Mercury General Corporation (MCY) Dividend History
MCY latest dividend
$0.32last dividend per share
Ex-dividend dateSep 10Thursday, 2026
Payment dateSep 24Thursday, 2026
The next dividend has not been announced yet.
- 1986paying since
- Quarterly4 payments a year
- −12.8%5-year growth a year
- 1.24%forward yield
MCY dividend income calculator
- Dividend income a year
- $127
- Each payment
- $32
- Value of the shares
- $10,280
- Dividend yield
- 1.24%
At the latest close; forward annual dividend $1.27 per share, before tax.
MCY dividends per share by year
Dividends per shareYield at year-end (right axis)
Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's dividends divided by the year-end share price.
MCY dividend safety
Payout ratio (earnings)8.8%
Well covered · of trailing twelve-month earnings paid as dividends
Payout ratio (free cash flow)6.8%
Well covered · of fiscal 2025 free cash flow
Dividend growth (5 years)−12.8%
Shrinking · a year on average
Years of increases0
Short record · consecutive calendar years with a higher dividend
Descriptive bands, not a rating.
MCY yield on cost
| Bought | Price paid | Yield on cost | Dividends since | % of price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year ago | $79.78 | 1.59% | $1.27 | 1.6% |
| 3 years ago | $30.91 | 4.11% | $3.82 | 12.3% |
| 5 years ago | $54.44 | 2.33% | $7.31 | 13.4% |
| 10 years ago | $54.05 | 2.35% | $19.87 | 36.8% |
| 20 years ago | $52.77 | 2.41% | $43.55 | 82.5% |
Today’s forward dividend as a yield on the price paid then, and the dividends one share has paid since (split-adjusted, before tax).
MCY dividend payments
Payment
Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 40 payments).
MCY dividends by year
| Year | Dividends per share | Growth | Yield (year-end) | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.27 | 0.0% | 1.35% | 4 |
| 2024 | $1.27 | 0.0% | 1.91% | 4 |
| 2023 | $1.27 | −33.3% | 3.41% | 4 |
| 2022 | $1.91 | −24.8% | 5.57% | 4 |
| 2021 | $2.53 | +0.4% | 4.78% | 4 |
| 2020 | $2.52 | +0.4% | 4.83% | 4 |
| 2019 | $2.51 | +0.4% | 5.16% | 4 |
| 2018 | $2.50 | +0.4% | 4.84% | 4 |
| 2017 | $2.49 | +0.4% | 4.67% | 4 |
| 2016 | $2.48 | +0.4% | 4.12% | 4 |
| 2015 | $2.47 | +0.4% | 5.31% | 4 |
| 2014 | $2.46 | +0.4% | 4.35% | 4 |
| 2013 | $2.45 | +0.5% | 4.94% | 4 |
| 2012 | $2.44 | +1.4% | 6.16% | 4 |
| 2011 | $2.41 | +1.7% | 5.28% | 4 |
| 2010 | $2.37 | +1.7% | 5.51% | 4 |
| 2009 | $2.33 | +0.4% | 5.93% | 4 |
| 2008 | $2.32 | +11.5% | 5.04% | 4 |
| 2007 | $2.08 | +8.3% | 4.18% | 4 |
| 2006 | $1.92 | — | 3.64% | 4 |
MCY dividend history
163 payments| Ex-dividend date | Payment date | Amount | Change | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | 2026-09-24 | $0.318 | — | Quarterly |
| 2026-06-11 | 2026-06-25 | $0.318 | — | Quarterly |
| 2026-03-12 | 2026-03-26 | $0.318 | — | Quarterly |
| 2025-12-10 | 2025-12-24 | $0.318 | — | Quarterly |
| 2025-09-11 | 2025-09-25 | $0.318 | — | Quarterly |
| 2025-06-12 | 2025-06-26 | $0.318 | — | Quarterly |
| 2025-03-13 | 2025-03-27 | $0.318 | — | Quarterly |
| 2024-12-12 | 2024-12-26 | $0.318 | — | Quarterly |
| 2024-09-12 | 2024-09-26 | $0.318 | — | Quarterly |
| 2024-06-13 | 2024-06-27 | $0.318 | — | Quarterly |
