MKL vs PGR vs WPRT Stock Comparison

Markel, Progressive and Aetherion Technologies Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MKL Markel Group Inc.
$1,844.03 +5.9% 1M +0.3% 1Y
Market cap
$23.17B
P/E
12.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.74B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
3 wins
PGR Progressive Corp/Oh/
$225.74 +7.8% 1M +6.5% 1Y
Market cap
$134.12B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$91.74B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Progressive leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Progressive 7, Markel 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMKLPGRWPRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.17B $134.12B $36.14M PGR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.9x 11.5x -0.9x PGR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.5x 12.7x — PGR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.3% +7.7% -73.4% PGR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% — -493.2% MKL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.4% — -39.8% MKL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.3% +6.5% +2.5% PGR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.0%/yr +18.9%/yr -42.7%/yr PGR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.8% 27.6% 53.4% MKL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 68/100 25/100 PGR

Percentile Scorecard

MKLPGRWPRT

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

AxisMKLPGRWPRT
Valuation 64 #44 of 119 37 #75 of 119 10 #182 of 203
Growth 3 #110 of 113 72 #32 of 113 30 #132 of 188
Profitability 39 #66 of 107 – 4 #176 of 184
Financial Health 58 #46 of 107 – 55 #99 of 217
Shareholder Returns 56 #47 of 105 93 #8 of 105 –
Overall 44 68 25
  • MKL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • PGR ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • WPRT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMKLPGRWPRTSPY
1 month +5.9%+7.8%+2.5% +0.9%
3 months -8.4%+2.6%+20.2% +5.9%
6 months +4.8%+12.5%+5.6% +8.5%
Year to date -14.2%-0.9%+32.5% +13.3%
1 year +0.3%+6.5%+2.5% +12.4%
3 years +28.8%+47.5%-58.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +8.8%+13.8%-25.1% +23.5%
5 years +40.4%+137.9%-93.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year +7.0%+18.9%-42.7% +11.0%
10 years +109.5%+617.5%-86.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year +7.7%+21.8%-18.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMKLPGRWPRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.8%27.6%53.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.0%29.9%47.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.03-0.510.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.020.240.05 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.9%-34.6%-96.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.9%-4.5%-15.8% -0.9%
52-week high $2,191.90$236.36$2.47 $779.14
52-week low $1,714.26$190.40$1.54 $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.

MultipleMKLPGRWPRT
P/E now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 10.9x 11.3xmedian 10.9x -0.9xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.4x 1.4xmedian 1.4x 4.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.5x —median 7.5x -0.6xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 8.5x 7.7xmedian 8.5x -4.1xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.5x 3.8xmedian 1.5x 0.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 18.36median 0.59 0.18median 0.59 -0.11median 1.41

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 monthsMKLPGRWPRT
Revenue $15.74B $91.74B $8.50M
Gross profit $10.78B – $952.00K
Operating income $2.47B – -$23.52M
Net income $1.83B – -$41.91M
Free cash flow $1.80B – -$8.83M
R&D – – $5.35M
EPS (diluted) $144.02 $19.89 $-2.42
Cash & equivalents $3.60B – $23.95M
Total debt $4.36B – $972.00K
Shares (diluted) 12.45M 584.20M 17.34M
Enterprise value -$43.38B $134.12B -$200.96M

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
MetricMKLPGRWPRT
P/E 12.8x 11.3x -0.9x
P/FCF 12.5x 7.7x -4.1x
P/Operating cash flow 11.0x – -4.6x
P/S 1.4x 1.4x 4.3x
P/B 1.2x 3.8x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 3.8x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA – – -0.6x
EV/EBIT 4.1x – -0.6x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 1.4x 1.5x
EV/FCF 5.7x – -1.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.0x – -1.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 18.36 0.18 -0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMKLPGRWPRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.3% 7.7% -73.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.8% 16.1% -70.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.6% – -72.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -72.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -17.7% – -71.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.8% – -35.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -14.4% – 21.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.0% – 7.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -10.8% 9.2% 18.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.7% 62.8% 7.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -20.8% – 55.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.8% – 10.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -24.1% – 55.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.4% – 27.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMKLPGRWPRT
Gross margin 68.5% – 11.2%
EBITDA margin – – -267.3%
Operating margin 15.7% – -276.7%
Pretax margin 14.8% – -423.1%
Net margin 11.4% – -493.2%
FCF margin 11.5% – -103.9%
Operating cash flow margin 13.0% – -93.2%
Return on equity 9.8% – -29.3%
Return on assets 2.6% – -19.9%
Return on invested capital 8.4% – -39.8%
Return on capital employed – – -42.2%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.7x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x – 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – 8.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMKLPGRWPRT
Debt / assets 6.0% – 1.1%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.0x
Debt / FCF 2.4x – -0.1x
Liabilities / assets 74.3% 73.0% 38.5%
Equity / assets 25.7% 27.0% 61.5%
Interest coverage 12.1x – -100.9x
Current ratio – – 1.1x
Quick ratio – – 1.1x
Cash ratio – – 0.8x
Altman Z-score – – -19.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMKLPGRWPRT
Dividend yield – 6.2% –
Net buyback yield 3.4% – 306.4%
Shareholder yield 3.4% 6.2% 306.4%
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.

ConsensusMKLPGRWPRT
Forward P/E 18.5xFY2026 12.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $99.52FY2026 $17.71FY2026 $-1.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -13.0%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +7.3% -11.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.96BFY2026 $91.77BFY2026 $10.34MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.8%FY2026 +10.3%FY2026 -55.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% -4.9% +10.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMKLPGRWPRT
Held by institutions 76.8% 87.2% 21.0%
Institutions holding 927 1,823 46
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% +0.5% +70.5%
Institutions buying 425 893 16
Institutions selling 315 694 13
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.29 1.23

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.

MKLPGRWPRT
MKL 1.00 0.41 0.03
PGR 0.41 1.00 -0.04
WPRT 0.03 -0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MKL, PGR and WPRT?

Progressive (PGR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Markel (MKL) $23.17B, Progressive (PGR) $134.12B, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) $36.14M.

Which stock is cheaper, MKL, PGR and WPRT?

Progressive (PGR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Markel (MKL) 12.9x, Progressive (PGR) 11.5x, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -0.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Progressive (PGR) is cheapest (Markel (MKL) 18.5x, Progressive (PGR) 12.7x). 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%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -73.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Markel (MKL) has the highest net margin (Markel (MKL) 11.4%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -493.2%). On return on invested capital, Markel (MKL) leads (Markel (MKL) 8.4%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -39.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Progressive (PGR) returned the most: Markel (MKL) +0.3%, Progressive (PGR) +6.5%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) +2.5%. Over five years, Progressive (PGR) compounded fastest (Markel (MKL) +7.0%/yr, Progressive (PGR) +18.9%/yr, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -42.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Markel (MKL) has been the steadiest (Markel (MKL) 19.8%, Progressive (PGR) 27.6%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) 53.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.