overall 43 66 45
  • MKL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • PGR ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • AIG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMKLPGRAIGSPY
1 month +8.5%+11.6%+9.4% -0.8%
3 months -7.0%+6.3%+2.5% +3.5%
6 months -1.1%+13.5%+9.5% +7.0%
Year to date -12.8%+0.7%-5.2% +12.2%
1 year -0.2%+4.7%+2.7% +13.0%
3 years +30.9%+49.8%+36.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +9.4%+14.4%+10.9% +23.1%
5 years +44.0%+143.2%+38.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +7.6%+19.5%+6.7% +11.0%
10 years +110.8%+617.0%+32.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +7.7%+21.8%+2.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMKLPGRAIGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.9%27.7%23.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.3%30.0%24.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.03-0.51-0.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.010.170.11 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.9%-34.6%-26.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.5%-3.0%-6.3% -1.8%
52-week high $2,191.90$236.36$86.59 $779.14
52-week low $1,714.26$190.40$71.89 $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.

MultipleMKLPGRAIG
P/E now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 10.6x 11.5xmedian 10.6x 14.5xmedian 10.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 1.6xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.6x —median 7.6x 5.7xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 8.6x 7.7xmedian 8.6x 11.1xmedian 8.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.5x 3.9xmedian 1.5x 1.0xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.20median 0.52 0.18median 0.52 -2.69median 0.52

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 monthsMKLPGRAIG
Revenue $15.51B $91.74B $26.64B
Gross profit $10.63B – $12.70B
Operating income $3.09B – $4.03B
Net income $2.32B – $2.97B
Free cash flow $2.12B – $3.85B
EPS (diluted) $181.44 $19.89 $5.56
Cash & equivalents $3.42B – –
Total debt $4.37B – $9.13B
Shares (diluted) 12.59M 584.20M 533.57M
Enterprise value -$43.32B $131.43B $4.35B

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
MetricMKLPGRAIG
P/E 10.3x 11.5x 14.5x
P/FCF 11.0x 7.7x 11.1x
P/Operating cash flow 10.0x – 11.1x
P/S 1.5x 1.5x 1.6x
P/B 1.2x 3.9x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 3.9x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA – – 5.7x
EV/EBIT 3.5x – 10.6x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 1.5x 1.6x
EV/FCF 5.1x – 11.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.6x – 11.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.20 0.18 -2.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMKLPGRAIG
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.5% 7.7% -4.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 16.1% 19.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.4% – -1.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 270.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.9% – -21.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.8% – 32.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.2% – -7.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.0% – -17.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.5% 9.2% 0.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 62.8% -5.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.7% – 21.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.0% – -11.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.4% – 21.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.3% – -11.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMKLPGRAIG
Gross margin 68.5% – 47.7%
EBITDA margin – – 28.2%
Operating margin 19.9% – 15.1%
Pretax margin 19.1% – 13.6%
Net margin 14.7% – 11.1%
FCF margin 13.7% – 14.5%
Operating cash flow margin 15.0% – 14.5%
Return on equity 12.5% – 7.3%
Return on assets 3.3% – 1.8%
Return on invested capital 10.6% – 6.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.7x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMKLPGRAIG
Debt / assets 6.1% – 5.6%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.0x
Debt / FCF 2.1x – 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 73.3% 73.0% 75.1%
Equity / assets 26.7% 27.0% 24.9%
Interest coverage 15.2x – 10.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMKLPGRAIG
Dividend yield – 6.1% 2.3%
Net buyback yield 2.3% – 7.0%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 6.1% 9.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 33.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 25.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 0.8%

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.

ConsensusMKLPGRAIG
Forward P/E 18.8xFY2026 12.9xFY2026 9.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $99.52FY2026 $17.71FY2026 $8.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -13.0%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026 +17.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.3% -11.2% +12.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.96BFY2026 $91.77BFY2026 $28.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.8%FY2026 +10.3%FY2026 +4.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% -4.9% +6.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMKLPGRAIG
Held by institutions 76.8% 87.2% 94.4%
Institutions holding 926 1,822 1,139
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% +0.5% -0.2%
Institutions buying 424 892 548
Institutions selling 315 694 426
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.29 1.29

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.

MKLPGRAIG
MKL 1.00 0.38 0.41
PGR 0.38 1.00 0.38
AIG 0.41 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MKL, PGR and AIG?

Progressive (PGR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Markel (MKL) $23.35B, Progressive (PGR) $131.43B, American International (AIG) $42.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, MKL, PGR and AIG?

Markel (MKL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Markel (MKL) 10.2x, Progressive (PGR) 11.3x, American International (AIG) 14.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, American International (AIG) is cheapest (Markel (MKL) 18.8x, Progressive (PGR) 12.9x, American International (AIG) 9.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Progressive (PGR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Markel (MKL) +3.5%, Progressive (PGR) +7.7%, American International (AIG) -4.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Markel (MKL) has the highest net margin (Markel (MKL) 14.7%, American International (AIG) 11.1%). On return on invested capital, Markel (MKL) leads (Markel (MKL) 10.6%, American International (AIG) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Progressive (PGR) returned the most: Markel (MKL) -0.2%, Progressive (PGR) +4.7%, American International (AIG) +2.7%. Over five years, Progressive (PGR) compounded fastest (Markel (MKL) +7.6%/yr, Progressive (PGR) +19.5%/yr, American International (AIG) +6.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Markel (MKL) 0.00%, Progressive (PGR) 0.00%, American International (AIG) 0.02%. Markel (MKL) and Progressive (PGR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Markel (MKL) has been the steadiest (Markel (MKL) 19.9%, Progressive (PGR) 27.7%, American International (AIG) 23.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MKL, PGR and AIG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Progressive (PGR) leads on 5. 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.