Mercury General (MCY) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Mercury General's EBT Margin was 19.46% in Q2 2026, up 5.47 percentage points from 13.99% a year earlier and up 4.16 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Mercury General (MCY) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Mercury General's EBT Margin was 18.32% through Jun 30, 2026, up 10.09 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 11.07%, up 0.58 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBT Margin has now increased for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of -1.04 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, EBT Margin was 10.50% in FY2024 (+8.35 pp), 2.15% in FY2023 (+19.12 pp), -16.97% in FY2022 (-24.46 pp) and 7.50% in FY2021 (-4.62 pp).
- Quarterly EBT Margin has moved between -27.48% (Q2 2022) and 22.10% (Q3 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBT Margin has increased for five straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.55 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBT Margin over five years was Q1 2026 (a gain of 25.51 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2022 (a drop of 40.77 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, MCY's EBT Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 15.30% (Q1 2026), 16.21% (Q4 2025) and 22.10% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,082.55 Bn | -334.93 Bn | 55.86 Bn | 31.49% |
| 2 | Chubb | 128.03 Bn | 80.09 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 22.91% |
| 3 | Progressive | 122.38 Bn | 98.22 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 17.83% |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 81.46 Bn | 73.20 Bn | - | 22.99% |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 75.77 Bn | 52.02 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 22.77% |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 73.91 Bn | 75.11 Bn | - | 13.82% |
| 7 | Metlife | 60.71 Bn | -45.77 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 5.40% |
| 8 | Aon | 58.53 Bn | 51.77 Bn | - | 17.05% |
| 9 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 58.38 Bn | 52.82 Bn | - | 10.34% |
| 10 | Mercury General | 5.53 Bn | -16.34 Bn | 708.49 Mn | 19.46% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 19.46% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 15.30% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.21% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 22.10% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.99% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -10.21% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.04% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 18.76% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.75% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.00% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 17.31% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.40% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -5.65% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -5.61% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.72% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -12.93% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -27.48% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -26.30% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.32% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -0.36% |
API Access
Mercury General EBT Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=MCY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-margin", "ticker": "MCY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=MCY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();