Mercury General (MCY) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Mercury General (MCY) recorded quarterly EBT Margin of 15.3% in Q1 2026, down 11.12% on a QoQ basis from 17.22% in Q4 2025, and up 2551.0% year-over-year from 0.58% in Q1 2025.

Mercury General (MCY) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Mercury General has disclosed EBT Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 15.3% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly EBT Margin rose 2551.0% year-over-year to 15.3% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 17.73% (up 1075.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 12.05%, up 73.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin slipped to 15.3% in Q1 2026, from 17.22% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBT Margin peaked at 24.84% in Q3 2025 and troughed at 34.54% in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 1.92% and a median of 6.08% in 2024 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBT Margin plunged 4915 bps — and 2023, when it soared 2862 bps.
  • Tracing MCY's EBT Margin over 5 years: stood at 1.51% in 2022, then surged by 1250 bps to 17.31% in 2023, then retreated by 26 bps to 12.78% in 2024, then surged by 35 bps to 17.22% in 2025, then slipped by 11 bps to 15.3% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MCY's EBT Margin at 15.3% in Q1 2026, 17.22% in Q4 2025, and 24.84% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Chubb 127.40 Bn 119.98 Bn 8.64 Bn 20.26%
2 Progressive 119.47 Bn 115.12 Bn 8.36 Bn 16.07%
3 Travelers Companies 65.26 Bn 41.34 Bn 5.54 Bn 17.77%
4 Allstate 57.33 Bn 32.74 Bn 14.72 Bn 18.35%
5 Berkley W R 26.90 Bn 23.16 Bn 2.72 Bn 16.69%
6 Cincinnati Financial 25.67 Bn 24.41 Bn 2.60 Bn 12.52%
7 Markel 22.97 Bn 7.51 Bn 2.38 Bn -7.60%
8 Loews 22.18 Bn 9.92 Bn -1.32 Bn 53.96%
9 Assurant 12.79 Bn 10.87 Bn 2.01 Bn 12.06%
10 Mercury General 5.62 Bn 2.97 Bn 606.86 Mn 15.30%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 15.30%
Dec 31, 2025 17.22%
Sep 30, 2025 24.84%
Jun 30, 2025 13.99%
Mar 31, 2025 -10.21%
Dec 31, 2024 12.78%
Sep 30, 2024 21.74%
Jun 30, 2024 6.08%
Mar 31, 2024 7.00%
Dec 31, 2023 17.31%
Sep 30, 2023 -1.43%
Jun 30, 2023 -5.92%
Mar 31, 2023 -5.61%
Dec 31, 2022 -1.51%
Sep 30, 2022 -12.93%
Jun 30, 2022 -34.54%
Mar 31, 2022 -31.42%
Dec 31, 2021 3.64%
Sep 30, 2021 -0.36%
Jun 30, 2021 14.61%