Mercury General (MCY) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Mercury General (MCY) recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $1.3 billion in Q1 2026, up 1.34% on a QoQ basis from $1.3 billion in Q4 2025, and down 15.1% year-over-year from $1.5 billion in Q1 2025.
Mercury General (MCY) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Mercury General has disclosed Operating Expenses across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $1.3 billion for 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 advanced to $1.3 billion in Q1 2026, from $1.3 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $1.5 billion in Q1 2025 and troughed at $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 retreated by 2.77% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then rose by 9.32% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then increased by 3.56% to $1.3 billion in 2025, then gained by 1.34% to $1.3 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows MCY's Operating Expenses at $1.3 billion in Q1 2026, $1.3 billion in Q4 2025, and $1.2 billion in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chubb | 127.40 Bn | 119.98 Bn | 8.64 Bn | 11.78 Bn |
| 2 | Progressive | 119.47 Bn | 115.12 Bn | 8.36 Bn | 18.62 Bn |
| 3 | Travelers Companies | 65.26 Bn | 41.34 Bn | 5.54 Bn | 9.81 Bn |
| 4 | Allstate | 57.33 Bn | 32.74 Bn | 14.72 Bn | 13.83 Bn |
| 5 | Berkley W R | 26.90 Bn | 23.16 Bn | 2.72 Bn | 3.07 Bn |
| 6 | Cincinnati Financial | 25.67 Bn | 24.41 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 2.54 Bn |
| 7 | Markel | 22.97 Bn | 7.51 Bn | 2.38 Bn | 3.10 Bn |
| 8 | Loews | 22.18 Bn | 9.92 Bn | -1.32 Bn | 4.09 Bn |
| 9 | Assurant | 12.79 Bn | 10.87 Bn | 2.01 Bn | 3.08 Bn |
| 10 | Mercury General | 5.62 Bn | 2.97 Bn | 606.86 Mn | 1.30 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 883.37 Mn |