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

Mercury General (MCY) posted Tax Rate of 19.19% for Q1 2026, up 3.11% quarter-over-quarter from 18.62% in Q4 2025, and down 468.0% year-on-year from 5.22% in Q1 2025.

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

Mercury General (MCY) has reported Tax Rate for 18 consecutive years, with 19.19% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Tax Rate for Q1 2026 came in at 19.19%, down 468.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 19.37% (up 271.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 18.47%, down 13.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate was 19.19% for Q1 2026 at Mercury General, up from 18.62% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Tax Rate peaked at 60.96% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 16.68% in Q2 2024.
  • Average Tax Rate over 5 years is 25.13%, with a median of 19.96% recorded in 2025.
  • The widest YoY moves for Tax Rate: up 4836 bps in 2022, down 11358 bps in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, Tax Rate stood at 60.96% in 2022, then slumped by 68 bps to 19.56% in 2023, then dropped by 7 bps to 18.16% in 2024, then increased by 2 bps to 18.62% in 2025, then advanced by 3 bps to 19.19% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Tax Rate figures were 19.19% in Q1 2026, 18.62% in Q4 2025, and 19.96% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Markel 7,105.55 Bn 7,090.09 Bn 2.38 Bn 24.30%
2 Progressive 131.92 Bn 127.57 Bn 8.36 Bn 20.98%
3 Chubb 78.78 Bn 71.35 Bn 8.64 Bn 21.58%
4 Cincinnati Financial 74.32 Bn 73.06 Bn 2.60 Bn 15.95%
5 Travelers Companies 72.03 Bn 48.11 Bn 5.54 Bn 19.25%
6 Allstate 63.08 Bn 38.49 Bn 14.72 Bn 20.91%
7 Fairfax Financial Holdings 34.53 Bn 39.18 Bn - -29.23%
8 Loews 23.53 Bn 11.27 Bn -1.32 Bn 23.54%
9 Selective Insurance 20.82 Bn 19.07 Bn 543.42 Mn 24.49%
10 Mercury General 6.01 Bn 3.36 Bn 606.86 Mn 19.19%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 19.19%
Mar 31, 2026 19.19%
Dec 31, 2025 18.62%
Dec 31, 2025 18.62%
Sep 30, 2025 19.96%
Sep 30, 2025 19.96%
Jun 30, 2025 19.48%
Jun 30, 2025 19.48%
Mar 31, 2025 23.87%
Mar 31, 2025 23.87%
Dec 31, 2024 18.16%
Dec 31, 2024 18.16%
Sep 30, 2024 19.58%
Sep 30, 2024 19.58%
Jun 30, 2024 16.68%
Jun 30, 2024 16.68%
Mar 31, 2024 17.66%
Mar 31, 2024 17.66%
Dec 31, 2023 19.56%
Dec 31, 2023 19.56%