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

Markel (MKL) reported Free Cash Flow of -$31.4 million for Q1 2026, down 109.35% year-over-year from $335.5 million in Q1 2025, and down 105.23% quarter-over-quarter from $599.1 million in Q4 2025.

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

Markel (MKL) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$31.4 million in Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$31.4 million, down 109.35% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.2 billion (up 3.39% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $2.6 billion, up 9.21% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow retreated to -$31.4 million in Q1 2026 per MKL's latest filing, from $599.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $1.2 billion in Q3 2025 and troughed at -$31.4 million in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of $579.1 million and a median of $558.7 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: Free Cash Flow surged 126.19% in 2024, then tumbled 109.35% in 2026.
  • 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 slumped by 41.59% to $420.0 million in 2024, then soared by 42.64% to $599.1 million in 2025, then slumped by 105.23% to -$31.4 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MKL's Free Cash Flow at -$31.4 million in Q1 2026, $599.1 million in Q4 2025, and $1.2 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Chubb 127.40 Bn 119.98 Bn 8.64 Bn 3.95 Bn
2 Progressive 119.47 Bn 115.12 Bn 8.36 Bn 4.30 Bn
3 Travelers Companies 65.26 Bn 41.34 Bn 5.54 Bn 2.19 Bn
4 Allstate 57.33 Bn 32.74 Bn 14.72 Bn 3.52 Bn
5 Berkley W R 26.90 Bn 23.16 Bn 2.72 Bn 695.53 Mn
6 Cincinnati Financial 25.67 Bn 24.41 Bn 2.60 Bn 654.00 Mn
7 Markel 22.97 Bn 7.51 Bn 2.38 Bn -31.35 Mn
8 Loews 22.18 Bn 9.92 Bn -1.32 Bn -132.00 Mn
9 Assurant 12.79 Bn 10.87 Bn 2.01 Bn 192.60 Mn
10 Cna Financial 11.84 Bn 4.05 Bn 2.33 Bn 380.00 Mn

Historic Data

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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