Mercury General (MCY) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)

Mercury General's (MCY) quarterly Times Interest Earned came in at -$72.39 in Q1 2026, up 45.1% YoY from -$49.89 in Q1 2025, and down 117.01% on a QoQ basis from $425.5 in Q4 2025.

Mercury General (MCY) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Mercury General (MCY) has 18 years of Times Interest Earned data on file, last reported at -$72.39 in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Times Interest Earned rose 45.1% year-over-year to -$72.39 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $42.66 (up 136.08% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$7.6, up 92.47% from the prior year.
  • Times Interest Earned slipped to -$72.39 in Q1 2026, from $425.5 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Times Interest Earned ranged from a high of $425.5 in Q4 2025 to a low of -$858.34 in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of -$109.04 and a median of -$108.99 in 2024 frame the typical range for Times Interest Earned.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Times Interest Earned tumbled 3895.92% — and 2025, when it soared 499.87%.
  • Tracing MCY's Times Interest Earned over 5 years: stood at -$858.34 in 2022, then jumped by 102.48% to $21.3 in 2023, then tumbled by 599.47% to -$106.41 in 2024, then jumped by 499.87% to $425.5 in 2025, then tumbled by 117.01% to -$72.39 in 2026.
  • The last three Times Interest Earned figures came in at -$72.39 (Q1 2026), $425.5 (Q4 2025), and $9.37 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Times Interest Earned (Qtr)
1 Chubb 134.48 Bn 120.72 Bn 9.13 Bn 8.42
2 Progressive 123.71 Bn 118.71 Bn 9.04 Bn -8.43
3 Travelers Companies 79.14 Bn 55.39 Bn 4.83 Bn 0.35
4 Allstate 67.04 Bn 28.31 Bn 16.28 Bn 1.88
5 Fairfax Financial Holdings 35.29 Bn 35.29 Bn - -3.55
6 Cincinnati Financial 26.69 Bn 24.80 Bn 2.39 Bn 0.67
7 Loews 23.25 Bn 947.16 Mn 2.57 Bn 0.32
8 Markel 23.10 Bn 6.22 Bn 2.83 Bn 3.60
9 Assurant 13.92 Bn 11.89 Bn 2.71 Bn 0.59
10 Mercury General 5.82 Bn -16.06 Bn 708.49 Mn -81.67

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -81.67
Mar 31, 2026 -72.39
Dec 31, 2025 425.50
Sep 30, 2025 9.37
Jun 30, 2025 -101.92
Mar 31, 2025 -131.85
Dec 31, 2024 -106.41
Sep 30, 2024 -108.99
Jun 30, 2024 -119.32
Mar 31, 2024 -8.11
Dec 31, 2023 21.30
Sep 30, 2023 -141.77
Jun 30, 2023 -183.23
Mar 31, 2023 -28.10
Dec 31, 2022 -858.34
Sep 30, 2022 -136.63
Jun 30, 2022 -183.02
Mar 31, 2022 -129.71
Dec 31, 2021 -195.60
Sep 30, 2021 -116.88