Does MCY pay a dividend?

Yes. Mercury General Corporation pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 1.20% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.27 per share.

How much does MCY pay in dividends?

$1.27 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next MCY ex-dividend date?

The next ex-dividend date on record is September 10, 2026, with payment on September 24, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.

MCY Dividend

Mercury General Corporation

NYSEFinancial ServicesStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 1.20%
Annual dividend: $1.27
Payout ratio: 0.08
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $105.76
Market cap: $5.9B

Next payment

Ex-dividend date: September 10, 2026Pay date: September 24, 2026Amount: $0.3175

You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive this payment.

Is MCY a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is below the market median1.20% against a median of 2.78%. A lower yield is common among companies that reinvest more of their earnings or whose shares have risen.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.08 means roughly 8% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut 6 timesAcross 40 complete years, the annual total fell in 1992, 2022, 2023 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2023.

MCY dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1986 to 2025.

Peak $2.53 in 2021Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for MCY, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
September 10, 2026	September 24, 2026	$0.3175	Quarterly
June 11, 2026	June 25, 2026	$0.3175	Quarterly
March 12, 2026	March 26, 2026	$0.3175	Quarterly
December 10, 2025	December 24, 2025	$0.3175	Quarterly
September 11, 2025	September 25, 2025	$0.3175	Quarterly
June 12, 2025	June 26, 2025	$0.3175	Quarterly
March 13, 2025	March 27, 2025	$0.3175	Quarterly
December 12, 2024	December 26, 2024	$0.3175	Quarterly
September 12, 2024	September 26, 2024	$0.3175	Quarterly
June 13, 2024	June 27, 2024	$0.3175	Quarterly
March 12, 2024	March 27, 2024	$0.3175	Quarterly
December 13, 2023	December 28, 2023	$0.3175	Quarterly
September 13, 2023	September 28, 2023	$0.3175	Quarterly
June 14, 2023	June 29, 2023	$0.3175	Quarterly
March 14, 2023	March 29, 2023	$0.3175	Quarterly
December 14, 2022	December 29, 2022	$0.3175	Quarterly
September 14, 2022	September 29, 2022	$0.3175	Quarterly
June 15, 2022	June 30, 2022	$0.6350	Quarterly
March 15, 2022	March 30, 2022	$0.6350	Quarterly
December 15, 2021	December 30, 2021	$0.6350	Quarterly
September 15, 2021	September 30, 2021	$0.6320	Quarterly
June 15, 2021	June 30, 2021	$0.6320	Quarterly
March 16, 2021	March 31, 2021	$0.6325	Quarterly
December 15, 2020	December 30, 2020	$0.6325	Quarterly
September 14, 2020	September 29, 2020	$0.6300	Quarterly
June 10, 2020	June 25, 2020	$0.6300	Quarterly
March 16, 2020	March 31, 2020	$0.6300	Quarterly
December 11, 2019	December 26, 2019	$0.6300	Quarterly
September 11, 2019	September 26, 2019	$0.6275	Quarterly
June 12, 2019	June 27, 2019	$0.6275	Quarterly
March 13, 2019	March 28, 2019	$0.6275	Quarterly
December 12, 2018	December 27, 2018	$0.6275	Quarterly
September 12, 2018	September 27, 2018	$0.6250	Quarterly
June 13, 2018	June 28, 2018	$0.6250	Quarterly
March 14, 2018	March 29, 2018	$0.6250	Quarterly
December 13, 2017	December 28, 2017	$0.6250	Quarterly
September 13, 2017	September 28, 2017	$0.6225	Quarterly
June 13, 2017	June 29, 2017	$0.6225	Quarterly
March 14, 2017	March 30, 2017	$0.6225	Quarterly
December 13, 2016	December 29, 2016	$0.6225	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does MCY pay a dividend?: Yes. Mercury General Corporation pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 1.20% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.27 per share.
How much does MCY pay in dividends?: $1.27 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next MCY ex-dividend date?: The next ex-dividend date on record is September 10, 2026, with payment on September 24, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.