Markel (MKL) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)
Markel's Cash & Equivalents came in at $3.42 billion for Q2 2026, down 8.0% from $3.72 billion a year earlier and down 7.0% from the prior quarter.
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Markel (MKL) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Markel's Cash & Equivalents was $3.96 billion, up 7.4% from FY2024.
- Cash & Equivalents carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Cash & Equivalents was $3.69 billion in FY2024 (-1.5%), $3.75 billion in FY2023 (-9.4%), $4.14 billion in FY2022 (+4.0%) and $3.98 billion in FY2021 (-8.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Cash & Equivalents since Q4 2019.
- Year-over-year, Cash & Equivalents increased in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 0.1%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Cash & Equivalents over five years came in Q3 2023 (growth of 23.0%), and the weakest in Q2 2024 (a decline of 18.5%).
- Business Quant data shows MKL's Cash & Equivalents at $3.68 billion (Q1 2026), $3.96 billion (Q4 2025) and $4.05 billion (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,083.21 Bn | -334.26 Bn | 55.86 Bn | 40.61 Bn |
| 2 | Chubb | 127.58 Bn | 79.64 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 2.75 Bn |
| 3 | Progressive | 122.25 Bn | 98.08 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 193.00 Mn |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 81.29 Bn | 73.03 Bn | - | 1.70 Bn |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 75.19 Bn | 51.44 Bn | 6.23 Bn | - |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 73.16 Bn | 74.37 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Metlife | 60.22 Bn | -46.26 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 19.30 Bn |
| 8 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 57.98 Bn | 52.41 Bn | - | 1.39 Bn |
| 9 | Aon | 57.16 Bn | 50.40 Bn | - | 1.06 Bn |
| 10 | Markel | 21.53 Bn | -44.68 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 3.42 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.42 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.68 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.96 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.05 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.72 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.19 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.69 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.87 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.51 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.63 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.75 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.35 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.31 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.03 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.14 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.54 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.70 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.89 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.98 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.94 Bn |
API Access
Markel Cash & Equivalents API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=MKL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-equivalents", "ticker": "MKL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=MKL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();