Mercury General (MCY) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

Mercury General's (MCY) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 19.19% in Q1 2026, down 468.0% YoY from 5.22% in Q1 2025, and up 3.11% on a QoQ basis from 18.62% in Q4 2025.

Mercury General (MCY) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Mercury General (MCY) has 18 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported at 19.19% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Tax Rate fell 468.0% year-over-year to 19.19% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 19.37% (up 271.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 18.47%, down 13.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate improved to 19.19% in Q1 2026, from 18.62% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Tax Rate ranged from a high of 61.06% in Q4 2022 to a low of 16.68% in Q2 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 25.13% and a median of 19.96% in 2025 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
  • The widest YoY moves for Tax Rate: up 4847 bps in 2022, down 11358 bps in 2022.
  • Tracing MCY's Tax Rate over 5 years: stood at 61.06% in 2022, then plunged by 68 bps to 19.56% in 2023, then retreated by 7 bps to 18.16% in 2024, then advanced by 2 bps to 18.62% in 2025, then increased by 3 bps to 19.19% in 2026.
  • The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 19.19% (Q1 2026), 18.62% (Q4 2025), and 19.96% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Chubb 135.01 Bn 121.25 Bn 9.13 Bn 20.47%
2 Progressive 124.60 Bn 119.60 Bn 9.04 Bn 21.34%
3 Travelers Companies 79.46 Bn 55.71 Bn 4.83 Bn 20.20%
4 Allstate 67.73 Bn 29.00 Bn 16.28 Bn 21.03%
5 Fairfax Financial Holdings 35.48 Bn 35.48 Bn - -20.41%
6 Cincinnati Financial 26.79 Bn 24.90 Bn 2.39 Bn 20.37%
7 Loews 23.32 Bn 1.02 Bn 2.57 Bn 23.04%
8 Markel 23.23 Bn 6.35 Bn 2.83 Bn 21.92%
9 Assurant 14.12 Bn 12.09 Bn 2.71 Bn 20.77%
10 Mercury General 5.94 Bn -15.93 Bn 708.49 Mn 19.50%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 19.50%
Jun 30, 2026 19.50%
Jun 30, 2026 19.50%
Mar 31, 2026 19.19%
Mar 31, 2026 19.19%
Mar 31, 2026 19.19%
Dec 31, 2025 18.62%
Dec 31, 2025 18.62%
Dec 31, 2025 18.62%
Sep 30, 2025 19.96%
Sep 30, 2025 19.96%
Sep 30, 2025 19.96%
Jun 30, 2025 19.48%
Jun 30, 2025 19.48%
Jun 30, 2025 19.48%
Mar 31, 2025 23.87%
Mar 31, 2025 23.87%
Mar 31, 2025 23.87%
Dec 31, 2024 18.16%
Dec 31, 2024 18.16%