Mercury General Corp (MCY) stock
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $4.79BP/E 7.4Yield 1.47%
Mercury General Corp grew revenue 5.4% to $6.14B over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026. Free cash flow was $1.16B, up 16.7% from a year earlier. At the latest close the market valued the company at $4.79B, 7.4 times its earnings.
Key statistics
Valuation at the latest close; fundamentals over the trailing twelve months, balances at Sep 30, 2026
Valuation
- Market cap
- $4.79B
- P/E ratio
- 7.4
- Price to sales
- 0.78
- Price to book
- –
- Dividend yield
- 1.47%
- Free cash flow yield
- 24.17%
Fundamentals
- Revenue
- $6.14B
- Net income
- $642.79M
- EPS, diluted
- $11.61
- Free cash flow
- $1.16B
- Diluted shares
- 55M
Trading
- Next earnings
- Feb 16, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
- Previous close
- $86.21
- Open
- $87.07
- Day's range
- $86.28 – $87.63
- Volume
- 317,243
- Average volume (20 days)
- 338,654
- Index membership
- S&P SmallCap 600 (since Nov 2022), Russell 2000 (since Jun 2022), Russell 3000
- Beta (5 years)
- 0.67
- 52-week range
- $81.64 – $113.06
- RSI (14 days)
- 31.6
- Volatility (1 year)
- 28.9%
- Relative volume
- 1.05×
- WACC
- 8.2%
Index membership is inferred from the holdings of funds that track each index (SPSM, IJR, IWM, IWV), as reported to the SEC for Jun 30, 2026. Join dates come from quarterly fund reports since 2019, so they are accurate to the quarter.
Market cap history
Month-end market cap since 2010, using shares outstanding reported at the time
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | MCY | S&P 500 | Difference | MCY per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -15.9% | -2.7% | −13.2 pts | ||
| 3 months | -17.9% | -1.7% | −16.1 pts | ||
| Year to date | -7.2% | +11.9% | −19.1 pts | ||
| 1 year | +0.3% | +12.0% | −11.6 pts | ||
| 3 years | +154.2% | +78.2% | +76.0 pts | +36.5% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | +89.8% | +73.2% | +16.6 pts | +13.7% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +122.3% | +309.6% | −187.3 pts | +8.3% | +15.1% |
Fifteen years at a glance
Fiscal years 2011 to 2025 and trailing twelve months, USD
Revenue
Gross profit
Net income
EPS, diluted
Free cash flow
Press releases
Releases Mercury General filed with the SEC as exhibits to Form 8-K or 6-K
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- Update
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About Mercury General
Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance
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.
Company profile, executives and historyMercury General stock: common questions
What is Mercury General's stock price?
MCY closed at $86.41 on Nov 12, 2026, up 0.23% on the day. Over the past 52 weeks it traded between $81.64 and $113.06.
What is Mercury General's market cap?
Mercury General was worth $4.79B at the close on Nov 12, 2026: the share price times the diluted shares outstanding.
What is MCY's P/E ratio?
MCY trades at 7.4 times earnings, based on diluted earnings per share of $11.61 over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026.
How much revenue does Mercury General make?
Mercury General reported revenue of $6.14B for the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, up 5.4% from a year earlier.
Does Mercury General pay a dividend?
Yes. Mercury General paid $1.27 per share over the last twelve months, a yield of 1.47% at the latest price.
When does Mercury General report earnings next?
Mercury General is expected to report Q4 FY2026 results on Feb 16, 2027, during market hours. The date is estimated from its past reporting pattern until the company confirms it.
How has MCY stock performed over the past year?
Including dividends, MCY returned +0.3% over the past year, against +12.0% for the S&P 500.
How many MCY shares are sold short?
2M shares were sold short at the latest FINRA report, 4.90% of the float, or 7.1 days of average trading volume.
Who are Mercury General's competitors?
Companies most similar to Mercury General by business, industry and size include SIGI, THG, KMPR, AFG, WRB.
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