Markel (MKL) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)

Markel (MKL) posted quarterly Retained Earnings of -$237.6 million for Q1 2026, down 101.78% YoY from $13.4 billion in Q1 2025, and down 101.58% sequentially from $15.0 billion in Q4 2025.

Markel (MKL) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Markel has disclosed Retained Earnings across 18 years of filings, most recently posting -$237.6 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Retained Earnings fell 101.78% year-over-year to -$237.6 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$237.6 million (down 101.78% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $15.0 billion, up 12.36% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings retreated to -$237.6 million in Q1 2026, from $15.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Retained Earnings for MKL reached as high as $15.0 billion in Q4 2025 and fell as low as -$1.0 billion in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is $10.3 billion (2022), against an average of $7.6 billion.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Retained Earnings sank 424.51% — and 2023, when it jumped 45705.77%.
  • A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at -$24.9 million in 2022, then jumped by 45705.77% to $11.4 billion in 2023, then advanced by 17.86% to $13.4 billion in 2024, then gained by 12.36% to $15.0 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 101.58% to -$237.6 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Retained Earnings over the past three periods registered -$237.6 million, $15.0 billion, and $14.5 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Markel 7,105.55 Bn 7,090.09 Bn 2.38 Bn -237.60 Mn
2 Progressive 131.92 Bn 127.57 Bn 8.36 Bn -471.00 Mn
3 Chubb 78.78 Bn 71.35 Bn 8.64 Bn -5.91 Bn
4 Cincinnati Financial 74.32 Bn 73.06 Bn 2.60 Bn 16.85 Bn
5 Travelers Companies 72.03 Bn 48.11 Bn 5.54 Bn -3.08 Bn
6 Allstate 63.08 Bn 38.49 Bn 14.72 Bn -292.00 Mn
7 Fairfax Financial Holdings 34.53 Bn 39.18 Bn - -
8 Loews 23.53 Bn 11.27 Bn -1.32 Bn 17.70 Bn
9 Selective Insurance 20.82 Bn 19.07 Bn 543.42 Mn 3.57 Bn
10 Assurant 13.63 Bn 11.71 Bn 2.01 Bn -629.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -237.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 15.03 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 14.51 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -180.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 13.36 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 13.38 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -193.86 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -618.36 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 12.18 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 11.35 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 10.78 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 10.82 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 10.26 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 -24.89 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -1.04 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 9.29 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 10.28 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 -60.29 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 319.39 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 427.22 Mn