Mercury General reported a third-quarter 2026 net loss of $13.7 million, or $0.25 per diluted share, compared with net income of $280.4 million, or $5.06 per share, a year earlier. The company said the loss reflected $206.9 million of after-tax net realized investment losses, which it attributed largely to falling fair value of its investments as market interest rates rose, while net premiums earned grew 9.6% and operating income fell 9.6%.
Q3 2026 net premiums earned rose 9.6% to $1.55 billion, versus $1.41 billion in Q3 2025.
Q3 2026 net realized investment losses, net of tax, were $206.9 million; operating income was $193.3 million, or $3.49 per diluted share, down from $213.7 million.
Q3 2026 combined ratio was 90.2%, compared with 87.0% in Q3 2025; nine-month net income rose 30.0% to $440.2 million.
Board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.3175 per share, payable December 31, 2026, to holders of record on December 17, 2026.
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From Mercury General's 10-Q and 10-K filings (SEC XBRL). YoY compares each quarter with the same quarter a year earlier; it is blank when the year-ago figure is missing or negative.
Annual results
Fiscal year
Revenue
Growth
EPS (diluted)
Growth
Net margin
FY2025
$5.99B
+9.4%
$9.77
+15.6%
9.0%
FY2024
$5.48B
+18.3%
$8.45
+385.6%
8.5%
FY2023
$4.63B
+27.1%
$1.74
—
2.1%
FY2022
$3.64B
-8.8%
$-9.26
-306.7%
-14.1%
FY2021
$3.99B
+5.5%
$4.48
-33.8%
6.2%
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When is Mercury General's next earnings date?
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What did Mercury General earn last quarter?
For the quarter ended Sep 2026, Mercury General reported diluted EPS of $-0.25 (-104.9% year over year) on revenue of $1.38B (-12.8%).
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