MKL vs PSA vs RGA Stock Comparison

Markel, Public Storage and Reinsurance Group Of America Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MKL Markel Group Inc.
$1,859.36 +7.6% 1M -1.3% 1Y
Market cap
$23.04B
P/E
10.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.51B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
3 wins
PSA Public Storage
$312.56 +8.6% 1M +4.1% 1Y
Market cap
$58.40B
P/E
33.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.03B
Div. yield
3.84%
Self-Storage REITs Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Public Storage leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Public Storage 4, Reinsurance Group Of America 4, Markel 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMKLPSARGALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.04B $58.40B $17.16B PSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.2x 33.9x 11.3x MKL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.7x 30.9x 8.6x RGA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.5% +5.2% +19.4% RGA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.7% 33.7% 5.8% PSA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.6% 7.9% -67.7% MKL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 3.84% 1.43% PSA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.3% +4.1% +38.7% RGA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.0%/yr -1.2%/yr +16.9%/yr RGA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.9% 23.7% 22.6% MKL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 46/100 34/100 PSA

Percentile Scorecard

MKLPSARGA

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

AxisMKLPSARGA
Valuation 67 #40 of 119 8 #134 of 145 64 #43 of 119
Growth 12 #101 of 114 23 #109 of 141 62 #44 of 114
Profitability 56 #49 of 110 99 #3 of 134 10 #99 of 110
Financial Health 64 #40 of 110 78 #31 of 138 11 #98 of 110
Shareholder Returns 27 #78 of 106 22 #102 of 131 23 #82 of 106
Overall 45 46 34
  • MKL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • PSA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • RGA ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMKLPSARGASPY
1 month +7.6%+8.6%+5.7% -0.2%
3 months -8.8%-5.4%+8.3% +3.9%
6 months -2.6%+5.2%+25.2% +8.2%
Year to date -13.5%+20.4%+29.2% +12.9%
1 year -1.3%+4.1%+38.7% +12.3%
3 years +29.8%+31.0%+81.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +9.1%+9.4%+21.9% +23.3%
5 years +40.3%-5.7%+118.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +7.0%-1.2%+16.9% +10.9%
10 years +111.5%+54.5%+141.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.8%+4.4%+9.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMKLPSARGASPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.9%23.7%22.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.2%23.0%20.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.020.400.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.060.171.71 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.9%-43.3%-27.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.2%-5.4%-3.4% -1.2%
52-week high $2,191.90$330.53$271.99 $779.14
52-week low $1,714.26$258.44$181.54 $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.

MultipleMKLPSARGA
P/E now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 10.5x 33.9xmedian 26.3x 11.3xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.4x 11.6xmedian 4.0x 0.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.6x 22.3xmedian 14.4x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 8.5x 36.9xmedian 23.3x 11.6xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.5x 3.8xmedian 1.3x 1.2xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.19median 0.53 -6.01median 1.91 0.35median 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 monthsMKLPSARGA
Revenue $15.51B $5.03B $25.97B
Gross profit $10.63B – $7.74B
Operating income $3.09B $1.75B -$16.35B
Net income $2.32B $1.92B $1.52B
Free cash flow $2.12B $1.58B $1.48B
EPS (diluted) $181.44 $9.16 $22.85
Cash & equivalents $3.42B $560.38M $5.29B
Total debt $4.37B $11.99B $5.71B
Shares (diluted) 12.59M 185.11M 66.00M
Enterprise value -$43.17B $57.84B -$3.28B

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
MetricMKLPSARGA
P/E 10.2x 33.9x 11.3x
P/FCF 10.9x 36.9x 11.6x
P/Operating cash flow 9.9x 19.4x 5.8x
P/S 1.5x 11.6x 0.7x
P/B 1.2x 3.8x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 3.8x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA – 22.3x –
EV/EBIT 3.4x 38.1x -1.1x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 13.9x 0.7x
EV/FCF 5.0x 44.1x 11.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.5x 23.2x 5.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.19 -6.01 0.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMKLPSARGA
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.5% 5.2% 19.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 4.2% 15.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.4% – 32.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 19.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.9% -15.3% -10.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.8% – -13.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.2% 0.8% 95.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.0% -3.4% 7.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.5% -4.8% 98.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.6% -5.6% 32.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.7% -6.7% -78.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.0% -2.0% 145.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.4% -36.6% -88.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.3% -9.2% 51.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMKLPSARGA
Gross margin 68.5% – 29.8%
EBITDA margin – 62.2% –
Operating margin 19.9% 34.8% -63.0%
Pretax margin 19.1% 37.7% 7.2%
Net margin 14.7% 33.7% 5.8%
FCF margin 13.7% 31.5% 5.7%
Operating cash flow margin 15.0% 59.7% 11.5%
Return on equity 12.5% 15.7% 11.2%
Return on assets 3.3% 7.8% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 10.6% 7.9% -67.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.6x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMKLPSARGA
Debt / assets 6.1% 41.4% 3.4%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.8x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.6x –
Debt / FCF 2.1x 7.6x 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 73.3% 47.5% 91.8%
Equity / assets 26.7% 52.5% 8.2%
Interest coverage 15.2x 5.3x -6.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMKLPSARGA
Dividend yield – 3.8% 1.4%
Net buyback yield 2.3% 0.0% 1.6%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 3.8% 3.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 91.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 111.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -23.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -6.1% –

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.

ConsensusMKLPSARGA
Forward P/E 18.7xFY2026 30.9xFY2026 8.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $99.52FY2026 $10.13FY2026 $30.64FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -13.0%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026 +34.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.3% +3.7% -7.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.96BFY2026 $4.88BFY2026 $25.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.8%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% +9.8% +16.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMKLPSARGA
Held by institutions 76.8% 87.1% 99.4%
Institutions holding 926 1,121 628
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% +6.0% +1.6%
Institutions buying 424 573 313
Institutions selling 315 367 207
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.56 1.51

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.

MKLPSARGA
MKL 1.00 0.27 0.37
PSA 0.27 1.00 0.18
RGA 0.37 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MKL, PSA and RGA?

Public Storage (PSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Markel (MKL) $23.04B, Public Storage (PSA) $58.40B, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) $17.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, MKL, PSA and RGA?

Markel (MKL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Markel (MKL) 10.2x, Public Storage (PSA) 33.9x, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) 11.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) is cheapest (Markel (MKL) 18.7x, Public Storage (PSA) 30.9x, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) 8.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Markel (MKL) +3.5%, Public Storage (PSA) +5.2%, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) +19.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Public Storage (PSA) has the highest net margin (Markel (MKL) 14.7%, Public Storage (PSA) 33.7%, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) 5.8%). On return on invested capital, Markel (MKL) leads (Markel (MKL) 10.6%, Public Storage (PSA) 7.9%, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) -67.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) returned the most: Markel (MKL) -1.3%, Public Storage (PSA) +4.1%, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) +38.7%. Over five years, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) compounded fastest (Markel (MKL) +7.0%/yr, Public Storage (PSA) -1.2%/yr, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) +16.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Public Storage (PSA) has the highest dividend yield: Public Storage (PSA) 3.84%, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) 1.43%. Markel (MKL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Markel (MKL) has been the steadiest (Markel (MKL) 19.9%, Public Storage (PSA) 23.7%, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) 22.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MKL, PSA and RGA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Public Storage (PSA) 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.