Markel (MKL) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Markel (MKL) posted quarterly EBT Margin of 7.6% for Q1 2026, down 1515.0% YoY from 0.54% in Q1 2025, and down 141.5% sequentially from 18.32% in Q4 2025.

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

Markel has disclosed EBT Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 7.6% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EBT Margin fell 1515.0% year-over-year to 7.6%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 19.36% (down 182.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 17.62%, down 694.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin slipped to 7.6% in Q1 2026, from 18.32% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, EBT Margin for MKL reached as high as 733.7% in Q4 2022 and fell as low as 61.2% in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for EBT Margin is 18.32% (2025), against an average of 58.22%.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBT Margin soared 77769 bps — and 2023, when it sank 72136 bps.
  • A 5-year view of EBT Margin shows it stood at 733.7% in 2022, then plunged by 98 bps to 12.34% in 2023, then surged by 57 bps to 19.43% in 2024, then retreated by 6 bps to 18.32% in 2025, then sank by 142 bps to 7.6% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBT Margin over the past three periods registered 7.6%, 18.32%, and 44.36% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Markel 7,105.55 Bn 7,090.09 Bn 2.38 Bn -7.60%
2 Progressive 131.92 Bn 127.57 Bn 8.36 Bn 16.07%
3 Chubb 78.78 Bn 71.35 Bn 8.64 Bn 20.26%
4 Cincinnati Financial 74.32 Bn 73.06 Bn 2.60 Bn 12.52%
5 Travelers Companies 72.03 Bn 48.11 Bn 5.54 Bn 17.77%
6 Allstate 63.08 Bn 38.49 Bn 14.72 Bn 18.35%
7 Fairfax Financial Holdings 34.53 Bn 39.18 Bn - -
8 Loews 23.53 Bn 11.27 Bn -1.32 Bn 53.96%
9 Selective Insurance 20.82 Bn 19.07 Bn 543.42 Mn 9.14%
10 Assurant 13.63 Bn 11.71 Bn 2.01 Bn 12.06%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -7.60%
Dec 31, 2025 18.32%
Sep 30, 2025 44.36%
Jun 30, 2025 40.27%
Mar 31, 2025 7.55%
Dec 31, 2024 19.43%
Sep 30, 2024 32.66%
Jun 30, 2024 17.63%
Mar 31, 2024 63.06%
Dec 31, 2023 12.34%
Sep 30, 2023 3.18%
Jun 30, 2023 44.70%
Mar 31, 2023 18.43%
Dec 31, 2022 733.70%
Sep 30, 2022 6.81%
Jun 30, 2022 -61.20%
Mar 31, 2022 -3.80%
Dec 31, 2021 -43.99%
Sep 30, 2021 14.97%
Jun 30, 2021 65.08%