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Markel Group Inc

MKLWithin bandExpectations · modest

Held by 6 superinvestors.

Price$1815.57
Holders6
Total value$1.11B

SEC 10-K · fundamentals

Business quality

as of 2025-12-31

Valuation basis: trailing twelve months to 2026-06-30 — latest 10-K plus unaudited 10-Q filings.

Revenue growth
-6.7%
Net margin
13.6%
ROE
11.3%
FCF margin
16.5%
Revenue $3.13B → $15.51B · 6y
What makes a business high quality

Valuation · value band

In fair-value range

$948/ sh · growth-anchored intrinsic value
margin of safety
fair value
above fair value
$1,816
cheaperpricier

Zero-growth floor

$1,168

Central IV

$948

Optimistic top

$2,080

Markel Group Inc (MKL): Two methods value the business — a conservative owner-earnings DCF and a growth-credited Greenwald estimate, $1,168–$2,080 / sh. Today’s price sits inside both (price $1,816 as of 2026-08-26).

The middle figure is the main read. The right end is the optimistic case under the same conservative caps — not an absolute ceiling.

Revenue growth 0% (lower of historical trend and fundamental cap, capped by moat) · moat 10 yr · discount 10.6% · Zero-growth downside $1,168

Price as of 2026-08-26 · yahoo · DGS10 4.7% @ 2026-08-26.

Method & numbers

Earnings basis: reported net income minus investment and derivative fair-value gains/losses, net of tax at the statutory 21% — portfolio marks flow through GAAP net income (ASU 2016-01) but are not operating earnings power.

Model cautions

  • The two methods’ midpoints differ materially — growth assumptions warrant review (over 20%).

A conservative intrinsic-value band (zero-growth floor to growth-capped DCF) plus a tangible asset floor — not investment advice, not a buy/sell signal, and not a price target.

Owner-earnings DCF $835.47 – $1,094.50 · Greenwald $2,080.40 – $2,080.40 (neutral $2,080.40) · zero-growth base $2,080.40 · reproduction $1,168.23

Moat Franchise (moat) · terminal value 37% of present value · owner-earnings yield 6% vs 10Y 4.7%.

Graham earnings-power value (normalized NOPAT)$1,688.51 – $2,080.40 / sh

Normalized NOPAT = average operating margin over the years shown × latest-year revenue × (1 − normalized tax); then + D&A − maintenance capex (write A). Unlevered (pre-interest, attributable to all capital). Capitalized at the 9–11% rate band (read as a WACC proxy). Enterprise → equity bridge applied: + cash − total debt.

Years: TTM 2026-06-30, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021

v1 simplifications: Maintenance capex (degraded) deducted in full cash (write A): EPV = (NOPAT + D&A − maintenance capex) / WACC; no tax shield on the capex term. Maintenance-capex methods diverge by 60% (> 50%); estimate is degraded. Share-based compensation is left as a real expense (not added back). Operating margin is below its multi-year average (cyclical/declining): normalized margin capped at the latest year — no peak-margin capitalization (audit #2).

Buffett owner-earnings value$911.42 – $1,113.96 / sh

Owner earnings = average net income + average D&A − maintenance capex (zero-growth floor; no ΔNWC). Levered (starts from net income, already after interest — an equity-holder stream). Capitalized at the 9–11% rate band (read as a cost-of-equity proxy). No enterprise→equity bridge: the capitalized result is already equity value (subtracting debt would double-count interest).

Years: TTM 2026-06-30, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021

v1 simplifications: Owner earnings = net income + D&A − maintenance capex (degraded); the working-capital change is excluded (maintenance ΔNWC ≈ 0; growth ΔNWC is carried in growth value, not double-counted). Maintenance-capex methods diverge by 60% (> 50%); estimate is degraded. One-time items are not separately normalized (multi-year averaging smooths them partially). Share-based compensation is left as a real expense (not added back); see the SBC/OE disclosure. Capitalized at the 9–11% band as a cost-of-equity proxy; no leverage premium applied. Financial issuer (bank/insurer): net debt / owner earnings does not describe a deposit-funded balance sheet, so no leverage premium is applied here; leverage is instead handled by the reliability gate.

Reproduction value = tangible net assets $14.71B = $1,168.23 / sh. Tangible net assets = shareholders' equity − goodwill − intangibles, ÷ diluted shares (no R&D history to capitalize).

Moat reading: Franchise test compares earnings power (EPV) against reproduction value on both AV_conservative (tangible + capitalized R&D) and AV_reproduction (conservative + acquired-reset proxy). Both must clear the franchise multiple for a moat signal; near it, a commodity; below it, value destruction. A directional reading, not a verdict.

Assumes a narrow moat · competitive-advantage period ≈ 10 years.

Growth value: if the moat holds for 10 yr at ROIIC ≈ -160%, $0.00–$0.00 / sh (neutral $0.00). Conservative, not a forecast.

Window TTM 2026-06-30, FY 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 · discount band 9%–11% · normalized tax 21% (Average effective tax rate over 5 year(s), capped at the statutory 21%.) · diluted shares.

Owner-earnings DCF: growth g₁ 0% · OE FY TTM 2026-06-30, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 · Discount band: 9.16%–12.00% (DGS10 +4.5% to a 12% strict end, as of 2026-08-26). No enterprise→equity bridge: owner earnings already flow to shareholders (post-interest), so no net cash is added and no debt subtracted — matching the engine owner-earnings lamp. Two-method midpoint gap 75%.

Valuation basis: trailing twelve months to 2026-06-30 — latest 10-K plus unaudited 10-Q filings.

What the price is betting

Today's price pencils in about 12.5% a year in owner-earnings for the next few years. Revenue actually grew 46.6% a year.

Below what it has already done.

Roughly, the price needs its historical revenue growth to run about 2 more years to hold up.

How to read intrinsic value

SEC 13F · holders

Superinvestors Holding This Security

6 holders · $1.11B combined · this quarter +0 opened / -1 exited

This quarter2 added4 trimmed1 exited
Holders 7 → 6 · last 8q
Exited this quarter (1)
Ray Dalio

SEC 13F · notes

Written summary

Markel Group Inc (MKL) is held by 6 of the superinvestors tracked on Compounder, with a combined $1.11B in reported 13F value. The largest position belongs to Christopher Davis, where it makes up 3.4% of the portfolio.

Other notable holders by value include Steven Check (9.5% of its book), François Rochon (2.0% of its book) and Shad Rowe (3.7% of its book).

Over the latest quarter, 0 of the tracked filers opened a new position in MKL, 2 added to existing ones, 4 trimmed, and 1 sold out entirely.

Holder counts and values reflect the most recent SEC Form 13F filings, through the quarter ended 2026-06-30. Source: SEC EDGAR. A 13F shows only long US-listed positions and can lag the real portfolio by up to 45 days, so this is disclosed long ownership, not a complete picture.

How to read a 13F

SEC 13F · co-ownership

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Also on

Sources· SEC EDGAR 13F as of 2026-06-30 · filed 2026-08-14

Educational data only — not investment advice. 13F positions are self-reported and can lag up to 45 days.

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