MKL vs WPRT vs PGR Stock Comparison

Markel, Aetherion Technologies and Progressive 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
PGR Progressive Corp/Oh/
$225.54 +9.8% 1M +4.1% 1Y
Market cap
$131.48B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$91.74B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Progressive leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Progressive 5, Markel 4, Aetherion Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMKLWPRTPGRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.11B $37.53M $131.48B PGR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.1x -0.9x 11.3x MKL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.7x — 12.7x PGR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.5% -73.4% +7.7% PGR
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% +7.5% +4.1% WPRT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.0%/yr -41.4%/yr +18.7%/yr PGR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.9% 53.3% 27.7% MKL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 25/100 67/100 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 67 #40 of 119 11 #181 of 203 37 #75 of 119
Growth 12 #101 of 114 29 #133 of 188 70 #35 of 114
Profitability 56 #49 of 110 4 #175 of 183 –
Financial Health 64 #40 of 110 54 #100 of 217 –
Shareholder Returns 27 #78 of 106 – 94 #7 of 106
Overall 45 25 67
  • MKL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • WPRT ranked among 222 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 +7.6%+6.4%+9.8% -0.2%
3 months -8.8%+22.7%+2.7% +3.9%
6 months -2.6%+9.6%+11.1% +8.2%
Year to date -13.5%+37.6%-1.0% +12.9%
1 year -1.3%+7.5%+4.1% +12.3%
3 years +29.8%-56.4%+47.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +9.1%-24.2%+13.8% +23.3%
5 years +40.3%-93.1%+135.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +7.0%-41.4%+18.7% +10.9%
10 years +111.5%-87.2%+612.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.8%-18.6%+21.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMKLWPRTPGRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.9%53.3%27.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.2%47.3%30.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.020.65-0.51 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.060.140.15 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.9%-96.1%-34.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.2%-12.6%-4.6% -1.2%
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 10.2xmedian 10.5x -0.9xmedian 25.2x 11.3xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.4x 4.4xmedian 1.9x 1.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.6x -0.6xmedian 14.0x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 8.5x -4.2xmedian 21.7x 7.7xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.5x 0.7xmedian 2.3x 3.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.19median 0.53 -0.12median 1.32 0.18median 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 monthsMKLWPRTPGR
Revenue $15.51B $8.50M $91.74B
Gross profit $10.63B $952.00K –
Operating income $3.09B -$23.52M –
Net income $2.32B -$41.91M –
Free cash flow $2.12B -$8.83M –
R&D – $5.35M –
EPS (diluted) $181.44 $-2.42 $19.89
Cash & equivalents $3.42B $23.95M –
Total debt $4.37B $972.00K –
Shares (diluted) 12.59M 17.34M 584.20M
Enterprise value -$43.56B -$199.57M $131.48B

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 10.2x -0.9x 11.3x
P/FCF 10.9x -4.2x 7.7x
P/Operating cash flow 9.9x -4.7x –
P/S 1.5x 4.4x 1.4x
P/B 1.2x 0.7x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 0.7x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA – -0.6x –
EV/EBIT 3.4x -0.6x –
EV/Revenue 0.7x 1.7x 1.4x
EV/FCF 5.0x -1.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 4.5x -1.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.19 -0.12 0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMKLWPRTPGR
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.5% -73.4% 7.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.0% -70.1% 16.1%
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% 21.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 7.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 5.5% 18.0% 9.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 7.7% 62.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.7% 55.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.0% 10.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.4% 55.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.3% 27.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMKLWPRTPGR
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% -93.2% –
Return on equity 12.5% -29.3% –
Return on assets 3.3% -19.9% –
Return on invested capital 10.6% -39.8% –
Return on capital employed – -42.2% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 0.2x –
Stock comp / revenue – 8.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMKLWPRTPGR
Debt / assets 6.1% 1.1% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.0x –
Debt / FCF 2.1x -0.1x –
Liabilities / assets 73.3% 38.5% 73.0%
Equity / assets 26.7% 61.5% 27.0%
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
MetricMKLWPRTPGR
Dividend yield – – 6.2%
Net buyback yield 2.3% 295.0% –
Shareholder yield 2.3% 295.0% 6.2%
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.

ConsensusMKLWPRTPGR
Forward P/E 18.7xFY2026 – 12.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $99.52FY2026 $-1.37FY2026 $17.71FY2026
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 $10.34MFY2026 $91.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.8%FY2026 -55.7%FY2026 +10.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% +10.1% -4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMKLWPRTPGR
Held by institutions 76.8% 21.0% 87.2%
Institutions holding 926 46 1,823
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% +70.5% +0.5%
Institutions buying 424 16 893
Institutions selling 315 13 694
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.23 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 0.38
WPRT 0.02 1.00 -0.04
PGR 0.38 -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) $23.11B, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) $37.53M, Progressive (PGR) $131.48B.

Which stock is cheaper, MKL, WPRT and PGR?

Markel (MKL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Markel (MKL) 10.1x, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -0.9x, Progressive (PGR) 11.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Progressive (PGR) is cheapest (Markel (MKL) 18.7x, 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) +3.5%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -73.4%, Progressive (PGR) +7.7%.

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 Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) returned the most: Markel (MKL) -1.3%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) +7.5%, Progressive (PGR) +4.1%. Over five years, Progressive (PGR) compounded fastest (Markel (MKL) +7.0%/yr, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -41.4%/yr, Progressive (PGR) +18.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Markel (MKL) has been the steadiest (Markel (MKL) 19.9%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) 53.3%, Progressive (PGR) 27.7%). 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 5. 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.