| 2024-03-12 | 2024-03-27 | $0.318 | — | Quarterly |
| 2023-12-13 | 2023-12-28 | $0.318 | — | Quarterly |
| 2023-09-13 | 2023-09-28 | $0.318 | — | Quarterly |
| 2023-06-14 | 2023-06-29 | $0.318 | — | Quarterly |
| 2023-03-14 | 2023-03-29 | $0.318 | — | Quarterly |
| 2022-12-14 | 2022-12-29 | $0.318 | — | Quarterly |
Show all 163 payments
| Ex-dividend date | Payment date | Amount | Change | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-14 | 2022-09-29 | $0.318 | −49.9% | Quarterly |
| 2022-06-15 | 2022-06-30 | $0.635 | — | Quarterly |
| 2022-03-15 | 2022-03-30 | $0.635 | — | Quarterly |
| 2021-12-15 | 2021-12-30 | $0.635 | +0.3% | Quarterly |
| 2021-09-15 | 2021-09-30 | $0.633 | — | Quarterly |
| 2021-06-15 | 2021-06-30 | $0.633 | — | Quarterly |
| 2021-03-16 | 2021-03-31 | $0.633 | — | Quarterly |
| 2020-12-15 | 2020-12-30 | $0.633 | +0.5% | Quarterly |
| 2020-09-14 | 2020-09-29 | $0.63 | — | Quarterly |
| 2020-06-10 | 2020-06-25 | $0.63 | — | Quarterly |
| 2020-03-16 | 2020-03-31 | $0.63 | — | Quarterly |
| 2019-12-11 | 2019-12-26 | $0.63 | +0.3% | Quarterly |
| 2019-09-11 | 2019-09-26 | $0.628 | — | Quarterly |
| 2019-06-12 | 2019-06-27 | $0.628 | — | Quarterly |
| 2019-03-13 | 2019-03-28 | $0.628 | — | Quarterly |
| 2018-12-12 | 2018-12-27 | $0.628 | +0.5% | Quarterly |
| 2018-09-12 | 2018-09-27 | $0.625 | — | Quarterly |
| 2018-06-13 | 2018-06-28 | $0.625 | — | Quarterly |
| 2018-03-14 | 2018-03-29 | $0.625 | — | Quarterly |
| 2017-12-13 | 2017-12-28 | $0.625 | +0.3% | Quarterly |
| 2017-09-13 | 2017-09-28 | $0.623 | — | Quarterly |
| 2017-06-13 | 2017-06-29 | $0.623 | — | Quarterly |
| 2017-03-14 | 2017-03-30 | $0.623 | — | Quarterly |
| 2016-12-13 | 2016-12-29 | $0.623 | +0.5% | Quarterly |
| 2016-09-13 | 2016-09-29 | $0.62 | — | Quarterly |
| 2016-06-14 | 2016-06-30 | $0.62 | — | Quarterly |
| 2016-03-15 | 2016-03-31 | $0.62 | — | Quarterly |
| 2015-12-11 | 2015-12-29 | $0.62 | +0.3% | Quarterly |
| 2015-09-08 | 2015-09-24 | $0.618 | — | Quarterly |
| 2015-06-09 | 2015-06-25 | $0.618 | — | Quarterly |
| 2015-03-13 | 2015-03-31 | $0.618 | — | Quarterly |
| 2014-12-10 | 2014-12-26 | $0.618 | +0.5% | Quarterly |
| 2014-09-09 | 2014-09-25 | $0.615 | — | Quarterly |
| 2014-06-10 | 2014-06-26 | $0.615 | — | Quarterly |
| 2014-03-13 | 2014-03-31 | $0.615 | — | Quarterly |
| 2013-12-10 | 2013-12-26 | $0.615 | +0.3% | Quarterly |
| 2013-09-10 | 2013-09-26 | $0.613 | — | Quarterly |
| 2013-06-11 | 2013-06-27 | $0.613 | — | Quarterly |
| 2013-03-12 | 2013-03-28 | $0.613 | — | Quarterly |
| 2012-12-11 | 2012-12-27 | $0.613 | +0.5% | Quarterly |
| 2012-09-12 | 2012-09-28 | $0.61 | — | Quarterly |
| 2012-06-12 | 2012-06-28 | $0.61 | — | Quarterly |
| 2012-03-13 | 2012-03-29 | $0.61 | — | Quarterly |
| 2011-12-13 | 2011-12-29 | $0.61 | +1.7% | Quarterly |
| 2011-09-14 | 2011-09-30 | $0.6 | — | Quarterly |
| 2011-06-14 | 2011-06-30 | $0.6 | — | Quarterly |
| 2011-03-14 | 2011-03-31 | $0.6 | — | Quarterly |
| 2010-12-14 | 2010-12-30 | $0.6 | +1.7% | Quarterly |
| 2010-09-14 | 2010-09-30 | $0.59 | — | Quarterly |
| 2010-06-11 | 2010-06-30 | $0.59 | — | Quarterly |
| 2010-03-12 | 2010-03-31 | $0.59 | — | Quarterly |
| 2009-12-14 | 2009-12-30 | $0.59 | +1.7% | Quarterly |
| 2009-09-14 | 2009-09-30 | $0.58 | — | Quarterly |
