Markel (MKL) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Markel (MKL) reported EBIT Margin of 7.7% for Q1 2026, down 2122.0% year-over-year from 0.38% in Q1 2025, and down 219.75% quarter-over-quarter from 6.43% in Q4 2025.

Markel (MKL) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Markel (MKL) has 18 years of EBIT Margin data on file, last reported at 7.7% in Q1 2026.

  • EBIT Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 7.7%, down 2122.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 17.65% (down 2637.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 6.26%, down 1881.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin fell to 7.7% in Q1 2026 per MKL's latest filing, from 6.43% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBIT Margin peaked at 117.73% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 64.2% in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 21.88% and a median of 10.26% in 2024 frame the typical range for EBIT Margin.
  • On a YoY basis, EBIT Margin climbed as much as 16318 bps in 2022 and fell as far as 13303 bps in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of EBIT Margin shows it stood at 117.73% in 2022, then tumbled by 75 bps to 29.51% in 2023, then soared by 176 bps to 81.53% in 2024, then slumped by 92 bps to 6.43% in 2025, then slumped by 220 bps to 7.7% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MKL's EBIT Margin at 7.7% in Q1 2026, 6.43% in Q4 2025, and 45.78% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Chubb 127.40 Bn 119.98 Bn 8.64 Bn 11.57%
2 Progressive 119.47 Bn 115.12 Bn 8.36 Bn -46.25%
3 Travelers Companies 65.26 Bn 41.34 Bn 5.54 Bn 8.45%
4 Allstate 57.33 Bn 32.74 Bn 14.72 Bn 5.54%
5 Berkley W R 26.90 Bn 23.16 Bn 2.72 Bn 10.96%
6 Cincinnati Financial 25.67 Bn 24.41 Bn 2.60 Bn 12.21%
7 Markel 22.97 Bn 7.51 Bn 2.38 Bn -7.70%
8 Loews 22.18 Bn 9.92 Bn -1.32 Bn 71.45%
9 Assurant 12.79 Bn 10.87 Bn 2.01 Bn 5.74%
10 Cna Financial 11.84 Bn 4.05 Bn 2.33 Bn 22.58%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -7.70%
Dec 31, 2025 6.43%
Sep 30, 2025 45.78%
Jun 30, 2025 51.70%
Mar 31, 2025 13.52%
Dec 31, 2024 81.53%
Sep 30, 2024 37.13%
Jun 30, 2024 19.74%
Mar 31, 2024 10.26%
Dec 31, 2023 29.51%
Sep 30, 2023 9.06%
Jun 30, 2023 8.35%
Mar 31, 2023 4.37%
Dec 31, 2022 117.73%
Sep 30, 2022 3.42%
Jun 30, 2022 -64.20%
Mar 31, 2022 5.25%
Dec 31, 2021 -45.46%
Sep 30, 2021 5.60%
Jun 30, 2021 68.83%