Mercury General Q2 net income rises to $166.5 million, or $3.01 per diluted share
Mercury General reported second-quarter 2025 net income of $166.5 million, or $3.01 per diluted share, up from $62.6 million, or $1.13, a year earlier, with net premiums earned up 10.6% to $1.37 billion. For the six months, however, net income fell 57.3% to $58.1 million because of losses from the Palisades and Eaton wildfires, and the Board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.3175 per share.
Key points
- Q2 2025 net income was $166.5 million ($3.01 per diluted share) versus $62.6 million ($1.13) in Q2 2024.
- Q2 combined ratio improved to 92.5% from 98.9%, and catastrophe losses net of reinsurance fell to $13 million from $125 million.
- Six-month net income was $58.1 million, down 57.3%, and the six-month combined ratio rose to 105.4% from 99.9%.
- Quarterly dividend of $0.3175 per share is payable September 25, 2025 to holders of record on September 11, 2025.
The filing
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