Mercury General (MCY) earnings history
Most recent quarter
- Fiscal period
- Q2 2026
- Period end
- Jun 30, 2026
- EPS actual
- $3.52
- EPS estimate
- $2.53
- EPS surprise
- +39.41%
- Revenue surprise
- +2.27%
- Revenue
- $1.6B
- Revenue estimate
- $1.5B
- Reported
- Aug 4, 2026
Mercury General reported Q2 2026 results on August 4, 2026. Earnings per share were $3.52, beating the $2.53 estimate by 39.41%. Revenue of about $1.6 billion came in 2.27% above the estimate. In Q2 2025, EPS was $2.67 on about $1.5 billion in revenue, so EPS rose about 32% year over year. With Q1 2026 at $3.50, first-half EPS totals $7.02, against $0.38 in the first half of 2025, which included a Q1 loss of $2.29 per share.
The table shows a sharp turnaround. It lost money in 7 of the last 20 quarters, mostly between Q4 2021 and Q2 2023, and full-year 2022 was a loss of $2.29 per share. Full-year EPS then went to $0.30 in 2023, $7.19 in 2024 and $7.90 in 2025. Quarterly revenue rose from $915.8 million in Q4 2022 to about $1.5 to $1.6 billion recently. The company has topped the EPS estimate 13 quarters in a row, and the high here is Q3 2025's $3.86.
Mercury General reported Q3 between October 29 and November 4 in each of the past five years. That points to late October or early November 2026 for the next report, which will show whether that streak continues.
Earnings history
| Period | Reported | EPS estimate | EPS actual | Surprise | Revenue | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | Aug 4, 2026 | $2.53 | $3.52 | +39.41% | $1.6B | SEC |
| Q1 2026 | May 5, 2026 | $2.52 | $3.50 | +38.72% | $1.6B | SEC |
| Q4 2025 | Feb 17, 2026 | $2.66 | $3.66 | +37.75% | $1.4B | SEC |
| Q3 2025 | Nov 4, 2025 | $2.45 | $3.86 | +57.51% | $1.5B | SEC |
| Q2 2025 | Jul 29, 2025 | $1.65 | $2.67 | +61.83% | $1.5B | SEC |
| Q1 2025 | May 6, 2025 | −$3.25 | −$2.29 | +29.52% | $1.3B | SEC |
| Q4 2024 | Feb 11, 2025 | $1.12 | $2.78 | +148.46% | $1.3B | SEC |
| Q3 2024 | Oct 29, 2024 | $1.70 | $2.54 | +49.42% | $1.4B | SEC |
| Q2 2024 | Jul 30, 2024 | $0.80 | $1.09 | +36.08% | $1.4B | SEC |
| Q1 2024 | Apr 30, 2024 | $0.12 | $0.78 | +524.50% | $1.3B | SEC |
| Q4 2023 | Feb 13, 2024 | $0.20 | $1.15 | +482.87% | $1.1B | SEC |
| Q3 2023 | Oct 31, 2023 | $0.15 | $1.14 | +673.93% | $1.2B | SEC |
| Q2 2023 | Aug 1, 2023 | −$0.64 | −$0.47 | +26.63% | $1.1B | SEC |
| Q1 2023 | May 2, 2023 | −$1.12 | −$1.52 | −35.41% | $1.0B | SEC |
| Q4 2022 | Feb 14, 2023 | −$0.36 | −$1.45 | −304.46% | $915.8M | SEC |
| Q3 2022 | Nov 1, 2022 | −$0.38 | $0.28 | +174.53% | $1.0B | SEC |
| Q2 2022 | Aug 2, 2022 | $0.09 | −$0.35 | −502.76% | $1.0B | SEC |
| Q1 2022 | May 3, 2022 | $0.33 | −$0.77 | −335.19% | $1.0B | SEC |
| Q4 2021 | Feb 15, 2022 | $0.49 | −$0.23 | −147.03% | $932.7M | SEC |
| Q3 2021 | Nov 2, 2021 | $0.80 | $0.64 | −20.02% | $1.0B | SEC |
Quarterly revenue
Frequently asked questions
When did Mercury General (MCY) last report earnings?
Mercury General last reported on Aug 4, 2026, covering fiscal Q2 2026.
Did MCY beat earnings estimates?
Yes. Mercury General reported EPS of $3.52 for Q2 2026 against a $2.53 estimate — a 39.41% beat.
How much revenue did MCY report last quarter?
Mercury General reported $1.6B in revenue for Q2 2026, against a consensus estimate of $1.5B.
Earnings figures may be restated, revised or corrected by the issuer. Past results do not indicate future performance.
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