Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
FY 2025 · Mkt cap
Decision snapshot: DDS stock price vs MKL: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at MKL's multiple
Needs MKL P/E.
Implied fair value · at DDS's multiple
Needs DDS P/E.
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple discount
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: DDS FY 2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026) · MKL FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Six fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 104% equity / -4% debt · EV / Revenue 1.37x · EV / EBITDA 12.93x
Capital structure 84% equity / 16% debt · EV / Revenue 1.48x · EV / EBITDA 7.46x
MKL carries the larger enterprise value at $22.97B against $8.99B; DDS trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (1.37x vs 1.48x); MKL on the lower EV / EBITDA (7.46x vs 12.93x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
DILLARD’S, INC. · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
MARKEL GROUP INC. · implied price per share
Bear
$2.88K
Base
$3.45K
Bull
$4.22K
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Not enough data to score either balance sheet.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
-0.23x
0.23x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
-1.82x
0.11x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$861.46M
$3.96B
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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