Mercury General Corporation
Mercury General Corporation (NYSE: MCY) is an insurance holding company primarily engaged in writing personal automobile insurance through 12 insurance subsidiaries in 11 states, principally California. It also offers homeowners, commercial automobile, commercial property, mechanical protection and umbrella insurance.… From the company’s description.
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Mercury General Corporation reported revenue of $6.14B, up 5.4% from a year earlier, and net income of $642.78M. Its operating margin was 16.3%, and operations generated $1.22B in cash. In fiscal 2025, it reported revenue of $5.99B, up 9.4% from fiscal 2024, and net income of $541.09M.
Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.
What Mercury General Corporation does
In the company’s own words
Mercury General Corporation (NYSE: MCY) is an insurance holding company primarily engaged in writing personal automobile insurance through 12 insurance subsidiaries in 11 states, principally California. It also offers homeowners, commercial automobile, commercial property, mechanical protection and umbrella insurance. Its products include standard, non-standard and preferred auto coverage, as well as dwelling, liability and personal property coverage for homeowners; customers include individuals and businesses. Policies are distributed mainly through independent agents, alongside company-owned agencies and online sales portals. In 2025, independent agents and agencies accounted for approximately 88% of direct premiums written. California generated 82.1% of the company’s $5.98 billion in direct premiums written that year. The company’s insurance operations are conducted by its insurance subsidiaries, while related businesses include insurance agencies and service companies, a mechanical protection contract administrator and a technology subsidiary. Mercury Casualty Company, founded in 1961, is the group’s principal California automobile insurer. Its website is www.mercuryinsurance.com.
Company details
- Sector
- Financials
- Industry (SIC)
- Property & Casualty Insurance
- Headquarters
- LOS ANGELES, CA
- Fiscal year end
- December
- CIK
- 64996
- SIC
- 6331
Financial performance, year by year
Fiscal 2011–2025 · USDThe full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.
Who owns Mercury General Corporation — and what changed
Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30
Largest fund holders · Mercury General Corporation’s weight in each
Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.
Mercury General Corporation’s bonds, as funds hold them
Funds report holding 2 issues of Mercury General Corporation’s debt, $140.56M at market value — what funds hold, not the company’s total debt. Weighted-average coupon 5.41%, maturing 2027 to 2036.
Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.
Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.
Recent filings
All filings →Each filing opens into its own statements and disclosures here.
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