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Mercury General stock: dividend

MCY
$86.41Closing price of 12 Nov 2026MEQIRI Score 66 out of 100

Mercury General paid $1.27 per share over the last twelve months, 1.47% on the price, and has not cut its dividend for 4 years.

Daily figure as of 13 Nov 2026

Dividend yield over the last 12 months
1.47%
$1.27 per share over 12 months
Dividend per share 2025
$1.27
for fiscal 2025
13%
Raised in a row
0 years
Years with a higher annual dividend than the year before
Growth 5 years
−12.9%
per year, from the last twelve months, without special dividends
Growth 10 years
−6.5%
per year, from the last twelve months, without special dividends

The amounts for the last 12 months and for fiscal 2025 differ if the company has raised or cut its dividend since then.

For banks and insurers we do not show whether free cash flow covers the dividend: there it mostly reflects movements in loans and deposits. The score leaves it out as well.

Dividend dates and payments

Anyone holding the stock on the day before the ex-dividend date receives the dividend. Amounts are per share, before tax.

Last ex-dividend date
10 Sep 2026
$0.3175, paid 24 Sep 2026
Next ex-dividend date
17 Dec 2026
$0.3175, paid 31 Dec 2026
Frequency
quarterly

Last cut: with the ex-dividend date 14 Sep 2022, the payment fell from $0.6350 to $0.3175 per share.

All 21 payments of the last five years
Ex-dividend datePayment dateDividend per share
17 Dec 202631 Dec 2026$0.3175
10 Sep 202624 Sep 2026$0.3175
11 Jun 202625 Jun 2026$0.3175
12 Mar 202626 Mar 2026$0.3175
10 Dec 202524 Dec 2025$0.3175
11 Sep 202525 Sep 2025$0.3175
12 Jun 202526 Jun 2025$0.3175
13 Mar 202527 Mar 2025$0.3175
12 Dec 202426 Dec 2024$0.3175
12 Sep 202426 Sep 2024$0.3175
13 Jun 202427 Jun 2024$0.3175
12 Mar 202427 Mar 2024$0.3175
13 Dec 202328 Dec 2023$0.3175
13 Sep 202328 Sep 2023$0.3175
14 Jun 202329 Jun 2023$0.3175
14 Mar 202329 Mar 2023$0.3175
14 Dec 202229 Dec 2022$0.3175
14 Sep 202229 Sep 2022$0.3175
15 Jun 202230 Jun 2022$0.6350
15 Mar 202230 Mar 2022$0.6350
15 Dec 202130 Dec 2021$0.6350

Is today's dividend yield unusually high?

Dividend yield today

1.47%

lower than in recent years

$1.27 dividend per share over the last twelve months on a price of $86.41

Today 1.47%, on average over fiscal years 2016 to 2025 4.72% (range 1.35 to 5.57%).

The yield is below the average of recent fiscal years.

Since the end of fiscal 2025 on 31 Dec 2025, the price has fallen, so the yield has risen.

  • Fiscal year
  • Today, last 12 months

For each fiscal year, the dividend per share for that year divided by the closing price on the last trading day of the fiscal year. The dashed line is the average (median) of the fiscal years.

Dividend development

Dividend per share

Payout ratio

  • of earnings
Figures as a table
YearDividend per shareEarnings per share
2006$1.92$3.93
2007$2.08$4.35
2008$2.32−$4.42
2009$2.33$7.36
2010$2.37$2.78
2011$2.41$3.49
2012$2.44$2.13
2013$2.45$2.04
2014$2.46$3.23
2015$2.47$1.35
2016$2.48$1.32
2017$2.49$2.62
2018$2.50−$0.10
2019$2.51$5.78
2020$2.52$6.77
2021$2.53$4.48
2022$1.90−$9.26
2023$1.27$1.74
2024$1.27$8.45
2025$1.27$9.77

The dividend per share is shown under the fiscal year it was paid for, even when it is paid after that year ends. Special dividends are not included.

Data status and sources

Score
Daily value of 13 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
Price
Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
Latest annual report
Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
Source
Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.

Mandatory disclosures for this rating

  • ; time horizon around 12 months
  • Rated Neutral, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 5 Nov 2026)
  • Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
  • End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
  • Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
  • Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
  • Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.

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