Markel (MKL) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Markel (MKL) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $3.1 billion for Q1 2026, down 0.65% YoY from $3.1 billion in Q1 2025, and down 9.59% sequentially from $3.4 billion in Q4 2025.

Markel (MKL) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Markel has disclosed Operating Expenses across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $3.1 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 0.65% year-over-year to $3.1 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $13.4 billion (up 3.73% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $13.4 billion, up 3.77% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses slipped to $3.1 billion in Q1 2026, from $3.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for MKL reached as high as $3.5 billion in Q4 2023 and fell as low as $2.6 billion in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $3.2 billion (2023), against an average of $3.2 billion.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses gained 22.82% — and 2024, when it decreased 7.55%.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $3.2 billion in 2022, then grew by 11.3% to $3.5 billion in 2023, then decreased by 7.55% to $3.2 billion in 2024, then grew by 5.53% to $3.4 billion in 2025, then declined by 9.59% to $3.1 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $3.1 billion, $3.4 billion, and $3.4 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Markel 7,105.55 Bn 7,090.09 Bn 2.38 Bn 3.10 Bn
2 Progressive 131.92 Bn 127.57 Bn 8.36 Bn 18.62 Bn
3 Chubb 78.78 Bn 71.35 Bn 8.64 Bn 11.78 Bn
4 Cincinnati Financial 74.32 Bn 73.06 Bn 2.60 Bn 2.54 Bn
5 Travelers Companies 72.03 Bn 48.11 Bn 5.54 Bn 9.81 Bn
6 Allstate 63.08 Bn 38.49 Bn 14.72 Bn 13.83 Bn
7 Fairfax Financial Holdings 34.53 Bn 39.18 Bn - -108.20 Mn
8 Loews 23.53 Bn 11.27 Bn -1.32 Bn 4.09 Bn
9 Selective Insurance 20.82 Bn 19.07 Bn 543.42 Mn 17.90 Mn
10 Assurant 13.63 Bn 11.71 Bn 2.01 Bn 3.08 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 3.10 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 3.42 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 3.36 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 3.50 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 3.12 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 3.25 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 3.24 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 3.29 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 3.13 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 3.51 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 3.30 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 3.17 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 2.89 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 3.15 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 3.00 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 2.97 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 2.65 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 2.58 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 2.45 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 2.42 Bn