Mercury General (MCY) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Mercury General (MCY) recorded quarterly Tax Rate of 19.19% in Q1 2026, up 3.11% on a QoQ basis from 18.62% in Q4 2025, and down 468.0% year-over-year from 5.22% in Q1 2025.
Mercury General (MCY) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Mercury General has disclosed Tax Rate across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 19.19% for 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 advanced to 19.19% in Q1 2026, 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.
- A 5-year average of 25.13% and a median of 19.96% in 2025 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
- Biggest YoY gain for Tax Rate was 4836 bps in 2022; the steepest drop was 11358 bps in 2022.
- Tracing MCY's Tax Rate over 5 years: stood at 60.96% in 2022, then sank by 68 bps to 19.56% in 2023, then slipped by 7 bps to 18.16% in 2024, then grew by 2 bps to 18.62% in 2025, then gained by 3 bps to 19.19% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows MCY's Tax Rate at 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 | Chubb | 127.40 Bn | 119.98 Bn | 8.64 Bn | 21.58% |
| 2 | Progressive | 119.47 Bn | 115.12 Bn | 8.36 Bn | 20.98% |
| 3 | Travelers Companies | 65.26 Bn | 41.34 Bn | 5.54 Bn | 19.25% |
| 4 | Allstate | 57.33 Bn | 32.74 Bn | 14.72 Bn | 20.91% |
| 5 | Berkley W R | 26.90 Bn | 23.16 Bn | 2.72 Bn | 16.32% |
| 6 | Cincinnati Financial | 25.67 Bn | 24.41 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 15.95% |
| 7 | Markel | 22.97 Bn | 7.51 Bn | 2.38 Bn | 24.30% |
| 8 | Loews | 22.18 Bn | 9.92 Bn | -1.32 Bn | 23.54% |
| 9 | Assurant | 12.79 Bn | 10.87 Bn | 2.01 Bn | 18.33% |
| 10 | Mercury General | 5.62 Bn | 2.97 Bn | 606.86 Mn | 19.19% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |