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

Mercury General's (MCY) quarterly EBT Margin came in at 16.22% in Q1 2026, up 2732.0% YoY from 0.57% in Q1 2025, and down 5.77% on a QoQ basis from 17.22% in Q4 2025.

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

Mercury General (MCY) has 18 years of EBT Margin data on file, last reported at 16.22% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly EBT Margin rose 2732.0% year-over-year to 16.22% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 18.0% (up 1141.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 12.05%, up 156.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin declined to 16.22% in Q1 2026, from 17.22% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBT Margin ranged from a high of 24.84% in Q3 2025 to a low of 34.54% in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 1.7% 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 1.72% in 2022, then soared by 1105 bps to 17.31% in 2023, then sank by 48 bps to 9.04% in 2024, then jumped by 90 bps to 17.22% in 2025, then fell by 6 bps to 16.22% in 2026.
  • The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 16.22% (Q1 2026), 17.22% (Q4 2025), and 24.84% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Chubb 135.03 Bn 121.26 Bn 9.13 Bn 22.91%
2 Progressive 124.11 Bn 119.11 Bn 9.04 Bn 17.83%
3 Travelers Companies 79.44 Bn 55.69 Bn 4.83 Bn 25.73%
4 Allstate 67.36 Bn 28.63 Bn 16.28 Bn 22.27%
5 Fairfax Financial Holdings 35.31 Bn 35.31 Bn - -
6 Cincinnati Financial 26.77 Bn 24.88 Bn 2.39 Bn 36.87%
7 Loews 23.31 Bn 1.01 Bn 2.57 Bn 12.93%
8 Markel 23.15 Bn 6.26 Bn 2.83 Bn 37.78%
9 Assurant 14.05 Bn 12.02 Bn 2.71 Bn 10.91%
10 Mercury General 5.92 Bn -15.96 Bn 708.49 Mn 19.46%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 19.46%
Mar 31, 2026 16.22%
Dec 31, 2025 17.22%
Sep 30, 2025 24.84%
Jun 30, 2025 13.99%
Mar 31, 2025 -11.09%
Dec 31, 2024 9.04%
Sep 30, 2024 21.74%
Jun 30, 2024 6.08%
Mar 31, 2024 7.65%
Dec 31, 2023 17.31%
Sep 30, 2023 -1.43%
Jun 30, 2023 -5.92%
Mar 31, 2023 -6.18%
Dec 31, 2022 -1.72%
Sep 30, 2022 -12.93%
Jun 30, 2022 -34.54%
Mar 31, 2022 -31.43%
Dec 31, 2021 3.64%
Sep 30, 2021 -0.36%