Mercury General (MCY) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Mercury General's Interest Expenses came in at $7.91 million for Q2 2026, up 9.9% from $7.2 million a year earlier and up 16.0% from the prior quarter.
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Mercury General (MCY) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Mercury General reported Interest Expenses of $28.97 million, down 2.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $28.62 million, down 7.1% from FY2024.
- Interest Expenses carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 10.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Interest Expenses was $30.82 million in FY2024 (+27.5%), $24.17 million in FY2023 (+40.3%), $17.23 million in FY2022 (+0.7%) and $17.11 million in FY2021 (+0.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Interest Expenses in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Year-over-year, Interest Expenses increased in two of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 0.5%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Interest Expenses over five years came in Q4 2023 (growth of 76.2%), and the weakest in Q2 2025 (a decline of 7.7%).
- Business Quant data shows MCY's Interest Expenses at $6.82 million (Q1 2026), $7.06 million (Q4 2025) and $7.18 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Int Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,073.91 Bn | -343.57 Bn | 55.86 Bn | 1.34 Bn |
| 2 | Chubb | 125.44 Bn | 77.50 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 200.00 Mn |
| 3 | Progressive | 120.54 Bn | 96.37 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 88.00 Mn |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 81.59 Bn | 73.34 Bn | - | 250.00 Mn |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 74.40 Bn | 50.64 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 113.00 Mn |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 72.53 Bn | 73.74 Bn | - | -280.50 Mn |
| 7 | Metlife | 60.06 Bn | -46.42 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 3.07 Bn |
| 8 | Aon | 58.71 Bn | 51.95 Bn | - | 179.00 Mn |
| 9 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 58.49 Bn | 52.93 Bn | - | 168.00 Mn |
| 10 | Mercury General | 5.47 Bn | -16.40 Bn | 708.49 Mn | 7.91 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.91 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.82 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.06 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.18 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.19 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.54 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.72 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.77 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.77 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.92 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.55 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.93 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.41 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.27 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.30 Mn |
API Access
Mercury General Interest Expenses 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=interest-expenses&ticker=MCY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-expenses", "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=interest-expenses&ticker=MCY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();