MCY
Mercury General Corporation
100.60$
-1.3%
vs. previous close
Closing price · As of: Sep 17, 2026
Dividend
Dividend
Dividend history for Mercury General Corporation (MCY): every payment, yield, payout ratio and growth at a glance. The most recent distribution was 0.32 $ per share (ex-date 09/10/2026).
Dividend Yield
?Annual dividend divided by the current price: what percentage of your investment comes back as a payout each year.
1.24%
Dividend Per Share (TTM)
?Sum of dividends paid per share over the last 12 months.
1.27$
Payout Ratio
?Share of profit paid out as dividends. Over 100% means the company is paying out more than it earns — not sustainable long-term.
8.8%
Increase Streak
?How many years in a row the dividend has been raised — the gold standard for dividend payers.
0Years
Years Without a Cut
?How many years in a row the dividend hasn't been cut — a measure of reliability.
2Years
Dividend growth (3-yr CAGR)
?Average annual dividend growth over the past three years.
-12.6%
Dividend growth (5-yr CAGR)
?Average annual dividend growth over the past five years.
-12.8%
Dividend growth (10-yr CAGR)
?Average annual dividend growth over the past ten years.
-6.4%
Payment History
| Ex-Date | Payment Date | Amount | Change | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/10/2026 | 09/24/2026 | 0.32 $ | -0.2% | Quarterly |
| 06/11/2026 | 06/25/2026 | 0.32 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/12/2026 | 03/26/2026 | 0.32 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/10/2025 | 12/24/2025 | 0.32 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 09/11/2025 | 09/25/2025 | 0.32 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/12/2025 | 06/26/2025 | 0.32 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/13/2025 | 03/27/2025 | 0.32 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/12/2024 | 12/26/2024 | 0.32 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 09/12/2024 | 09/26/2024 | 0.32 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/13/2024 | 06/27/2024 | 0.32 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/12/2024 | 03/27/2024 | 0.32 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/13/2023 | 12/28/2023 | 0.32 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 09/13/2023 | 09/28/2023 | 0.32 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/14/2023 | 06/29/2023 | 0.32 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/14/2023 | 03/29/2023 | 0.32 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/14/2022 | 12/29/2022 | 0.32 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 09/14/2022 | 09/29/2022 | 0.32 $ | -49.9% | Quarterly |
| 06/15/2022 | 06/30/2022 | 0.64 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/15/2022 | 03/30/2022 | 0.64 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/15/2021 | 12/30/2021 | 0.64 $ | +0.3% | Quarterly |
| 09/15/2021 | 09/30/2021 | 0.63 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/15/2021 | 06/30/2021 | 0.63 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/16/2021 | 03/31/2021 | 0.63 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/15/2020 | 12/30/2020 | 0.63 $ | +0.5% | Quarterly |
| 09/14/2020 | 09/29/2020 | 0.63 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/10/2020 | 06/25/2020 | 0.63 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/16/2020 | 03/31/2020 | 0.63 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/11/2019 | 12/26/2019 | 0.63 $ | +0.3% | Quarterly |
| 09/11/2019 | 09/26/2019 | 0.63 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/12/2019 | 06/27/2019 | 0.63 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/13/2019 | 03/28/2019 | 0.63 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/12/2018 | 12/27/2018 | 0.63 $ | +0.5% | Quarterly |
| 09/12/2018 | 09/27/2018 | 0.63 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/13/2018 | 06/28/2018 | 0.63 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/14/2018 | 03/29/2018 | 0.63 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/13/2017 | 12/28/2017 | 0.63 $ | +0.3% | Quarterly |
| 09/13/2017 | 09/28/2017 | 0.62 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/13/2017 | 06/29/2017 | 0.62 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/14/2017 | 03/30/2017 | 0.62 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/13/2016 | 12/29/2016 | 0.62 $ | +0.5% | Quarterly |
