Mercury General (MCY) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Mercury General (MCY) recorded Tax Rate of 19.50% in Q2 2026, up 0.02 percentage points from 19.48% a year earlier and up 0.31 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Mercury General (MCY) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Mercury General's Tax Rate came in at 19.39% as of Jun 30, 2026, up 1.50 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 18.47%, down 0.13 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Tax Rate has a five-year change of +0.17 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Tax Rate came in at 18.60% in FY2024 (+15.49 pp), 3.11% in FY2023 (-20.45 pp), 23.56% in FY2022 (+6.40 pp) and 17.16% in FY2021 (-1.13 pp).
- Quarterly Tax Rate has ranged from 12.60% in Q4 2021 to 137.32% in Q3 2021 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Rate rose in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.83 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Tax Rate in the last five years was a gain of 118.38 percentage points in Q3 2021, against a drop of 113.58 percentage points in Q3 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 19.19% (Q1 2026), 18.62% (Q4 2025) and 19.96% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,082.55 Bn | -334.93 Bn | 55.86 Bn | 19.62% |
| 2 | Chubb | 128.03 Bn | 80.09 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 20.47% |
| 3 | Progressive | 122.38 Bn | 98.22 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 21.34% |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 81.46 Bn | 73.20 Bn | - | 24.15% |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 75.77 Bn | 52.02 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 20.20% |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 73.91 Bn | 75.11 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Metlife | 60.71 Bn | -45.77 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 24.73% |
| 8 | Aon | 58.53 Bn | 51.77 Bn | - | 21.96% |
| 9 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 58.38 Bn | 52.82 Bn | - | 21.74% |
| 10 | Mercury General | 5.53 Bn | -16.34 Bn | 708.49 Mn | 19.50% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 19.50% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 19.19% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.62% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 19.96% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.48% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 18.16% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 19.58% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.68% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.66% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.56% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.60% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 19.36% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 19.20% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 19.49% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 18.94% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 20.05% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 14.30% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 18.06% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 18.72% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 16.66% |
API Access
Mercury General Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=MCY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=MCY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();