Markel (MKL) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Markel (MKL) posted quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio of 5.37 for Q1 2026, down 199.13% YoY from 5.42 in Q1 2025, and down 204.27% sequentially from 5.15 in Q4 2025.

Markel (MKL) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Markel has disclosed Interest Coverage Ratio across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 5.37 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Interest Coverage Ratio fell 199.13% year-over-year to 5.37; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 10.27 (down 57.54% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 4.71, down 74.07% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio slipped to 5.37 in Q1 2026, from 5.15 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Interest Coverage Ratio for MKL reached as high as 57.5 in Q4 2024 and fell as low as 23.51 in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Interest Coverage Ratio is 4.79 (2024), against an average of 11.21.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Interest Coverage Ratio slumped 201.45% — and 2023, when it soared 1753.19%.
  • A 5-year view of Interest Coverage Ratio shows it stood at 2.96 in 2022, then soared by 1753.19% to 54.89 in 2023, then increased by 4.77% to 57.5 in 2024, then plunged by 91.04% to 5.15 in 2025, then sank by 204.27% to 5.37 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Interest Coverage Ratio over the past three periods registered 5.37, 5.15, and 19.93 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Markel 7,105.55 Bn 7,090.09 Bn 2.38 Bn -5.37
2 Progressive 131.92 Bn 127.57 Bn 8.36 Bn -146.59
3 Chubb 78.78 Bn 71.35 Bn 8.64 Bn 8.63
4 Cincinnati Financial 74.32 Bn 73.06 Bn 2.60 Bn 24.46
5 Travelers Companies 72.03 Bn 48.11 Bn 5.54 Bn 8.69
6 Allstate 63.08 Bn 38.49 Bn 14.72 Bn 9.57
7 Fairfax Financial Holdings 34.53 Bn 39.18 Bn - -3.92
8 Loews 23.53 Bn 11.27 Bn -1.32 Bn 5.42
9 Selective Insurance 20.82 Bn 19.07 Bn 543.42 Mn 10.77
10 Assurant 13.63 Bn 11.71 Bn 2.01 Bn 5.64

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -5.37
Dec 31, 2025 5.15
Sep 30, 2025 19.93
Jun 30, 2025 20.86
Mar 31, 2025 5.42
Dec 31, 2024 57.50
Sep 30, 2024 25.70
Jun 30, 2024 7.79
Mar 31, 2024 4.79
Dec 31, 2023 54.89
Sep 30, 2023 4.31
Jun 30, 2023 3.59
Mar 31, 2023 3.22
Dec 31, 2022 2.96
Sep 30, 2022 1.41
Jun 30, 2022 -23.51
Mar 31, 2022 1.86
Dec 31, 2021 24.40
Sep 30, 2021 1.96
Jun 30, 2021 23.18