| 2009-06-11 | 2009-06-29 | $0.58 | — | Quarterly |
| 2009-03-12 | 2009-03-31 | $0.58 | — | Quarterly |
| 2008-12-12 | 2008-12-30 | $0.58 | — | Quarterly |
| 2008-09-11 | 2008-09-30 | $0.58 | — | Quarterly |
| 2008-06-11 | 2008-06-26 | $0.58 | — | Quarterly |
| 2008-03-13 | 2008-03-27 | $0.58 | +11.5% | Quarterly |
| 2007-12-12 | 2007-12-27 | $0.52 | — | Quarterly |
| 2007-09-12 | 2007-09-27 | $0.52 | — | Quarterly |
| 2007-06-13 | 2007-06-28 | $0.52 | — | Quarterly |
| 2007-03-13 | 2007-03-29 | $0.52 | +8.3% | Quarterly |
| 2006-12-13 | 2006-12-28 | $0.48 | — | Quarterly |
| 2006-09-13 | 2006-09-28 | $0.48 | — | Quarterly |
| 2006-06-13 | 2006-06-29 | $0.48 | — | Quarterly |
| 2006-03-13 | 2006-03-30 | $0.48 | +11.6% | Quarterly |
| 2005-12-13 | 2005-12-29 | $0.43 | — | Quarterly |
| 2005-09-13 | 2005-09-29 | $0.43 | — | Quarterly |
| 2005-06-13 | 2005-06-30 | $0.43 | — | Quarterly |
| 2005-03-11 | 2005-03-31 | $0.43 | +16.2% | Quarterly |
| 2004-12-13 | 2004-12-29 | $0.37 | — | Quarterly |
| 2004-09-13 | 2004-09-30 | $0.37 | — | Quarterly |
| 2004-06-14 | 2004-06-30 | $0.37 | — | Quarterly |
| 2004-03-11 | 2004-03-31 | $0.37 | +12.1% | Quarterly |
| 2003-12-11 | 2003-12-29 | $0.33 | — | Quarterly |
| 2003-09-10 | 2003-09-25 | $0.33 | — | Quarterly |
| 2003-06-11 | 2003-06-30 | $0.33 | — | Quarterly |
| 2003-03-13 | 2003-03-27 | $0.33 | +10.0% | Quarterly |
| 2002-12-11 | 2002-12-26 | $0.3 | — | Quarterly |
| 2002-09-11 | 2002-09-26 | $0.3 | — | Quarterly |
| 2002-06-12 | 2002-06-27 | $0.3 | — | Quarterly |
| 2002-03-13 | 2002-03-28 | $0.3 | +13.2% | Quarterly |
| 2001-12-12 | 2001-12-27 | $0.265 | — | Quarterly |
| 2001-09-12 | 2001-09-27 | $0.265 | — | Quarterly |
| 2001-06-13 | 2001-06-28 | $0.265 | — | Quarterly |
| 2001-03-13 | 2001-03-29 | $0.265 | +10.4% | Quarterly |
| 2000-12-12 | 2000-12-26 | $0.24 | — | Quarterly |
| 2000-09-12 | 2000-09-28 | $0.24 | — | Quarterly |
| 2000-06-13 | 2000-06-29 | $0.24 | — | Quarterly |
| 2000-03-13 | 2000-03-30 | $0.24 | +14.3% | Quarterly |
| 1999-12-13 | 1999-12-30 | $0.21 | — | Quarterly |
| 1999-09-14 | 1999-09-30 | $0.21 | — | Quarterly |
| 1999-06-14 | 1999-06-30 | $0.21 | — | Quarterly |
| 1999-03-15 | 1999-03-31 | $0.21 | +20.0% | Quarterly |
| 1998-12-11 | 1998-12-30 | $0.175 | — | Quarterly |
| 1998-09-11 | 1998-09-30 | $0.175 | — | Quarterly |
| 1998-06-12 | 1998-06-30 | $0.175 | — | Quarterly |
| 1998-03-12 | 1998-03-31 | $0.175 | +20.7% | Quarterly |
| 1997-12-12 | 1997-12-30 | $0.145 | — | Quarterly |
| 1997-09-12 | 1997-09-30 | $0.145 | — | Quarterly |
| 1997-06-12 | 1997-06-30 | $0.145 | — | Quarterly |
| 1997-03-13 | 1997-03-31 | $0.145 | +20.8% | Quarterly |
| 1996-12-11 | 1996-12-27 | $0.12 | — | Quarterly |
| 1996-09-12 | 1996-09-30 | $0.12 | — | Quarterly |
| 1996-06-11 | 1996-06-27 | $0.12 | — | Quarterly |
| 1996-03-13 | 1996-03-28 | $0.12 | +20.0% | Quarterly |
| 1995-12-12 | 1995-12-28 | $0.1 | — | Quarterly |
| 1995-09-13 | 1995-09-29 | $0.1 | — | Quarterly |
| 1995-06-13 | 1995-06-29 | $0.1 | — | Quarterly |
| 1995-03-09 | 1995-03-30 | $0.1 | +14.3% | Quarterly |
| 1994-12-09 | 1994-12-29 | $0.0875 | — | Quarterly |
| 1994-09-09 | 1994-09-29 | $0.0875 | — | Quarterly |
| 1994-06-09 | 1994-06-30 | $0.0875 | — | Quarterly |
