MKL vs PGR vs TRV Stock Comparison

Markel, Progressive and Travelers Companies Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
1 more company in this comparison (CB) Create a free account to keep reading and compare up to 10 companies.
MKL Markel Group Inc.
$1,844.03 +5.9% 1M +0.3% 1Y
Market cap
$22.55B
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.74B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
1 win
PGR Progressive Corp/Oh/
$225.74 +7.8% 1M +6.5% 1Y
Market cap
$131.24B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$91.74B
Div. yield
6.16%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
4 wins
TRV Travelers Companies, Inc.
$394.04 +8.5% 1M +47.0% 1Y
Market cap
$82.20B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$48.92B
Div. yield
1.19%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionMKLPGRTRVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.55B $131.24B $82.20B PGR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.8x 11.3x 10.0x TRV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.5x 12.7x 11.5x TRV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.3% +7.7% +1.1% PGR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.4% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 6.16% 1.19% PGR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.3% +6.5% +47.0% TRV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.0%/yr +18.9%/yr +19.6%/yr TRV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.8% 27.6% 20.6% MKL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 68/100 49/100 PGR

Percentile Scorecard

MKLPGRTRV

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

AxisMKLPGRTRV
Valuation 64 #44 of 119 37 #75 of 119 43 #68 of 119
Growth 3 #110 of 113 72 #32 of 113 65 #40 of 113
Profitability 39 #66 of 107 – 84 #18 of 107
Financial Health 58 #46 of 107 – 42 #63 of 107
Shareholder Returns 56 #47 of 105 93 #8 of 105 14 #91 of 105
Overall 44 68 49
  • MKL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • PGR ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • TRV ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMKLPGRTRVSPY
1 month +5.9%+7.8%+8.5% +0.9%
3 months -8.4%+2.6%+1.3% +5.9%
6 months +4.8%+12.5%+30.4% +8.5%
Year to date -14.2%-0.9%+35.8% +13.3%
1 year +0.3%+6.5%+47.0% +12.4%
3 years +28.8%+47.5%+145.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +8.8%+13.8%+34.9% +23.5%
5 years +40.4%+137.9%+144.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year +7.0%+18.9%+19.6% +11.0%
10 years +109.5%+617.5%+263.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year +7.7%+21.8%+13.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMKLPGRTRVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.8%27.6%20.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.0%29.9%17.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.03-0.51-0.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.020.242.28 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.9%-34.6%-19.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.9%-4.5%-2.8% -0.9%
52-week high $2,191.90$236.36$405.41 $779.14
52-week low $1,714.26$190.40$267.66 $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.

MultipleMKLPGRTRV
P/E now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 10.9x 11.3xmedian 10.9x 10.0xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.4x 1.4xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.5x —median 7.5x —median 7.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 8.5x 7.7xmedian 8.5x 6.9xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.5x 3.8xmedian 1.5x 2.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 18.36median 0.59 0.18median 0.59 0.16median 0.59

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 monthsMKLPGRTRV
Revenue $15.74B $91.74B $48.92B
Gross profit $10.78B – –
Operating income $2.47B – –
Net income $1.83B – $8.33B
Free cash flow $1.80B – –
EPS (diluted) $144.02 $19.89 $39.01
Cash & equivalents $3.60B – –
Total debt $4.36B – $9.81B
Shares (diluted) 12.45M 584.20M 213.60M
Enterprise value -$43.49B $131.24B $82.20B

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
MetricMKLPGRTRV
P/E 12.8x 11.3x 10.0x
P/FCF 12.5x 7.7x 6.9x
P/Operating cash flow 11.0x – 7.7x
P/S 1.4x 1.4x 1.7x
P/B 1.2x 3.8x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 3.8x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT 4.1x – –
EV/Revenue 0.6x 1.4x 1.9x
EV/FCF 5.7x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 5.0x – 8.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 18.36 0.18 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMKLPGRTRV
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.3% 7.7% 1.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.8% 16.1% 6.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.6% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -17.7% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.8% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -14.4% – 41.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.0% – 56.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -10.8% 9.2% 51.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.7% 62.8% 60.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -20.8% – 6.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.8% – 15.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -24.1% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.4% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMKLPGRTRV
Gross margin 68.5% – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin 15.7% – –
Pretax margin 14.8% – –
Net margin 11.4% – –
FCF margin 11.5% – –
Operating cash flow margin 13.0% – 21.8%
Return on equity 9.8% – 26.8%
Return on assets 2.6% – 5.8%
Return on invested capital 8.4% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMKLPGRTRV
Debt / assets 6.0% – –
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 2.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 74.3% 73.0% 79.6%
Equity / assets 25.7% 27.0% 20.4%
Interest coverage 12.1x – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMKLPGRTRV
Dividend yield – 6.2% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 3.4% – –
Shareholder yield 3.4% 6.2% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusMKLPGRTRV
Forward P/E 18.5xFY2026 12.7xFY2026 11.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $99.52FY2026 $17.71FY2026 $34.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -13.0%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.3% -11.2% -15.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.96BFY2026 $91.77BFY2026 $42.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.8%FY2026 +10.3%FY2026 -4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% -4.9% +2.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMKLPGRTRV
Held by institutions 76.8% 87.2% 87.3%
Institutions holding 927 1,823 1,838
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% +0.5% +18.2%
Institutions buying 425 893 877
Institutions selling 315 694 602
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.29 1.46

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.

MKLPGRTRV
MKL 1.00 0.38 0.59
PGR 0.38 1.00 0.55
TRV 0.59 0.55 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MKL, PGR and TRV?

Progressive (PGR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Markel (MKL) $22.55B, Progressive (PGR) $131.24B, Travelers Companies (TRV) $82.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, MKL, PGR and TRV?

Travelers Companies (TRV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Markel (MKL) 12.8x, Progressive (PGR) 11.3x, Travelers Companies (TRV) 10.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Travelers Companies (TRV) is cheapest (Markel (MKL) 18.5x, Progressive (PGR) 12.7x, Travelers Companies (TRV) 11.5x). 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) +3.3%, Progressive (PGR) +7.7%, Travelers Companies (TRV) +1.1%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Travelers Companies (TRV) returned the most: Markel (MKL) +0.3%, Progressive (PGR) +6.5%, Travelers Companies (TRV) +47.0%. Over five years, Travelers Companies (TRV) compounded fastest (Markel (MKL) +7.0%/yr, Progressive (PGR) +18.9%/yr, Travelers Companies (TRV) +19.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Progressive (PGR) has the highest dividend yield: Progressive (PGR) 6.16%, Travelers Companies (TRV) 1.19%. Markel (MKL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Markel (MKL) has been the steadiest (Markel (MKL) 19.8%, Progressive (PGR) 27.6%, Travelers Companies (TRV) 20.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.