MKL vs WPRT vs PGR Stock Comparison

Markel, Aetherion Technologies and Progressive Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MKL Markel Group Inc.
$1,952.07 +12.3% 1M -2.3% 1Y
Market cap
$23.87B
P/E
13.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.74B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
1 win
PGR Progressive Corp/Oh/
$233.17 +10.0% 1M +11.6% 1Y
Market cap
$135.09B
P/E
11.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$91.74B
Div. yield
5.96%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
10 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Progressive leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Progressive 10, Markel 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMKLWPRTPGRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.87B $31.45M $135.09B PGR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.5x -0.7x 11.7x PGR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.9x — 13.2x PGR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.3% -73.4% +7.7% PGR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% -493.2% 12.7% PGR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.4% -39.8% 27.7% PGR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.0x 0.2x PGR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 5.96% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.3% -11.3% +11.6% PGR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.3%/yr -45.1%/yr +19.5%/yr PGR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.0% 54.0% 27.6% MKL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 26/100 61/100 PGR

Percentile Scorecard

MKLWPRTPGR

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

AxisMKLWPRTPGR
Valuation 53 #56 of 119 12 #179 of 204 38 #74 of 119
Growth 3 #114 of 117 36 #123 of 191 56 #52 of 117
Profitability 34 #78 of 117 4 #181 of 189 73 #32 of 117
Financial Health 57 #51 of 118 53 #105 of 221 68 #38 of 118
Shareholder Returns 36 #69 of 108 – 70 #33 of 108
Overall 37 26 61
  • MKL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • WPRT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • PGR ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMKLWPRTPGRSPY
1 month +12.3%-1.6%+10.0% -5.9%
3 months +4.3%-2.2%+8.3% -4.6%
6 months +8.5%-5.7%+19.1% +0.2%
Year to date -9.2%+15.3%+2.4% +7.5%
1 year -2.3%-11.3%+11.6% +8.2%
3 years +46.2%-70.4%+47.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year +13.5%-33.4%+13.8% +19.0%
5 years +48.7%-95.0%+143.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year +8.3%-45.1%+19.5% +9.4%
10 years +136.6%-87.0%+649.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year +9.0%-18.4%+22.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureMKLWPRTPGRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.0%54.0%27.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.9%48.5%30.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.080.59-0.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.12-0.210.42 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.9%-96.1%-34.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.9%-26.7%-1.3% -5.9%
52-week high $2,191.90$2.47$236.36 $779.14
52-week low $1,714.26$1.54$190.40 $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.

MultipleMKLWPRTPGR
P/E now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 10.9x -0.7xmedian 23.4x 11.7xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.4x 3.7xmedian 1.7x 1.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.1x -0.4xmedian 13.4x 9.0xmedian 7.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 8.3x -3.6xmedian 21.9x 8.9xmedian 8.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.5x 0.6xmedian 2.1x 3.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 19.43median 0.62 -0.10median 1.02 0.18median 0.62

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 monthsMKLWPRTPGR
Revenue $15.74B $8.50M $91.74B
Gross profit $10.78B $952.00K $34.33B
Operating income $2.47B -$23.52M $15.01B
Net income $1.83B -$41.91M $11.62B
Free cash flow $1.80B -$8.83M $15.22B
R&D – $5.35M –
EPS (diluted) $144.02 $-2.42 $19.96
Cash & equivalents $3.60B $23.95M $156.00M
Total debt $4.36B $972.00K $8.39B
Shares (diluted) 12.45M 17.34M 582.20M
Enterprise value -$42.17B -$205.65M $110.61B