| 09/13/2016 | 09/29/2016 | 0.62 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/14/2016 | 06/30/2016 | 0.62 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/15/2016 | 03/31/2016 | 0.62 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/11/2015 | 12/29/2015 | 0.62 $ | +0.3% | Quarterly |
| 09/08/2015 | 09/24/2015 | 0.62 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/09/2015 | 06/25/2015 | 0.62 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/13/2015 | 03/31/2015 | 0.62 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/10/2014 | 12/26/2014 | 0.62 $ | +0.5% | Quarterly |
| 09/09/2014 | 09/25/2014 | 0.62 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/10/2014 | 06/26/2014 | 0.62 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/13/2014 | 03/31/2014 | 0.62 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/10/2013 | 12/26/2013 | 0.62 $ | +0.3% | Quarterly |
| 09/10/2013 | 09/26/2013 | 0.61 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/11/2013 | 06/27/2013 | 0.61 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/12/2013 | 03/28/2013 | 0.61 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/11/2012 | 12/27/2012 | 0.61 $ | +0.5% | Quarterly |
| 09/12/2012 | 09/28/2012 | 0.61 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/12/2012 | 06/28/2012 | 0.61 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/13/2012 | 03/29/2012 | 0.61 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/13/2011 | 12/29/2011 | 0.61 $ | +1.7% | Quarterly |
| 09/14/2011 | 09/30/2011 | 0.60 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/14/2011 | 06/30/2011 | 0.60 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/14/2011 | 03/31/2011 | 0.60 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/14/2010 | 12/30/2010 | 0.60 $ | +1.7% | Quarterly |
| 09/14/2010 | 09/30/2010 | 0.59 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/11/2010 | 06/30/2010 | 0.59 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/12/2010 | 03/31/2010 | 0.59 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/14/2009 | 12/30/2009 | 0.59 $ | +1.7% | Quarterly |
| 09/14/2009 | 09/30/2009 | 0.58 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/11/2009 | 06/29/2009 | 0.58 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/12/2009 | 03/31/2009 | 0.58 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/12/2008 | 12/30/2008 | 0.58 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 09/11/2008 | 09/30/2008 | 0.58 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/11/2008 | 06/26/2008 | 0.58 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/13/2008 | 03/27/2008 | 0.58 $ | +11.5% | Quarterly |
| 12/12/2007 | 12/27/2007 | 0.52 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 09/12/2007 | 09/27/2007 | 0.52 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/13/2007 | 06/28/2007 | 0.52 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/13/2007 | 03/29/2007 | 0.52 $ | +8.3% | Quarterly |
| 12/13/2006 | 12/28/2006 | 0.48 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 09/13/2006 | 09/28/2006 | 0.48 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/13/2006 | 06/29/2006 | 0.48 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/13/2006 | 03/30/2006 | 0.48 $ | +11.6% | Quarterly |
| 12/13/2005 | 12/29/2005 | 0.43 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 09/13/2005 | 09/29/2005 | 0.43 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/13/2005 | 06/30/2005 | 0.43 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/11/2005 | 03/31/2005 | 0.43 $ | +16.2% | Quarterly |
| 12/13/2004 | 12/29/2004 | 0.37 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 09/13/2004 | 09/30/2004 | 0.37 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/14/2004 | 06/30/2004 | 0.37 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/11/2004 | 03/31/2004 | 0.37 $ | +12.1% | Quarterly |
| 12/11/2003 | 12/29/2003 | 0.33 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 09/10/2003 | 09/25/2003 | 0.33 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/11/2003 | 06/30/2003 | 0.33 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/13/2003 | 03/27/2003 | 0.33 $ | +10.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/11/2002 | 12/26/2002 | 0.30 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 09/11/2002 | 09/26/2002 | 0.30 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/12/2002 | 06/27/2002 | 0.30 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/13/2002 | 03/28/2002 | 0.30 $ | +13.2% | Quarterly |
