Markel MKL
NYSE MKL
$1,785.84 -40.88 (-2.24%)
As of: Sep 8, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Markel (MKL) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2011 - 2020)

Markel's (MKL) quarterly Dividend Coverage Ratio came in at 405.31 in Q3 2020, up 342.68% year-over-year from 91.56 in Q4 2019, and up 4.03% quarter-over-quarter from 389.59 in Q2 2020.

Analysis

Markel (MKL) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2011 - 2020) Analysis & Trends

Markel (MKL) has reported Dividend Coverage Ratio for 10 consecutive years, with 405.31 the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2020.

  • On a quarterly basis, Dividend Coverage Ratio rose 342.68% year-over-year to 405.31 in Q3 2020; TTM through Sep 2020 was 66.92, a 5.83% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 102.81, up 344.57% from the prior year.
  • Dividend Coverage Ratio was 405.31 for Q3 2020 at Markel, up from 389.59 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Dividend Coverage Ratio peaked at 405.31 in Q3 2020 and troughed at 763.17 in Q1 2020.
  • A 5-year average of 62.2 and a median of 112.12 in 2016 frame the typical range for Dividend Coverage Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, Dividend Coverage Ratio jumped 1602.27% in 2019 and tumbled 471.77% in 2020, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Dividend Coverage Ratio stood at 65.76 in 2016, then jumped by 239.13% to 223.01 in 2017, then tumbled by 380.84% to 626.29 in 2018, then jumped by 144.23% to 277.02 in 2019, then surged by 46.31% to 405.31 in 2020.
  • The last three Dividend Coverage Ratio figures came in at 405.31 (Q3 2020), 389.59 (Q2 2020), and 763.17 (Q1 2020), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Div. Cover (Qtr)
1 Chubb 130.62 Bn 116.86 Bn 9.13 Bn 7.60
2 Progressive 125.32 Bn 120.31 Bn 9.04 Bn 57.09
3 Travelers Companies 76.93 Bn 53.18 Bn 6.23 Bn 8.30
4 Allstate 64.99 Bn 26.26 Bn 16.28 Bn 11.58
5 Aflac 58.10 Bn -44.90 Bn 2.27 Bn 2.76
6 American International 39.70 Bn 1.89 Bn 3.50 Bn 3.60
7 Hartford Insurance 37.14 Bn 20.83 Bn 3.18 Bn 7.84
8 Fairfax Financial Holdings 34.64 Bn 34.64 Bn - 663.19
9 Cincinnati Financial 26.05 Bn 24.16 Bn 2.39 Bn 8.78
10 Markel 22.46 Bn 5.58 Bn 2.83 Bn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2020 405.31
Jun 30, 2020 389.59
Mar 31, 2020 -763.17
Dec 31, 2019 277.02
Sep 30, 2019 91.56
Jun 30, 2019 237.60
Mar 31, 2019 205.28
Dec 31, 2018 -626.29
Sep 30, 2018 190.52
Jun 30, 2018 250.88
Mar 31, 2018 -13.66
Dec 31, 2017 223.01
Sep 30, 2017 -164.79
Jun 30, 2017 75.56
Mar 31, 2017 30.35
Dec 31, 2016 65.76
Sep 30, 2016 112.13
Jun 30, 2016 37.54
Mar 31, 2016 157.66
Dec 31, 2015 77.36