MKL vs TRV vs WPRT Stock Comparison

Markel, Travelers Companies and Aetherion Technologies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MKL Markel Group Inc.
$1,859.36 +7.6% 1M -1.3% 1Y
Market cap
$23.11B
P/E
10.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.51B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
4 wins
TRV Travelers Companies, Inc.
$397.00 +9.4% 1M +46.9% 1Y
Market cap
$82.90B
P/E
9.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$48.92B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Travelers Companies leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Travelers Companies 6, Markel 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMKLTRVWPRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.11B $82.90B $37.53M TRV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.1x 9.9x -0.9x TRV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.7x 11.6x — TRV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.5% +1.1% -73.4% MKL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.7% — -493.2% MKL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.6% — -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 -1.3% +46.9% +7.5% TRV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.0%/yr +19.7%/yr -41.4%/yr TRV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.9% 20.6% 53.3% MKL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 49/100 25/100 TRV

Percentile Scorecard

MKLTRVWPRT

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

AxisMKLTRVWPRT
Valuation 67 #40 of 119 43 #68 of 119 11 #181 of 203
Growth 12 #101 of 114 65 #41 of 114 29 #133 of 188
Profitability 56 #49 of 110 82 #21 of 110 4 #175 of 183
Financial Health 64 #40 of 110 39 #67 of 110 54 #100 of 217
Shareholder Returns 27 #78 of 106 14 #91 of 106 –
Overall 45 49 25
  • MKL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • TRV 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

PeriodMKLTRVWPRTSPY
1 month +7.6%+9.4%+6.4% -0.2%
3 months -8.8%-0.1%+22.7% +3.9%
6 months -2.6%+28.1%+9.6% +8.2%
Year to date -13.5%+36.9%+37.6% +12.9%
1 year -1.3%+46.9%+7.5% +12.3%
3 years +29.8%+147.1%-56.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +9.1%+35.2%-24.2% +23.3%
5 years +40.3%+145.7%-93.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +7.0%+19.7%-41.4% +10.9%
10 years +111.5%+267.5%-87.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.8%+13.9%-18.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMKLTRVWPRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.9%20.6%53.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.2%17.9%47.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.02-0.170.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.062.280.14 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.9%-19.8%-96.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.2%-2.1%-12.6% -1.2%
52-week high $2,191.90$405.41$2.47 $779.14
52-week low $1,714.26$267.66$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.

MultipleMKLTRVWPRT
P/E now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 10.5x 10.0xmedian 10.5x -0.9xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x 4.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.6x —median 7.6x -0.6xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 8.5x 6.9xmedian 8.5x -4.2xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.5x 2.9xmedian 1.5x 0.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.19median 0.53 0.17median 0.53 -0.12median 1.32

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 monthsMKLTRVWPRT
Revenue $15.51B $48.92B $8.50M
Gross profit $10.63B – $952.00K
Operating income $3.09B – -$23.52M
Net income $2.32B $8.33B -$41.91M
Free cash flow $2.12B – -$8.83M
R&D – – $5.35M
EPS (diluted) $181.44 $39.01 $-2.42
Cash & equivalents $3.42B – $23.95M
Total debt $4.37B $9.81B $972.00K
Shares (diluted) 12.59M 213.60M 17.34M
Enterprise value -$43.56B $82.90B -$199.57M

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
MetricMKLTRVWPRT
P/E 10.2x 10.0x -0.9x
P/FCF 10.9x 6.9x -4.2x
P/Operating cash flow 9.9x 7.8x -4.7x
P/S 1.5x 1.7x 4.4x
P/B 1.2x 2.9x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 2.9x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA – – -0.6x
EV/EBIT 3.4x – -0.6x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 1.9x 1.7x
EV/FCF 5.0x – -1.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.5x 8.7x -1.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.19 0.17 -0.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMKLTRVWPRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.5% 1.1% -73.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 6.9% -70.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.4% – -72.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -72.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.9% – -71.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.8% – -35.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.2% 41.8% 21.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 56.3% 7.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.5% 51.1% 18.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 60.4% 7.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.7% 6.9% 55.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.0% 15.4% 10.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.4% – 55.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.3% – 27.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMKLTRVWPRT
Gross margin 68.5% – 11.2%
EBITDA margin – – -267.3%
Operating margin 19.9% – -276.7%
Pretax margin 19.1% – -423.1%
Net margin 14.7% – -493.2%
FCF margin 13.7% – -103.9%
Operating cash flow margin 15.0% 21.8% -93.2%
Return on equity 12.5% 26.8% -29.3%
Return on assets 3.3% 5.8% -19.9%
Return on invested capital 10.6% – -39.8%
Return on capital employed – – -42.2%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.3x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.3x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – 8.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMKLTRVWPRT
Debt / assets 6.1% – 1.1%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.3x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.0x
Debt / FCF 2.1x – -0.1x
Liabilities / assets 73.3% 79.6% 38.5%
Equity / assets 26.7% 20.4% 61.5%
Interest coverage 15.2x – -100.9x
Current ratio – – 1.1x
Quick ratio – – 1.1x
Cash ratio – – 0.8x
Altman Z-score – – -19.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMKLTRVWPRT
Dividend yield – 1.2% –
Net buyback yield 2.3% – 295.0%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 1.2% 295.0%
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.

ConsensusMKLTRVWPRT
Forward P/E 18.7xFY2026 11.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $99.52FY2026 $34.25FY2026 $-1.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -13.0%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +7.3% -15.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.96BFY2026 $42.57BFY2026 $10.34MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.8%FY2026 -4.1%FY2026 -55.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% +2.2% +10.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMKLTRVWPRT
Held by institutions 76.8% 87.3% 21.0%
Institutions holding 926 1,837 46
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% +18.2% +70.5%
Institutions buying 424 876 16
Institutions selling 315 602 13
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.46 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.

MKLTRVWPRT
MKL 1.00 0.59 0.02
TRV 0.59 1.00 0.02
WPRT 0.02 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MKL, TRV and WPRT?

Travelers Companies (TRV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Markel (MKL) $23.11B, Travelers Companies (TRV) $82.90B, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) $37.53M.

Which stock is cheaper, MKL, TRV and WPRT?

Travelers Companies (TRV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Markel (MKL) 10.1x, Travelers Companies (TRV) 9.9x, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -0.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Travelers Companies (TRV) is cheapest (Markel (MKL) 18.7x, Travelers Companies (TRV) 11.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Markel (MKL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Markel (MKL) +3.5%, Travelers Companies (TRV) +1.1%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -73.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Markel (MKL) has the highest net margin (Markel (MKL) 14.7%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -493.2%). On return on invested capital, Markel (MKL) leads (Markel (MKL) 10.6%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -39.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Travelers Companies (TRV) returned the most: Markel (MKL) -1.3%, Travelers Companies (TRV) +46.9%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) +7.5%. Over five years, Travelers Companies (TRV) compounded fastest (Markel (MKL) +7.0%/yr, Travelers Companies (TRV) +19.7%/yr, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -41.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Markel (MKL) has been the steadiest (Markel (MKL) 19.9%, Travelers Companies (TRV) 20.6%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) 53.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MKL, TRV 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, Travelers Companies (TRV) leads on 6. 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.