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Markel (MKL) Return on Equity (2016 - 2025)

Markel (MKL) has disclosed Return on Equity for 16 consecutive years, with 0.12% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Equity fell 7.0% to 0.12% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.12% through Dec 2025, down 7.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.12% for FY2025, 20.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Equity for Q4 2025 was 0.12% at Markel, down from 0.12% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Equity was 127.92% in Q1 2022, with the low at 1675.74% in Q1 2024.
  • Average Return on Equity over 5 years is 77.22%, with a median of 0.24% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Equity tumbled -167602bps in 2024, then soared 167596bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Equity stood at 0.35% in 2021, then tumbled by -117bps to 0.06% in 2022, then surged by 576bps to 0.29% in 2023, then crashed by -34bps to 0.19% in 2024, then tumbled by -38bps to 0.12% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity over the past three periods came in at 0.12%, 0.12%, and 0.27% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.