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Markel (MKL) Retained Earnings (2016 - 2025)

Markel (MKL) has disclosed Retained Earnings for 17 consecutive years, with -$109.5 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Retained Earnings rose 82.26% to -$109.5 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was -$109.5 million through Dec 2025, up 82.26% year-over-year, with the annual reading at -$109.5 million for FY2025, 82.26% up from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings for Q4 2025 was -$109.5 million at Markel, up from -$139.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Retained Earnings was $13.8 billion in Q2 2025, with the low at -$1.0 billion in Q3 2022.
  • Average Retained Earnings over 5 years is $2.7 billion, with a median of -$67.2 million recorded in 2022.
  • Peak annual rise in Retained Earnings hit 4398.75% in 2023, while the deepest fall reached 1820.98% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Retained Earnings stood at $388.6 million in 2021, then crashed by 106.41% to -$24.9 million in 2022, then plummeted by 1820.98% to -$478.2 million in 2023, then dropped by 29.04% to -$617.1 million in 2024, then skyrocketed by 82.26% to -$109.5 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Retained Earnings over the past three periods came in at -$109.5 million, -$139.0 million, and $13.8 billion for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.