Markel Group Inc (MKL)
UndervaluedFundamental
77
Price
$1712.45
Market Cap
$21.56B
Part 1 · What the company is worth
Overview
Markel Group Inc. engages in the insurance business in the United States, the United Kingdom, Bermuda, Germany, rest of the European Union, Canada, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through Markel Insurance, Industrial, Financial, and Consumer and Other segments. The company offers general and professional liability, specialty programs, workers' compensation, and marine and energy insurance; personal lines insurance, such as property coverage for homeowners; property insurance coverages, including fire, windstorm, hail, water damage, and catastrophe-exposed property risks, such as earthquake and wind; and credit and surety products. It also distributes exterior building products, such as siding, windows, doors, roofing, and gutters; invests in asset and wealth management companies; engages in the homebuilding of single-family homes, townhouses, and condominiums; designs and provides leather handbags and accessories; owns and operates manufactured housing communities; and sponsors teachers for placement. In addition, the company offers structural and architectural precast concrete; ornamental plants; industrial bakery equipment; over-the-road car-hauling equipment, such as trailers; cutter suction and auger dredges; and laminated oak and composite flooring for trailers. Further, it provides fire protection, life safety, and low-voltage solutions; heavy lift crawler cranes; erosion control and stormwater management; gas containment and transportation equipment; wall panel systems and dorm room furniture; insurance-linked securities investment and insurance management; equipment leasing; fronting and automobile collateral protection coverage; information technology consulting; data collection and pricing intelligence solutions; and concierge healthcare membership services. The company was formerly known as Markel Corporation and changed its name to Markel Group Inc. in May 2023. Markel Group Inc. was founded in 1930 and is headquartered in Glen Allen, Virginia.
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Direct competitors
Who this company fights with for the same customers
Generated on September 19, 2026 with claude-haiku-4-5 — shared with all users
The closest like-for-like peer: a decentralized US specialty property and casualty insurer whose many underwriting units chase the same excess and surplus lines and niche commercial accounts through the same wholesale brokers as Markel.
Competes with Markel on both sides of its underwriting business, writing specialty commercial insurance in the US and London market and global reinsurance for the same cedents.
A pure excess and surplus lines insurer for small and mid-sized commercial risks, competing directly for the wholesale-brokered business that is the core of Markel's US insurance engine.
A specialty property and casualty underwriter targeting the same hard-to-place niche risks — surety, transportation, professional and personal umbrella lines — that Markel's excess and surplus lines units write.
Markel's closest structural rival: a holding company that writes specialty insurance and reinsurance worldwide and reinvests the float in listed securities and wholly owned operating businesses, competing for the same underwriting accounts and the same acquisitions.
The largest publicly traded property and casualty insurer, whose specialty commercial and excess and surplus divisions bid against Markel for the same mid-market and complex corporate accounts.
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Revenue
$15.51B
Trailing 12 months (through 6/30/2026)
Net Income
$2.28B
Trailing 12 months (through 6/30/2026)
Free Cash Flow
$2.55B
Total Equity
$18.60B
Total Liabilities
$49.80B
Current Ratio
-
Interest Coverage
15.16
Debt/EBITDA
1.23
Earnings Per Share
Revenue & Net Income
Free Cash Flow
Income Breakdown
Historical statement
Margins over time
Debt over time
How heavy the debt is
Growth grid
Growth — Revenue
Fair Value Estimation
Fair Value
$2526.43
Current Price
$1712.45
Margin of Safety
+32.2%
Fair Value Range
$1642.18 - $3410.68
Spread across the valuation methods used, not a statistically calibrated confidence interval.
Estimation Methods
Valuation Metrics
P/E Ratio
9.44
ROE
11.3%
P/B Ratio
1.12
P/FCF
10.02
Gross Margin
-
ROIC
-
Profitability Radar
Value Creation (Economic Moat)
ROIC
-
WACC
7.3%
ROIC − WACC
-
Fundamental Analysis Criteria
Passed (19)
- EPS shows upward trend
- Price CAGR 7.03%
- P/FCF 10.02
- P/B Ratio 1.12
- Debt/Equity ratio
- Operating Margin 19.9%
- Positive Free Cash Flow
- CapEx intensity
- Interest Coverage
- Debt/EBITDA
- Return on Tangible Assets
- Low reliance on intangibles
- Price below Graham Number
- ROE 12.4%
- Revenue Growth 5Y 11.3%
- Earnings Surprise avg 31.5%
- PEG Ratio 0.40
- Earnings Quality (OCF/NI) 1.02
- Share Dilution -9.7%
Failed (4)
- DCF valuation (Fairly valued)
- Analyst Consensus 0% Buy
- Net Margin Trend 14.7% vs 15.7%
- Piotroski F-Score 4/9
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- Current Ratio
Piotroski F-Score
Mixed signals: some areas need attention
Earnings Quality
High quality: earnings backed by cash
Share Dilution
Buying back shares. Shareholder friendly
Institutional Holdings
Governance
Executive Team
| Name | Title | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Thomas Sinnickson Gayner | CEO & Director | 64 |
| Mr. Brian Jeffrey Costanzo | CFO & Chief Financial Officer of Markel Insurance Operations | 47 |
| Mr. Richard Randolph Grinnan | Senior VP, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary | 56 |
| Mr. Simon Wilson | Executive VP & CEO of Markel Insurance | 47 |
| Ms. Meade P. Grandis | Chief Accounting Officer & Controller | - |
| Ms. Amy McCann | Chief Administrative Officer | - |
| Ms. Jennifer Blackwell | Deputy Chief Communications Officer | - |
| Mr. Frederick W. May Jr. | Vice President of Sales & Business Development | - |
| Mr. Jeff Lamb | Executive Director of Programs and Alliances - Markel Specialty | - |
| Mr. Sal Pollaro Jr. | Regional President for Northeast region of US Wholesale & Specialty division | - |
Audit Risk
2
Board Risk
6
Compensation Risk
1
Shareholder Rights Risk
2
Part 2 · The price and when to enter
This part won't tell you whether the company is worth owning: it helps you choose when to buy it, once the fundamentals have convinced you. Inside: technical analysis, potential, historical drawdowns, gamma exposure.
Documents
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Annual Report (10-K)
A yearly overview of the business, its financial results, and the risks it faces.
Filed on 2026-02-26
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Quarterly Report (10-Q)
A snapshot of financial performance for the most recent three-month period.
Filed on 2026-07-29
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Current Report (8-K)
An announcement of a major event, such as a leadership change or big news.
Filed on 2026-09-08
via SEC EDGAR
Income History
via SEC EDGAR
Latest News
Recent headlines for MKL, sourced from Markets Gazette.
- 4/30/2026POSITIVEJana Pushes Markel to Divest Ventures, Buy Back $2 Billion Shares
Activist investor Jana Partners is urging Markel Group Inc. to divest its venture capital arm and repurchase $2 billion of its own stock. This dual strategy aims to unlock shareholder value by streamlining operations and directly returning capital to investors. The divestiture of the venture arm could allow Markel to focus on its core insurance business, potentially improving profitability and operational efficiency. The significant share buyback program is expected to reduce the number of outstanding shares, thereby increasing earnings per share and potentially driving up the stock price. Investors will be watching Markel's response closely.
via Markets Gazette