MKL vs WPRT vs TRV Stock Comparison

Markel, Aetherion Technologies and Travelers Companies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MKL Markel Group Inc.
$1,859.36 +7.6% 1M -1.3% 1Y
Market cap
$23.24B
P/E
10.2x
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
$83.60B
P/E
10.0x
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.

QuestionMKLWPRTTRVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.24B $37.53M $83.60B TRV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.2x -0.9x 10.0x 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% -73.4% +1.1% 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% +7.5% +46.9% TRV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.0%/yr -41.4%/yr +19.7%/yr TRV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.9% 53.3% 20.6% MKL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 25/100 49/100 TRV

Percentile Scorecard

MKLWPRTTRV

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

AxisMKLWPRTTRV
Valuation 67 #40 of 119 11 #181 of 203 43 #68 of 119
Growth 12 #101 of 114 29 #133 of 188 65 #41 of 114
Profitability 56 #49 of 110 4 #175 of 183 82 #21 of 110
Financial Health 64 #40 of 110 54 #100 of 217 39 #67 of 110
Shareholder Returns 27 #78 of 106 – 14 #91 of 106
Overall 45 25 49
  • MKL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • WPRT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • TRV ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

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

Risk

MeasureMKLWPRTTRVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.9%53.3%20.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.2%47.3%17.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.020.65-0.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.060.142.28 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.9%-96.1%-19.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.2%-12.6%-2.1% -1.2%
52-week high $2,191.90$2.47$405.41 $779.14
52-week low $1,714.26$1.54$267.66 $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.

MultipleMKLWPRTTRV
P/E now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 10.5x -0.9xmedian 25.2x 10.0xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.4x 4.4xmedian 1.9x 1.7xmedian 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 6.9xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.5x 0.7xmedian 2.3x 2.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.19median 0.53 -0.12median 1.32 0.17median 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 monthsMKLWPRTTRV
Revenue $15.51B $8.50M $48.92B
Gross profit $10.63B $952.00K –
Operating income $3.09B -$23.52M –
Net income $2.32B -$41.91M $8.33B
Free cash flow $2.12B -$8.83M –
R&D – $5.35M –
EPS (diluted) $181.44 $-2.42 $39.01
Cash & equivalents $3.42B $23.95M –
Total debt $4.37B $972.00K $9.81B
Shares (diluted) 12.59M 17.34M 213.60M
Enterprise value -$43.44B -$199.57M $83.60B

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

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMKLWPRTTRV
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.5% -73.4% 1.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.0% -70.1% 6.9%
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% 41.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 7.3% 56.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.5% 18.0% 51.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 7.7% 60.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.7% 55.5% 6.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.0% 10.8% 15.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.4% 55.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.3% 27.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMKLWPRTTRV
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% 21.8%
Return on equity 12.5% -29.3% 26.8%
Return on assets 3.3% -19.9% 5.8%
Return on invested capital 10.6% -39.8% –
Return on capital employed – -42.2% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 0.2x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 8.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMKLWPRTTRV
Debt / assets 6.1% 1.1% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.0x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.0x –
Debt / FCF 2.1x -0.1x –
Liabilities / assets 73.3% 38.5% 79.6%
Equity / assets 26.7% 61.5% 20.4%
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
MetricMKLWPRTTRV
Dividend yield – – 1.2%
Net buyback yield 2.3% 295.0% –
Shareholder yield 2.3% 295.0% 1.2%
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.

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

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMKLWPRTTRV
Held by institutions 76.8% 21.0% 87.3%
Institutions holding 926 46 1,837
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% +70.5% +18.2%
Institutions buying 424 16 876
Institutions selling 315 13 602
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.23 1.46

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.

MKLWPRTTRV
MKL 1.00 0.02 0.59
WPRT 0.02 1.00 0.02
TRV 0.59 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MKL, WPRT and TRV?

Travelers Companies (TRV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Markel (MKL) $23.24B, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) $37.53M, Travelers Companies (TRV) $83.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, MKL, WPRT and TRV?

Travelers Companies (TRV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Markel (MKL) 10.2x, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -0.9x, Travelers Companies (TRV) 10.0x). 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%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -73.4%, Travelers Companies (TRV) +1.1%.

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%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) +7.5%, Travelers Companies (TRV) +46.9%. Over five years, Travelers Companies (TRV) compounded fastest (Markel (MKL) +7.0%/yr, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -41.4%/yr, Travelers Companies (TRV) +19.7%/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%, Travelers Companies (TRV) 20.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.