Mercury General (MCY) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026)

Mercury General (MCY) recorded quarterly Deferred Taxes of -$45.2 million in Q1 2026, down 183.97% on a QoQ basis from $53.9 million in Q4 2025, and down 247.37% year-over-year from $30.7 million in Q1 2025.

Mercury General (MCY) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Mercury General has disclosed Deferred Taxes across 18 years of filings, most recently posting -$45.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Deferred Taxes fell 247.37% year-over-year to -$45.2 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$101.1 million (down 425.75% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$25.2 million, down 110.44% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes fell to -$45.2 million in Q1 2026, from $53.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Deferred Taxes peaked at $60.9 million in Q2 2022 and troughed at -$104.3 million in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of -$699941.2 and a median of $8.5 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Deferred Taxes.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Deferred Taxes tumbled 653.06% — and 2025, when it surged 348.39%.
  • Tracing MCY's Deferred Taxes over 5 years: stood at -$16.1 million in 2022, then sank by 548.28% to -$104.3 million in 2023, then jumped by 127.4% to $28.6 million in 2024, then soared by 88.38% to $53.9 million in 2025, then tumbled by 183.97% to -$45.2 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MCY's Deferred Taxes at -$45.2 million in Q1 2026, $53.9 million in Q4 2025, and -$69.8 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 Chubb 127.40 Bn 119.98 Bn 8.64 Bn -156.00 Mn
2 Progressive 119.47 Bn 115.12 Bn 8.36 Bn -
3 Travelers Companies 65.26 Bn 41.34 Bn 5.54 Bn 51.00 Mn
4 Allstate 57.33 Bn 32.74 Bn 14.72 Bn -
5 Berkley W R 26.90 Bn 23.16 Bn 2.72 Bn -77.27 Mn
6 Cincinnati Financial 25.67 Bn 24.41 Bn 2.60 Bn -82.00 Mn
7 Markel 22.97 Bn 7.51 Bn 2.38 Bn -
8 Loews 22.18 Bn 9.92 Bn -1.32 Bn -
9 Assurant 12.79 Bn 10.87 Bn 2.01 Bn 43.10 Mn
10 Mercury General 5.62 Bn 2.97 Bn 606.86 Mn -45.23 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -45.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 53.86 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -69.85 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -39.93 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 30.69 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 28.59 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -36.77 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 8.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -12.36 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -104.34 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 6.65 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 19.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 16.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -16.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 30.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 60.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 56.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -4.36 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 22.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 24.99 Mn