| 12/12/2001 | 12/27/2001 | 0.27 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 09/12/2001 | 09/27/2001 | 0.27 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/13/2001 | 06/28/2001 | 0.27 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/13/2001 | 03/29/2001 | 0.27 $ | +10.4% | Quarterly |
| 12/12/2000 | 12/26/2000 | 0.24 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 09/12/2000 | 09/28/2000 | 0.24 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/13/2000 | 06/29/2000 | 0.24 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/13/2000 | 03/30/2000 | 0.24 $ | +14.3% | Quarterly |
| 12/13/1999 | 12/30/1999 | 0.21 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 09/14/1999 | 09/30/1999 | 0.21 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/14/1999 | 06/30/1999 | 0.21 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/15/1999 | 03/31/1999 | 0.21 $ | +20.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/11/1998 | 12/30/1998 | 0.18 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 09/11/1998 | 09/30/1998 | 0.18 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/12/1998 | 06/30/1998 | 0.18 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/12/1998 | 03/31/1998 | 0.18 $ | +20.7% | Quarterly |
| 12/12/1997 | 12/30/1997 | 0.15 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 09/12/1997 | 09/30/1997 | 0.15 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/12/1997 | 06/30/1997 | 0.15 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/13/1997 | 03/31/1997 | 0.15 $ | +20.8% | Quarterly |
| 12/11/1996 | 12/27/1996 | 0.12 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 09/12/1996 | 09/30/1996 | 0.12 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/11/1996 | 06/27/1996 | 0.12 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/13/1996 | 03/28/1996 | 0.12 $ | +20.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/12/1995 | 12/28/1995 | 0.10 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 09/13/1995 | 09/29/1995 | 0.10 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/13/1995 | 06/29/1995 | 0.10 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/09/1995 | 03/30/1995 | 0.10 $ | +14.3% | Quarterly |
| 12/09/1994 | 12/29/1994 | 0.0875 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 09/09/1994 | 09/29/1994 | 0.0875 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/09/1994 | 06/30/1994 | 0.0875 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/09/1994 | 03/31/1994 | 0.0875 $ | +16.7% | Quarterly |
| 12/09/1993 | 12/29/1993 | 0.0750 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 09/09/1993 | 09/30/1993 | 0.0750 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/09/1993 | 06/30/1993 | 0.0750 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/10/1993 | 03/31/1993 | 0.0750 $ | +20.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/09/1992 | 12/30/1992 | 0.0625 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 09/09/1992 | 09/30/1992 | 0.0625 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/09/1992 | 06/30/1992 | 0.0625 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/10/1992 | 03/31/1992 | 0.0625 $ | +25.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/09/1991 | 12/26/1991 | 0.0500 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 09/06/1991 | 09/26/1991 | 0.0500 $ | -75.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/06/1991 | 06/26/1991 | 0.20 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/11/1991 | 03/28/1991 | 0.20 $ | +33.3% | Quarterly |
| 12/04/1990 | 12/26/1990 | 0.15 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 09/10/1990 | 10/01/1990 | 0.15 $ | +300.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/11/1990 | 07/02/1990 | 0.0375 $ | -75.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/09/1990 | 04/02/1990 | 0.15 $ | +19.8% | Quarterly |
| 12/11/1989 | 12/28/1989 | 0.13 $ | +25.2% | Quarterly |
| 09/11/1989 | 09/30/1989 | 0.10 $ | – | Quarterly |
| 06/12/1989 | – | 0.10 $ | – | – |
| 03/09/1989 | – | 0.10 $ | – | – |
| 12/09/1988 | 12/30/1988 | 0.0250 $ | – | – |
| 09/09/1988 | 09/30/1988 | 0.0250 $ | – | – |
| 06/09/1988 | 06/30/1988 | 0.0250 $ | – | – |
| 03/09/1988 | 03/31/1988 | 0.0225 $ | – | – |
| 12/09/1987 | 01/01/1988 | 0.0200 $ | – | – |
| 09/09/1987 | 09/30/1987 | 0.0200 $ | – | – |
| 06/09/1987 | – | 0.0700 $ | – | – |
| 03/10/1987 | – | 0.0600 $ | – | – |
| 12/09/1986 | – | 0.0600 $ | – | – |
| 09/09/1986 | – | 0.0500 $ | – | – |
| 06/10/1986 | – | 0.0500 $ | – | – |
| 03/10/1986 | – | 0.0500 $ | – | – |
Data as of: September 17, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.