Mercury General (MCY) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Mercury General's Retained Earnings came in at $2.74 billion for Q2 2026, up 46.3% from $1.87 billion a year earlier and up 9.9% from the prior quarter.
Mercury General (MCY) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Mercury General's Retained Earnings was $2.32 billion, up 25.5% from FY2024.
- Retained Earnings has increased in each of the last three years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 3.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Retained Earnings was $1.85 billion in FY2024 (+27.4%), $1.45 billion in FY2023 (+1.8%), $1.42 billion in FY2022 (-30.3%) and $2.04 billion in FY2021 (+5.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Retained Earnings in data going back to Q4 2009.
- Year-over-year, Retained Earnings has increased for 11 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 29.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Retained Earnings over five years came in Q2 2026 (growth of 46.3%), and the weakest in Q4 2022 (a decline of 30.3%).
- Business Quant data shows MCY's Retained Earnings at $2.49 billion (Q1 2026), $2.32 billion (Q4 2025) and $2.13 billion (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,082.55 Bn | -334.93 Bn | 55.86 Bn | 798.96 Bn |
| 2 | Chubb | 128.03 Bn | 80.09 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 71.68 Bn |
| 3 | Progressive | 122.38 Bn | 98.22 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 32.26 Bn |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 81.46 Bn | 73.20 Bn | - | 29.30 Bn |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 75.77 Bn | 52.02 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 58.35 Bn |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 73.91 Bn | 75.11 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Metlife | 60.71 Bn | -45.77 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 45.38 Bn |
| 8 | Aon | 58.53 Bn | 51.77 Bn | - | 82.00 Mn |
| 9 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 58.38 Bn | 52.82 Bn | - | 6.59 Bn |
| 10 | Mercury General | 5.53 Bn | -16.34 Bn | 708.49 Mn | 2.74 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.74 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.49 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.32 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.13 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.87 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.72 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.85 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.76 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.55 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.51 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.45 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.28 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.30 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.36 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.42 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.45 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.56 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.81 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.04 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.05 Bn |
Mercury General Retained 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=retained-earnings&ticker=MCY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-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=retained-earnings&ticker=MCY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();