Markel Group Inc.
MKL NYSE Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance Financials FY2016βFY2025
What Markel Group Inc. does
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- Legal name
- MARKEL GROUP INC.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K Β· Feb 26, 2026
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001096343-26-000020
0001096343
Revenue and margins
Markel Group Inc. had $15.5B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 4.7% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 20.6% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $2.6B in fiscal 2025, 16.5% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Markel Group Inc. returned $430M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 17% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 3.0%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Markel Group Inc. can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $4.0B | $4.1B | $3.7B | $3.7B | $4.0B |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $4.4B | $4.1B | $3.8B | $4.3B | $4.3B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.1x | β0.2x | 0.0x | 0.2x | 0.1x |
| Debt / equity | 0.3x | 0.3x | 0.3x | 0.3x | 0.2x |
| Interest coverage | 17.7x | β0.5x | 15.8x | 18.2x | 15.5x |
| Total assets | $48.5B | $49.8B | $55.0B | $61.9B | $68.9B |
| Total liabilities | $33.3B | $36.1B | $39.5B | $44.4B | $49.8B |
| Shareholders' equity | $14.7B | $13.2B | $15.0B | $16.9B | $18.6B |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $383M | β$33.8M | $32.7M | $638M | $339M |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
β
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | β / 6 | β / 6 | β / 6 | 5 / 7 | 5 / 7 | 4 / 7 | 7 / 7 | 4 / 7 | 5 / 7 |
| Accruals ratio | β0.3% | β1.6% | β3.1% | 1.5% | β2.3% | 0.3% | β6.0% | β1.5% | 0.3% | β1.0% |
| Altman Z'' | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $5.6B | $6.1B | $6.8B | $9.5B | $9.7B | $12.8B | $11.7B | $14.3B | $14.8B | $15.5B |
| Operating income | $805M | $217M | $39.8M | $2.5B | $1.3B | $3.2B | β$93.3M | $2.9B | $3.7B | $3.2B |
| Interest expense | $130M | $132M | $154M | $172M | $178M | $184M | $196M | $185M | $204M | $206M |
| Pretax income | $630M | $87.3M | β$7.9M | $2.3B | $1.0B | $3.1B | β$152M | $2.7B | $3.6B | $2.7B |
| Income tax | $169M | β$313M | $122M | $486M | $169M | $684M | β$48.2M | $553M | $790M | $580M |
| Net income | $456M | $395M | β$128M | $1.8B | $816M | $2.4B | β$216M | $2.0B | $2.7B | $2.1B |
| Net income to common | β | β | β$128M | $1.8B | $798M | $2.4B | β$252M | $2.0B | $2.7B | $2.1B |
| Diluted EPS | $31.27 | $25.81 | β$9.55 | $129.07 | $55.63 | $176.38 | β$23.72 | $146.98 | $199.32 | $169.22 |
| Diluted shares | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $535M | $859M | $893M | $1.3B | $1.7B | $2.3B | $2.7B | $2.8B | $2.6B | $2.8B |
| Capital expenditure | $63.7M | $74.7M | $107M | $123M | $101M | $145M | $255M | $259M | $255M | $207M |
| Free cash flow | $471M | $784M | $786M | $1.2B | $1.6B | $2.1B | $2.5B | $2.5B | $2.3B | $2.6B |
| Depreciation and amortization | $194M | $204M | $228M | $269M | $307M | $336M | $309M | $320M | $342M | $348M |
| Acquisitions | $7.5M | $1.4B | $1.2B | $245M | $554M | $517M | $79.0M | $3.6M | $208M | $106M |
