MKL PEER ANALYSIS

Markel Corporation — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

MKLMarkel Corporation

🇺🇸 USA · NYSE · Financial Services · Insurance - Property & Casualty

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Insurance - Property & Casualty

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

MKLIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	MKL	FFH	QBE	IAG	SUN	GJF	Ind. Median
P/E	12.69	8.40●	12.25	18.89	20.49	—	12.69
P/B	1.22●	1.46	2.26	2.81	2.01	6.29	2.08
EV/EBITDA	5.93	5.33●	8.40	11.40	10.62	—	7.49
P/S	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Financial Health
Metric	MKL	FFH	QBE	IAG	SUN	GJF	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	0.84	2.65●	—	—	—	—	0.89
Debt/Equity	24.2%●	54.0%	35.2%	49.8%	30.6%	—	27.1%
NetDebt/EBITDA	-2.46●	0.48	0.66	1.48	0.99	—	-0.70

Profitability
Metric	MKL	FFH	QBE	IAG	SUN	GJF	Ind. Median
Net Margin	10.7%	15.4%●	8.9%	6.9%	5.6%	—	10.8%
ROE	10.1%	18.1%	19.9%●	15.2%	8.0%	—	18.0%
ROA	3.0%	4.4%	4.8%●	4.1%	3.1%	—	4.4%
EBITDA Margin	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Growth + Dividend
Metric	MKL	FFH	QBE	IAG	SUN	GJF	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NI Growth	-3.8%	11.8%	25.5%●	-14.4%	—	—	42.9%
Div. Yield	2.7%	0.6%	2.9%	3.8%●	3.0%	3.7%	1.9%
Payout	33.8%	7.7%	37.4%	83.6%	135.2%	—	33.8%

Valuation
Metric	MKL	L	WRB	CINF	AIZ	CNA	Ind. Median
P/E	12.69	12.91	15.05	10.74	14.06	10.56●	12.69
P/B	1.22●	1.29	2.90	1.88	2.40	1.29	2.08
EV/EBITDA	5.93	10.20	0.88●	8.01	8.91	7.77	7.49
P/S	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Financial Health
Metric	MKL	L	WRB	CINF	AIZ	CNA	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	0.84	0.36	1.38●	0.29	0.14	0.36	0.89
Debt/Equity	24.2%	47.8%	29.2%	5.6%●	37.6%	27.4%	27.1%
NetDebt/EBITDA	-2.46	1.07	-10.67●	-0.10	0.18	-0.26	-0.70

Profitability
Metric	MKL	L	WRB	CINF	AIZ	CNA	Ind. Median
Net Margin	10.7%	10.2%	12.6%	21.3%●	7.6%	9.0%	10.8%
ROE	10.1%	10.4%	20.1%●	18.7%	18.0%	12.6%	18.0%
ROA	3.0%	2.2%	4.4%	7.0%●	2.8%	2.0%	4.4%
EBITDA Margin	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Growth + Dividend
Metric	MKL	L	WRB	CINF	AIZ	CNA	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NI Growth	-3.8%	40.8%	8.4%	90.5%●	49.2%	48.3%	42.9%
Div. Yield	2.7%	0.2%	0.5%	1.9%	1.2%	3.8%●	1.9%
Payout	33.8%	2.8%	37.5%	19.3%	17.1%	79.6%	33.8%

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