Mercury General (MCY) Price to Earnings (2010 - 2026)
Mercury General's (MCY) Price to Earnings was 6.30 for Q2 2026, down 34.1% from 9.56 a year earlier but up 8.4% from the prior quarter.
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Mercury General (MCY) Price to Earnings (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Price to Earnings at Mercury General was 9.63, up 22.4% from FY2024.
- By year, Price to Earnings came in at 7.87 in FY2024 (-63.3%), 21.44 in FY2023 and 11.85 in FY2021 (+53.6%).
- Five-year quarterly Price to Earnings spans a low of 5.81 in Q1 2026 and a high of 21.44 in Q4 2023.
- Year over year, Price to Earnings gained in three of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 9.3%.
- The high point for year-over-year Price to Earnings in five years was Q3 2025 (growth of 71.0%); the low point was Q4 2024 (a decline of 63.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 5.81 (Q1 2026), 9.63 (Q4 2025) and 10.68 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,083.21 Bn | -334.26 Bn | 55.86 Bn |
| 2 | Chubb | 127.58 Bn | 79.64 Bn | 9.13 Bn |
| 3 | Progressive | 122.25 Bn | 98.08 Bn | 9.04 Bn |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 81.29 Bn | 73.03 Bn | - |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 75.19 Bn | 51.44 Bn | 6.23 Bn |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 73.16 Bn | 74.37 Bn | - |
| 7 | Metlife | 60.22 Bn | -46.26 Bn | 7.82 Bn |
| 8 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 57.98 Bn | 52.41 Bn | - |
| 9 | Aon | 57.16 Bn | 50.40 Bn | - |
| 10 | Mercury General | 5.67 Bn | -16.20 Bn | 708.49 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.30 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.81 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.63 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.68 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.56 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.82 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.87 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.25 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.22 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.28 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.44 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.85 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.02 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 7.17 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 5.42 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 7.71 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 9.56 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 11.87 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 50.08 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 8.43 |
API Access
Mercury General Price to Earnings 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=price-to-earnings&ticker=MCY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "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=price-to-earnings&ticker=MCY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();