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
MetricMKLWPRTPGR
P/E 13.5x -0.7x 11.7x
P/FCF 13.2x -3.6x 8.9x
P/Operating cash flow 11.6x -4.0x 8.6x
P/S 1.5x 3.7x 1.5x
P/B 1.3x 0.6x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 0.6x 3.9x
EV/EBITDA – -0.4x 9.0x
EV/EBIT 4.7x -0.4x 9.2x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 1.0x 1.5x
EV/FCF 6.4x -1.0x 9.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.6x -1.1x 8.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 19.43 -0.10 0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMKLWPRTPGR
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.3% -73.4% 7.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.8% -70.1% 16.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.6% -72.0% 6.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -72.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -17.7% -71.1% 8.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.8% 17.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) -14.4% 21.9% 8.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.0% 7.3% 61.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -10.8% 18.0% 9.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.7% 7.7% 63.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -20.8% 55.5% -9.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.8% 10.8% 19.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -24.1% 55.5% -10.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.4% 27.8% 19.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMKLWPRTPGR
Gross margin 68.5% 11.2% 37.4%
EBITDA margin – -267.3% 16.7%
Operating margin 15.7% -276.7% 16.4%
Pretax margin 14.8% -423.1% 16.0%
Net margin 11.4% -493.2% 12.7%
FCF margin 11.5% -103.9% 16.6%
Operating cash flow margin 13.0% -93.2% 17.1%
Return on equity 9.8% -29.3% 33.8%
Return on assets 2.6% -19.9% 9.2%
Return on invested capital 8.4% -39.8% 27.7%
Return on capital employed – -42.2% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 0.2x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 8.2% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMKLWPRTPGR
Debt / assets 6.0% 1.1% 6.6%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.0x 0.2x
Debt / FCF 2.4x -0.1x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 74.3% 38.5% 73.0%
Equity / assets 25.7% 61.5% 27.0%
Interest coverage 12.1x -100.9x 47.8x
Current ratio – 1.1x –
Quick ratio – 1.1x –
Cash ratio – 0.8x –
Altman Z-score – -19.53 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMKLWPRTPGR
Dividend yield – – 6.0%
Net buyback yield 3.2% 352.1% 1.1%
Shareholder yield 3.2% 352.1% 7.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 70.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 53.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 183.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 226.5%

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.

ConsensusMKLWPRTPGR
Forward P/E 17.9xFY2026 – 13.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $109.22FY2026 $-1.37FY2026 $17.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.5%FY2026 – -1.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.8% – -11.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.25BFY2026 $10.34MFY2026 $91.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.0%FY2026 -55.7%FY2026 +10.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.9% +10.1% -4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMKLWPRTPGR
Held by institutions 76.8% – 87.2%
Institutions holding 931 – 1,827
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% – +0.5%
Institutions buying 427 – 895
Institutions selling 317 – 696
Buyers to sellers 1.35 – 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.

MKLWPRTPGR
MKL 1.00 0.02 0.42
WPRT 0.02 1.00 -0.04
PGR 0.42 -0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MKL, WPRT and PGR?

Progressive (PGR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Markel (MKL) $23.87B, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) $31.45M, Progressive (PGR) $135.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, MKL, WPRT and PGR?

Progressive (PGR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Markel (MKL) 13.5x, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -0.7x, Progressive (PGR) 11.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Progressive (PGR) is cheapest (Markel (MKL) 17.9x, Progressive (PGR) 13.2x). 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%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -73.4%, Progressive (PGR) +7.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Progressive (PGR) has the highest net margin (Markel (MKL) 11.4%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -493.2%, Progressive (PGR) 12.7%). On return on invested capital, Progressive (PGR) leads (Markel (MKL) 8.4%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -39.8%, Progressive (PGR) 27.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Progressive (PGR) returned the most: Markel (MKL) -2.3%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -11.3%, Progressive (PGR) +11.6%. Over five years, Progressive (PGR) compounded fastest (Markel (MKL) +8.3%/yr, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -45.1%/yr, Progressive (PGR) +19.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Progressive (PGR) 5.96%. Markel (MKL) and Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Markel (MKL) has been the steadiest (Markel (MKL) 19.0%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) 54.0%, Progressive (PGR) 27.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 10. 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.