MERCURY GENERAL CORP
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $5.69B
- P/E (TTM)
- 6.1
- Dividend yield
- 1.24%
About Mercury General
Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance, SIC 6331
Mercury General Corporation is an insurance holding company primarily engaged in writing personal automobile insurance. The company also provides homeowners, commercial automobile, commercial property, mechanical protection, and umbrella coverage. Policies are primarily marketed and distributed to individual and commercial policyholders through a broad network of independent agents, company-owned insurance agencies, and online portals.
The company operates through twelve insurance subsidiaries licensed across eleven states, with California representing its largest market. As of year-end 2025, the organization employed approximately 4,300 people and worked with around 8,510 independent agents. Alongside its branch network across ten states and an international office in Shanghai, China, Mercury General maintains its principal executive offices in Los Angeles, California, with insurance operations and technology centers situated in Brea, California.
Summary of the business section of Mercury General's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- MERCURY GENERAL CORP
- Founded
- 1961
- Headquarters
- Los Angeles, CA
- Address
- 4484 Wilshire Blvd 90010
- Phone
- (323) 857-4980
- Website
- mercuryinsurance.com
- Employees
- 4,300, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance
- Incorporated in
- California
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP, Los Angeles, California
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- MCY
- Exchange
- NYSE
- IPO date
- Nov 20, 1985
- Shares outstanding
- 55M, Jul 30, 2026
- Public float
- $1.79B, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- Stock splits
- 2-for-1, Oct 10, 1997; 2-for-1, Sep 14, 1992
- SEC CIK
- 64996
- CUSIP
- 589400100
- ISIN
- US5894001008
- LEI
- 5493001Q9EXPCEL4W527
- EIN
- 95-2211612
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Tirador | President & CEO, Director | 55,551 |
| Victor George Joseph | President & COO, Director | 16,352 |
| Charles Toney | VP - Actuary | 17,259 |
| Barnaby Joel Nardella | Chief Claims Officer | – |
| Christopher Graves | See Remarks | 6,439 |
| Ximeng Simon Zhang | See Remarks | 1,500 |
| Nicholas Vincent Colby | VP/Chief Sales Officer | 0 |
| Jenny Dickinson Chan | VP/Chief HR Officer | – |
| Theodore R. Stalick | SVP & CFO | 5,650 |
| Erik Dahl Thompson | VP/Chief Marketing Officer | 876 |
| Jeffrey Michael Schroeder | VP/Chief Product Officer | 903 |
| Kelly Lynn Butler | See Remarks | 699 |
| Katelyn Marie Gibbs | VP/Chief Experience Officer | 649 |
| Wei Pang | VP/Chief Technology Officer | 1,136 |
| Mark Allan Ribisi | See Remarks | 759 |
| Randall R. Petro | VP/Chief Claims Officer | 0 |
| Heidi C. Sullivan | VP/Chief Human Capital Officer | 0 |
| George Gwyer Braunegg | Director | 3,053 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Gabriel Tirador | $5.59M | $7.62M | $2.75M | $213 | $234 |
| FY2024 Gabriel Tirador | $3.68M | $4.35M | $2.44M | $148 | $213 |
| FY2023 Gabriel Tirador | $1.70M | $1.70M | $1.17M | $81 | $157 |
| FY2022 Gabriel Tirador | $1.31M | $1.35M | $838.23K | $72 | $142 |
| FY2021 Gabriel Tirador | $1.70M | $1.71M | $1.02M | $106 | $119 |
| FY2020 Gabriel Tirador | $2.88M | $2.89M | $1.58M | $114 | $107 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“The Company had approximately 4,300 employees at December 31, 2025.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2026 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |
| Oct 2, 1996 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |