MARKEL GROUP INC. MKL
Markel Group is a holding company that owns independently operated businesses across a range of industries. The cornerstone business, Markel Insurance, provides specialized insurance products that are not typically available through the standard insurance market. This insurance business sits at the center of the Company's strategy. It generates and holds capital used to support growth and investment across Markel Group. The other majority-owned businesses operate in diverse end markets, from industrial bakery equipment to ornamental plants to precast concrete. Markel Group also owns shares in publicly traded companies, primarily within its insurance operations.
Markel Group supports each business by empowering leaders to make the best long-term decisions for their businesses. Customers, associates, and shareholders each benefit from this approach, given how it allows businesses to pursue opportunities that require time, stability, and trust. We believe this approach is difficult to replicate and makes Markel Group a distinctive home for businesses.
Valuation FY2025 figures against the last close
Annual financial statements
Income statement
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $15.51B | $14.81B | $14.28B | $11.68B | $12.85B | $3.13B | $2.42B | $2.13B | $1.41B | $1.31B |
| Total operating expenses | $13.39B | $12.91B | $12.87B | $11.77B | $9.60B | $8.46B | $7.05B | $6.80B | $5.85B | $4.81B |
| Operating income | $3.19B | $3.71B | $2.93B | -$93.3M | $3.24B | $1.27B | $2.48B | $39.8M | $216.6M | $805.2M |
| Interest expense | $205.9M | $204.3M | $185.1M | $196.1M | $183.6M | $177.6M | $171.7M | $154.2M | $132.5M | $129.9M |
| Pre-tax income | $2.73B | $3.64B | $2.65B | -$151.6M | $3.13B | $1.00B | $2.29B | -$7.9M | $87.3M | $629.9M |
| Income tax | $580.3M | $790.3M | $552.6M | $48.2M | $684.0M | $168.7M | $486.3M | $122.5M | $313.5M | $169.5M |
| Net income | $2.11B | $2.75B | $2.00B | -$216.3M | $2.42B | $816.0M | $1.79B | -$128.2M | $395.3M | $455.7M |
| EPS, basic | 169.74 | 199.69 | 147.32 | -23.72 | 176.79 | 55.67 | 129.25 | -9.55 | 25.89 | 31.41 |
| EPS, diluted | 169.22 | 199.32 | 146.98 | -23.72 | 176.38 | 55.63 | 129.07 | -9.55 | 25.81 | 31.27 |
| Shares, diluted (wtd. avg.) | 12.6M | 13.0M | 13.4M | 13.6M | 13.8M | 13.8M | 13.9M | 13.9M | 14.0M | 14.1M |
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $3.96B | $3.69B | $4.33B | $5.22B | $4.88B | $5.22B | $3.50B | $2.40B | $2.50B | $2.09B |
| Inventory | $703.4M | $731.1M | $617.2M | $639.6M | $529.3M | $412.6M | $303.1M | $298.7M | — | — |
| Property, plant and equipment | $1.50B | $1.40B | $1.30B | $1.20B | $1.10B | $632.0M | $588.6M | $551.5M | $501.6M | $412.4M |
| Goodwill | $2.82B | $2.74B | $2.62B | $2.64B | $2.90B | $2.60B | $2.31B | $2.24B | $1.78B | $1.14B |
| Other intangibles | $1.54B | $1.46B | $1.59B | $1.75B | $1.82B | $1.78B | $1.74B | $1.73B | $1.36B | $722.5M |
| Total assets | $68.91B | $61.90B | $55.05B | $49.79B | $48.48B | $41.71B | $37.47B | $33.31B | $32.81B | $25.88B |
| Long-term debt | $4.30B | $4.33B | $3.78B | $4.10B | $4.36B | $3.48B | $3.53B | — | — | — |
| Total liabilities | $49.80B | $44.43B | $39.52B | $36.05B | $33.28B | $28.65B | $26.22B | $24.03B | $23.14B | $17.33B |
| Retained earnings | $15.03B | $13.38B | $11.35B | $9.83B | $10.45B | $8.20B | $7.46B | $5.78B | $3.78B | $3.53B |
| Total equity | $18.60B | $16.92B | $14.98B | $13.15B | $14.72B | $12.80B | $11.07B | $9.08B | $9.50B | $8.46B |
Cash flow
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $2.76B | $2.59B | $2.79B | $2.71B | $2.27B | $1.74B | $1.27B | $892.9M | $858.5M | $534.6M |
| Depreciation and amortisation | $347.9M | $342.4M | $319.7M | $309.4M | $336.4M | $307.1M | $269.2M | $227.8M | $203.9M | $194.1M |
| Capital expenditure | $206.9M | $255.0M | $258.6M | $254.7M | $145.2M | $101.3M | $123.4M | $106.6M | $74.7M | $63.7M |
| Investing cash flow | -$1.19B | -$2.40B | -$2.70B | -$1.67B | -$2.94B | -$511.7M | -$535.2M | -$797.2M | -$744.5M | -$1.64B |
| Financing cash flow | -$1.21B | -$297.9M | -$999.7M | -$595.3M | $369.8M | $434.6M | $359.3M | -$179.0M | $256.3M | $152.0M |
| Buybacks | $429.5M | $572.7M | $445.5M | $290.8M | $206.5M | $26.8M | $116.3M | $54.0M | $110.8M | $51.1M |
Figures as tagged in each year's own filing, in US dollars. A year restated by a later filing shows the restated figure. Capital expenditure, dividends and buybacks are cash out, shown positive. A line the filer does not report is not listed. Latest from accession 0001096343-26-000020.
Plot the figures US dollars
- Revenue
- Gross profit
- Net income
| Fiscal year | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.31B | $1.41B | $2.13B | $2.42B | $3.13B | $12.85B | $11.68B | $14.28B | $14.81B | $15.51B |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net income | $455.7M | $395.3M | -$128.2M | $1.79B | $816.0M | $2.42B | -$216.3M | $2.00B | $2.75B | $2.11B |
Recent filings and events
- Regulation FD disclosure Something the company told the market and had to tell everyone at once - usually a slide deck or a press release. Item 7.01
- Annual report filed A new 10-K. The figures and the business description on this site come from it. Form 10-K
- Officer or director change Someone at the top arrived or left. The item covers everything from a board retirement to a chief executive being removed, and only the filing itself says which. Item 5.02
- Charter or fiscal year changed A change to the company's governing documents, or to when its year ends. Item 5.03
- Regulation FD disclosure Item 7.01
- Results announced The quarterly or annual earnings release. Arrives four times a year from almost every company here. Item 2.02
- Results announced Item 2.02
- Regulation FD disclosure Item 7.01
- Charter or fiscal year changed Item 5.03
- Officer or director change Item 5.02
- Shareholder vote The results of the annual meeting or a special vote. Item 5.07
- Regulation FD disclosure Item 7.01
Item numbers are Form 8-K's own, and a filing date is up to four business days after the thing it reports. The same feed across the whole market.
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