TTM
10.7%
YoY change
−3.70pp
Trough year (2001)
-9.0%
Peak year (2019)
18.8%
Latest annual
12.7%
Net Profit Margin history chart for Markel (MKL) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: 12.7%
Net Profit Margin change chart for Markel (MKL) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: −3.70pp
Net Profit Margin history table for Markel (MKL) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | 12.7% | -3.70pp | ||
| 2024 | 16.4% | +3.70pp | ||
| 2023 | 12.7% | +14.53pp | ||
| 2022 | -1.8% | -20.59pp | ||
| 2021 | 18.8% | +10.29pp | ||
| 2020 | 8.5% | -10.34pp | ||
| 2019 | 18.8% | +20.65pp | ||
| 2018 | -1.8% | -8.36pp | ||
| 2017 | 6.5% | -1.60pp | ||
| 2016 | 8.1% | -2.73pp | ||
| 2015 | 10.9% | +4.60pp | ||
| 2014 | 6.3% | -0.24pp | ||
| 2013 | 6.5% | -1.95pp | ||
| 2012 | 8.4% | +3.05pp | ||
| 2011 | 5.4% | -6.59pp | ||
| 2010 | 12.0% | +2.24pp | ||
| 2009 | 9.7% | +12.72pp | ||
| 2008 | -3.0% | -19.31pp | ||
| 2007 | 16.3% | +0.75pp | ||
| 2006 | 15.6% | +8.86pp | ||
| 2005 | 6.7% | -0.59pp | ||
| 2004 | 7.3% | +1.41pp | ||
| 2003 | 5.9% | +1.65pp | ||
| 2002 | 4.3% | +13.25pp | ||
| 2001 | -9.0% | -6.48pp | ||
| 2000 | -2.5% | -10.27pp | ||
| 1999 | 7.7% | -5.70pp | ||
| 1998 | 13.4% | +1.42pp | ||
| 1997 | 12.0% | -0.71pp | ||
| 1996 | 12.7% | +2.69pp | ||
| 1995 | 10.0% | +3.39pp | ||
| 1994 | 6.6% | -3.40pp | ||
| 1993 | 10.0% | -1.13pp | ||
| 1992 | 11.2% | +4.77pp | ||
| 1991 | 6.4% | -1.00pp | ||
| 1990 | 7.4% | -6.71pp | ||
| 1989 | 14.1% | -1.57pp | ||
| 1988 | 15.7% | +0.94pp | ||
| 1987 | 14.7% | +1.47pp | ||
| 1986 | 13.3% | +9.29pp | ||
| 1985 | 4.0% | — |
- 202512.7%-3.70pp
- 202416.4%+3.70pp
- 202312.7%+14.53pp
- 2022-1.8%-20.59pp
- 202118.8%+10.29pp
- 20208.5%-10.34pp
- 201918.8%+20.65pp
- 2018-1.8%-8.36pp
- 20176.5%-1.60pp
- 20168.1%-2.73pp
- 201510.9%+4.60pp
- 20146.3%-0.24pp
- 20136.5%-1.95pp
- 20128.4%+3.05pp
- 20115.4%-6.59pp
- 201012.0%+2.24pp
- 20099.7%+12.72pp
- 2008-3.0%-19.31pp
- 200716.3%+0.75pp
- 200615.6%+8.86pp
- 20056.7%-0.59pp
- 20047.3%+1.41pp
- 20035.9%+1.65pp
- 20024.3%+13.25pp
- 2001-9.0%-6.48pp
- 2000-2.5%-10.27pp
- 19997.7%-5.70pp
- 199813.4%+1.42pp
- 199712.0%-0.71pp
- 199612.7%+2.69pp
- 199510.0%+3.39pp
- 19946.6%-3.40pp
- 199310.0%-1.13pp
- 199211.2%+4.77pp
- 19916.4%-1.00pp
- 19907.4%-6.71pp
- 198914.1%-1.57pp
- 198815.7%+0.94pp
- 198714.7%+1.47pp
- 198613.3%+9.29pp
- 19854.0%—
Net Profit Margin values are taken from Markel's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Net Profit Margin at Markel (MKL)
According to Markel's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported net margin is 10.7%. Net profit margin is net income divided by revenue — the bottom-line share of each sales dollar that remains after all costs, including operating expenses, interest, and taxes. It is the most comprehensive profitability ratio, though it can swing on one-off items, so read it alongside the multi-year trend below.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
In 2025, Markel (MKL) net margin totalled 12.70% – contracted 3.7 percentage points year-over-year.
The highest annual net margin of 18.81% was reported in 2019. The lowest in the available history was -9.00% in 2001.
Markel Net Profit Margin by Year
Markel Net Profit Margin 2025: 12.7%
2025's net margin for Markel came in at 12.70%, contracted 3.7 percentage points from 2024.
Markel Net Profit Margin 2024: 16.4%
Markel posted net margin of 16.40% in 2024, expanded 3.7 percentage points from 2023.
Markel Net Profit Margin 2023: 12.7%
In 2023, Markel reported net margin of 12.70%, expanded 14.5 percentage points from 2022.
Markel Net Profit Margin 2022: -1.8%
Markel net margin in 2022 was -1.83%, contracted 20.6 percentage points from 2021.
Markel Net Profit Margin 2021: 18.8%
Markel net margin in 2021 was 18.76%.
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| 51.7% | |
| 45.9% | |
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| 16.3% | |
| 15.1% |
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