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MKL (Markel Group) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 11.67 (As of May. 11, 2025)


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What is Markel Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2025-05-11), Markel Group's share price is $1901.24. Markel Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 was $162.95. Hence, Markel Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 11.67.

The historical rank and industry rank for Markel Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

MKL' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.55   Med: 11.03   Max: 36.56
Current: 11.67

During the past 13 years, Markel Group's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 36.56. The lowest was 6.55. And the median was 11.03.

MKL's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
59.89% of 374 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 9.53 vs MKL: 11.67

Markel Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $26.13. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $162.95.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Markel Group was -23.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 5.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 16.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 20.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, Markel Group's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 83.50% per year. The lowest was -39.10% per year. And the median was 10.60% per year.


Markel Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Markel Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Markel Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Markel Group Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.73 8.00 7.29 7.51 9.62

Markel Group Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.13 7.79 7.81 9.62 11.47

Competitive Comparison of Markel Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Markel Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Markel Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Markel Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Markel Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.


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Markel Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Markel Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=1901.24/162.954
=11.67

Markel Group's Share Price of today is $1901.24.
Markel Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $162.95.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Markel Group  (NYSE:MKL) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Markel Group Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
4521 Highwoods Parkway, Glen Allen, VA, USA, 23060-6148
Markel's primary business is property and casualty insurance. The company focuses primarily on specialty lines, ranging from areas such as executive liability to commercial equine insurance. The acquisition of Alterra in 2013 added substantial reinsurance operations, which now account for a little over 10% of premiums. The company uses capital generated by its insurance operations to buy noninsurance operations in diverse areas, such as bakery equipment manufacturing and residential homebuilding.
Executives
Steven A Markel director, officer: Vice Chairman
Thomas Sinnickson Gayner officer: Pres. & Chief Investment Off. C/O MARKEL CORP, 4521 HIGHWOODS PARKWAY, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
Lawrence A Cunningham director 4521 HIGHWOODS PARKWAY, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
Greta J Harris director 4521 HIGHWOODS PARKWAY, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
A. Lynne Puckett director C/O 222 W LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
Mark Besca director 4521 HIGHWOODS PARKWAY, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
Morgan E. Housel director 4521 HIGHWOODS PARKWAY, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
Teresa S Gendron officer: Chief Financial Officer 520 MADISON AVE., C/O JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC., NEW YORK NY 10022
Diane Leopold director 120 TREDEGAR STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219
Anthony F Markel director, officer: Vice Chairman 4551 COX RD, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
Andrew G. Crowley officer: President, Markel Ventures 4521 HIGHWOODS PARKWAY, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
Whitt Richard R Iii officer: President & Co-COO C/O MARKEL CORPORATION, 4521 HIGHWOODS PARKWAY, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
Brian J. Costanzo officer: CAO and Controller 4521 HIGHWOODS PARKWAY, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
Stewart M Kasen director 5818 EL CAMINO REAL, CARLSBAD CA 92008
Susan L. Davies officer: CHRO, Markel Insurance MARKEL CORPORATION, 4521 HIGHWOODS PARKWAY, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060