Mercury General (MCY) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Mercury General's (MCY) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $1.3 billion in Q1 2026, down 15.1% YoY from $1.5 billion in Q1 2025, and up 1.34% on a QoQ basis from $1.3 billion in Q4 2025.
Mercury General (MCY) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Mercury General (MCY) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $1.3 billion in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 15.1% year-over-year to $1.3 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $5.1 billion (down 2.96% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $5.3 billion, up 8.73% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses improved to $1.3 billion in Q1 2026, from $1.3 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $1.5 billion in Q1 2025 to a low of $1.0 billion in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of $1.2 billion and a median of $1.2 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Operating Expenses increased 29.65% — and 2026, when it dropped 15.1%.
- Tracing MCY's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $1.2 billion in 2022, then declined by 2.77% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then grew by 9.32% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then climbed by 3.56% to $1.3 billion in 2025, then increased by 1.34% to $1.3 billion in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $1.3 billion (Q1 2026), $1.3 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.2 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.35 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.30 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.29 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.23 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.27 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.54 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.24 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.24 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.23 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.18 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.14 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.08 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.14 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.17 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.17 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.03 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.06 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.06 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.01 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 935.59 Mn |