Markel (MKL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Markel (MKL) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of -$31.4 million for Q1 2026, down 109.35% YoY from $335.5 million in Q1 2025, and down 105.23% sequentially from $599.1 million in Q4 2025.

Markel (MKL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Markel has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 18 years of filings, most recently posting -$31.4 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 109.35% year-over-year to -$31.4 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $2.2 billion (up 3.39% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $2.6 billion, up 9.21% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow eased to -$31.4 million in Q1 2026, from $599.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for MKL reached as high as $1.2 billion in Q3 2025 and fell as low as -$31.4 million in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $558.7 million (2024), against an average of $579.1 million.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Free Cash Flow surged 126.19% — and 2026, when it sank 109.35%.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $783.7 million in 2022, then declined by 8.26% to $719.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 41.59% to $420.0 million in 2024, then soared by 42.64% to $599.1 million in 2025, then plunged by 105.23% to -$31.4 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered -$31.4 million, $599.1 million, and $1.2 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF (Qtr)
1 Markel 7,105.55 Bn 7,090.09 Bn 2.38 Bn -31.35 Mn
2 Progressive 131.92 Bn 127.57 Bn 8.36 Bn 4.30 Bn
3 Chubb 78.78 Bn 71.35 Bn 8.64 Bn 3.95 Bn
4 Cincinnati Financial 74.32 Bn 73.06 Bn 2.60 Bn 654.00 Mn
5 Travelers Companies 72.03 Bn 48.11 Bn 5.54 Bn 2.19 Bn
6 Allstate 63.08 Bn 38.49 Bn 14.72 Bn 3.52 Bn
7 Fairfax Financial Holdings 34.53 Bn 39.18 Bn - -140.10 Mn
8 Loews 23.53 Bn 11.27 Bn -1.32 Bn -132.00 Mn
9 Selective Insurance 20.82 Bn 19.07 Bn 543.42 Mn 210.51 Mn
10 Assurant 13.63 Bn 11.71 Bn 2.01 Bn 192.60 Mn

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -31.35 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -31.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 599.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 599.07 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.17 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.17 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 453.76 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 453.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 335.48 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 335.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 419.99 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 419.99 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 838.89 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 838.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 521.43 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 521.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 558.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 558.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 719.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 719.00 Mn