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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Mercury General (MCY)

Mercury General swings to $190.4 million Q1 profit, $3.44 per diluted share

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Mercury General reported first-quarter 2026 net income of $190.4 million, or $3.44 per diluted share, compared with a net loss of $108.3 million, or $1.96 per share, a year earlier. Lower catastrophe losses and a combined ratio of 89.3% versus 119.2% drove the improvement, and the board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.3175 per share.

Key points

  • Net income of $190.4 million ($3.44 per diluted share) versus a net loss of $108.3 million ($1.96 per share) in Q1 2025
  • Operating income of $194.0 million ($3.50 per diluted share) versus an operating loss of $126.8 million in Q1 2025
  • Catastrophe losses net of reinsurance fell to $93 million from $447 million; net premiums earned rose 13.2% to $1.45 billion
  • Quarterly dividend of $0.3175 per share, payable June 25, 2026 to holders of record on June 11, 2026

The filing

CompanyMercury General (MCY)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 5, 2026, 4:08 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-206384

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:00 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on May 05, 2026.

Briefs are written by AI from the filing text and can contain mistakes — open the filing before acting on anything. Impact (1-5) and tone are the AI's reading of the filing for shareholders, not a price forecast. Not investment advice.