MKL · Markel Group Inc
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $21.52B |
| P/E | 9.42 |
| Float | 12.21M |
| Beta | 0.61 |
| Volatility | 15.3% |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Insurance |
| Cap tier | Large cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Moderate |
| Clavix score | 85.1 |
| Price | 1,737.18 |
| Change | +0.00% |
| Prev Close | 1,737.18 |
| Open | 1,728.13 |
| Day Low | 1,717.37 |
| Day High | 1,739.16 |
| Avg Vol | 0 |
| Avg $ Vol | $136.1M |
| 52W High | 2,207.59 |
| 52W Low | 1,704.17 |
| 52W Pos | 6.6% |
| From High | −21.31% |
| From Low | +1.94% |
| Max DD 1Y | −21.87% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Normal |
| SMA 20 | −1.58% |
| SMA 50 | −4.61% |
| SMA 200 | −9.95% |
| RSI (14) | 38.3 |
| Vol 30D | 13.2% |
| Vol 90D | 19.8% |
| 1Y Range | 1,704–2,208 |
| Daily bars | 526 |
| Perf Week | +0.55% |
| Perf Month | −4.34% |
| Perf Quarter | −12.18% |
| Perf Half Y | −8.52% |
| Perf Year | −7.86% |
| Perf YTD | −18.46% |
| Prev Day | +0.00% |
| Clavix | A- |
| Debt / Eq | 0.23 |
| Curr Ratio | — |
| Int Cover | 25.0× |
| FCF Margin | 16.5% |
| Rev Growth | +4.7% |
| Profit | Profitable |
| Leverage | Low |
| Sector rank | 5 / 31 |
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayMKL grades A-, 85.1 of 100. Steadiest on Price Stability (71), most exposed on News Sentiment (59, mixed). 3 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Insurance median. Ranks 5 of 31 in Insurance by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| MKL | Insurance median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 0.61 | 0.50 |
| Volatilityannualized | 15.3% | 12.6% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −21.9% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 0.65% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 4 (2%) | — |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| MKL | Insurance median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 0.61 | 0.50 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Moderate | Low 74% of 31 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Insurance names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| MKL | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | +0.5% |
| 1 month | −4.3% |
| Year to date | −18.5% |
| 1 year | −7.9% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| MKL | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30 since 7 Aug |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 65 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 24 · 0 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 24 ↑ 0 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the 31 Insurance names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| MKL | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | +4.7% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Insurance median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openMarkel Insurance has appointed Jonathan Handen as Head of Trade Credit & Political Risk for the Americas region, succeeding Arjan van de Wall who is retiring in January 2027. Handen, based in Baltimore, will oversee underwriting and drive growth across the US, Canada, and Latin America, reporting to Phil Amlot.
Markel Insurance has appointed Kevin Leung as Managing Director for Southeast Asia, putting him in charge of the company's operations in Singapore and Malaysia. The move comes as Markel merges those two country businesses into a single regional structure.
Markel Insurance appointed Kevin Leung as managing director for Southeast Asia, effective immediately. He will oversee the company's operations in Singapore and Malaysia.
Markel Group has appointed Dean Johnson as head of Transport Logistics and Rhys O'Neill as head of Marine Liability within its Marine Transportation business at Markel Insurance.
With Warren Buffett stepping down as Berkshire Hathaway's board chair, analysts are debating whether Markel Group (NYSE:MKL) is the closest remaining equivalent for value investors, since it runs a similar three-part setup of specialty insurance, a public stock portfolio, and wholly owned operating businesses. The article notes Markel is shrinking its insurance operations, shutting down its Global Reinsurance unit and winding down its IP/CPI line, while insurance dominates its revenue at $9.35 billion of 2025 sales, and it spent $429.5 million on buybacks that cut shares to 12.4 million by mid-2026.
Nearest peers by size
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Loews Corp | A | $21.68B | 12.85 | 0.50 | Compare |
| BRO | Brown & Brown Inc | B | $20.05B | 16.64 | 0.55 | Compare |
| PFG | Principal Financial Group Inc | A- | $23.97B | 15.38 | 0.90 | Compare |
| CINF | Cincinnati Financial Corp | A- | $24.86B | 7.47 | 0.52 | Compare |
| WRB | W. R. Berkley Corp | A- | $27.23B | 13.30 | 0.24 | Compare |
| RGA | Reinsurance Group of America Inc | A- | $16.29B | 10.79 | 0.42 | Compare |
| WTW | Willis Towers Watson PLC | B+ | $31.74B | 17.08 | 0.46 | Compare |
| ACGL | Arch Capital Group Ltd | A- | $31.94B | 6.81 | 0.22 | Compare |
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