Mercury General (MCY) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)
Mercury General (MCY) reported Short-term Investments of $5.79 billion for Q2 2026, up 15.9% from $4.99 billion a year earlier and up 5.2% from the prior quarter.
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Mercury General (MCY) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Mercury General posted Short-term Investments of $5.43 billion, up 10.5% from FY2024.
- Short-term Investments has increased for nine consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Short-term Investments came in at $4.91 billion in FY2024 (+13.8%), $4.32 billion in FY2023 (+5.7%), $4.09 billion in FY2022 (+1.4%) and $4.03 billion in FY2021 (+13.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Short-term Investments in data going back to Q4 2009.
- Year over year, Short-term Investments has now increased in each of the last 15 quarters, with growth averaging 11.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Short-term Investments in five years was Q1 2026 (growth of 19.6%); the low point was Q3 2022 (a decline of 2.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $5.5 billion (Q1 2026), $5.43 billion (Q4 2025) and $5.15 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,079.16 Bn | -338.32 Bn | 55.86 Bn |
| 2 | Chubb | 127.75 Bn | 79.80 Bn | 9.13 Bn |
| 3 | Progressive | 122.68 Bn | 98.52 Bn | 9.04 Bn |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 82.15 Bn | 73.89 Bn | - |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 75.41 Bn | 51.66 Bn | 6.23 Bn |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 72.51 Bn | 73.72 Bn | - |
| 7 | Metlife | 60.18 Bn | -46.30 Bn | 7.82 Bn |
| 8 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 59.45 Bn | 53.89 Bn | - |
| 9 | Aon | 58.55 Bn | 51.79 Bn | - |
| 10 | Mercury General | 5.55 Bn | -16.32 Bn | 708.49 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.79 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.50 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.43 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.15 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.99 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.60 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.91 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.86 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.66 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.49 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.32 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.11 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.09 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.14 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.09 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.90 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.88 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.96 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.03 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.99 Bn |
API Access
Mercury General Short-term Investments 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=short-term-investments&ticker=MCY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "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=short-term-investments&ticker=MCY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();