| 1994-03-09 | 1994-03-31 | $0.0875 | +16.7% | Quarterly |
| 1993-12-09 | 1993-12-29 | $0.075 | — | Quarterly |
| 1993-09-09 | 1993-09-30 | $0.075 | — | Quarterly |
| 1993-06-09 | 1993-06-30 | $0.075 | — | Quarterly |
| 1993-03-10 | 1993-03-31 | $0.075 | +20.0% | Quarterly |
| 1992-12-09 | 1992-12-30 | $0.0625 | — | Quarterly |
| 1992-09-09 | 1992-09-30 | $0.0625 | — | Quarterly |
| 1992-06-09 | 1992-06-30 | $0.0625 | — | Quarterly |
| 1992-03-10 | 1992-03-31 | $0.0625 | +25.0% | Quarterly |
| 1991-12-09 | 1991-12-26 | $0.05 | — | Quarterly |
| 1991-09-06 | 1991-09-26 | $0.05 | −75.0% | Quarterly |
| 1991-06-06 | 1991-06-26 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 1991-03-11 | 1991-03-28 | $0.2 | +33.3% | Quarterly |
| 1990-12-04 | 1990-12-26 | $0.15 | — | Quarterly |
| 1990-09-10 | 1990-10-01 | $0.15 | +300.0% | Quarterly |
| 1990-06-11 | 1990-07-02 | $0.0375 | −75.0% | Quarterly |
| 1990-03-09 | 1990-04-02 | $0.15 | +19.8% | Quarterly |
| 1989-12-11 | 1989-12-28 | $0.1252 | +25.2% | Quarterly |
| 1989-09-11 | 1989-09-30 | $0.1 | — | Quarterly |
| 1989-06-12 | — | $0.1 | — | |
| 1989-03-09 | — | $0.1 | +300.0% | |
| 1988-12-09 | 1988-12-30 | $0.025 | — | |
| 1988-09-09 | 1988-09-30 | $0.025 | — | |
| 1988-06-09 | 1988-06-30 | $0.025 | +11.1% | |
| 1988-03-09 | 1988-03-31 | $0.0225 | +12.5% | |
| 1987-12-09 | 1988-01-01 | $0.02 | — | |
| 1987-09-09 | 1987-09-30 | $0.02 | −71.4% | |
| 1987-06-09 | — | $0.07 | +16.7% | |
| 1987-03-10 | — | $0.06 | — | |
| 1986-12-09 | — | $0.06 | +20.0% | |
| 1986-09-09 | — | $0.05 | — | |
| 1986-06-10 | — | $0.05 | — | |
| 1986-03-10 | — | $0.05 | — |
Amounts per share, adjusted for stock splits. Highlighted rows are announced but not yet paid.
MCY stock split history
- 2:1October 10, 1997
- 2:1September 14, 1992
MCY dividend overview
Mercury General pays an annual dividend of $1.27 per share, a yield of 1.24% at the latest close, paid quarterly. It paid $1.27 per share in 2025, unchanged from 2024. Over five years the dividend grew −12.8% a year on average and over ten years −6.4% a year. The payout ratio is 8.8% of trailing earnings.
Related: MCY cash flow statement, MCY key metrics, MCY chart. See the MCY stock overview for the latest quote and news.
MCY dividends FAQ
Does Mercury General pay a dividend?
Yes. Mercury General has paid a regular dividend since 1986, quarterly, most recently $0.32 per share with an ex-dividend date of September 10, 2026.
What is Mercury General's dividend yield?
Mercury General's forward annual dividend is $1.27 per share, a dividend yield of 1.24% at the latest close of $102.80.
How often does Mercury General pay dividends?
Mercury General pays dividends quarterly.
How fast is Mercury General's dividend growing?
Mercury General's dividend per share grew from $2.52 in 2020 to $1.27 in 2025, −12.8% a year on average over five years.
What is Mercury General's dividend payout ratio?
Mercury General pays out 8.8% of its trailing earnings as dividends and 6.8% of its free cash flow (fiscal 2025).
Has Mercury General split its stock?
Mercury General has split its stock 2 times: 2:1 on October 10, 1997, 2:1 on September 14, 1992. Dividends per share on this page are adjusted for splits.