| Share buybacks | $51.1M | $111M | $54.0M | $116M | $26.8M | $207M | $291M | $445M | $573M | $430M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $51.1M | $111M | $54.0M | $116M | $26.8M | $207M | $291M | $445M | $573M | $430M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $1.7B | $2.2B | $2.0B | $3.1B | $4.3B | $4.0B | $4.1B | $3.7B | $3.7B | $4.0B |
| Total debt | β | β | β | $3.5B | $3.5B | $4.4B | $4.1B | $3.8B | $4.3B | $4.3B |
| Inventory | β | β | $299M | $303M | $413M | $529M | $640M | $617M | $731M | $703M |
| Property and equipment, net | $412M | $502M | $552M | $589M | $632M | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.4B | $1.5B |
| Goodwill | $1.1B | $1.8B | $2.2B | $2.3B | $2.6B | $2.9B | $2.6B | $2.6B | $2.7B | $2.8B |
| Intangible assets | $723M | $1.4B | $1.7B | $1.7B | $1.8B | $1.8B | $1.7B | $1.6B | $1.5B | $1.5B |
| Total assets | $25.9B | $32.8B | $33.3B | $37.5B | $41.7B | $48.5B | $49.8B | $55.0B | $61.9B | $68.9B |
| Total liabilities | $17.3B | $23.1B | $24.0B | $26.2B | $28.6B | $33.3B | $36.1B | $39.5B | $44.4B | $49.8B |
| Preferred stock | β | β | β | $0.0M | $592M | $592M | $592M | $592M | $592M | $0.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | $8.5B | $9.5B | $9.1B | $11.1B | $12.8B | $14.7B | $13.2B | $15.0B | $16.9B | $18.6B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Operating margin | 14.3% | 3.6% | 0.6% | 26.0% | 13.1% | 25.2% | β0.8% | 20.5% | 25.1% | 20.6% |
| EBITDA margin | 17.8% | 6.9% | 3.9% | 28.8% | 16.2% | 27.9% | 1.9% | 22.7% | 27.4% | 22.8% |
| Net margin | 8.1% | 6.5% | β1.9% | 18.8% | 8.4% | 18.9% | β1.9% | 14.0% | 18.5% | 13.6% |
| FCF margin | 8.4% | 12.9% | 11.5% | 12.1% | 16.8% | 16.6% | 21.0% | 17.7% | 15.8% | 16.5% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | β | β | β | 16.9% | 8.9% | 16.8% | β0.6% | 15.4% | 16.6% | 13.3% |
| Return on equity | 5.4% | 4.4% | β1.4% | 17.8% | 6.8% | 17.6% | β1.6% | 14.2% | 17.2% | 11.9% |
| Return on assets | 1.8% | 1.3% | β0.4% | 5.1% | 2.1% | 5.4% | β0.4% | 3.8% | 4.7% | 3.2% |
| Return on tangible equity | 6.9% | 6.2% | β2.5% | 25.5% | 9.5% | 23.9% | β2.9% | 18.2% | 21.3% | 14.6% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 8.0% | 12.9% | 39.2% | 2.2% | 32.0% | β9.1% | 22.3% | 3.7% | 4.7% |
| Net income growth | β | β13.3% | β132.4% | β | β54.4% | 196.9% | β108.9% | β | 37.6% | β23.3% |
| EPS growth | β | β17.5% | β137.0% | β | β56.9% | 217.1% | β113.4% | β | 35.6% | β15.1% |
| FCF growth | β | 66.4% | 0.3% | 46.4% | 42.2% | 30.1% | 15.3% | 3.0% | β7.5% | 9.2% |
| Share count change | β | β0.5% | β0.6% | β0.3% | β0.4% | β0.2% | β1.6% | β1.5% | β2.5% | β3.0% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | β | β | β | 0.2x | β0.5x | 0.1x | β0.2x | 0.0x | 0.2x | 0.1x |
| Debt / equity | β | β | β | 0.3x | 0.3x | 0.3x | 0.3x | 0.3x | 0.3x | 0.2x |
| Interest coverage | 6.2x | 1.6x | 0.3x | 14.4x | 7.2x | 17.7x | β0.5x | 15.8x | 18.2x | 15.5x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.3% |
| Payouts / FCF | 10.9% | 14.1% | 6.9% | 10.1% | 1.6% | 9.7% | 11.8% | 17.6% | 24.5% | 16.8% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | β | β | β | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| Accruals ratio | β0.3% | β1.6% | β3.1% | 1.5% | β2.3% | 0.3% | β6.0% | β1.5% | 0.3% | β1.0% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001096343). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.