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$ 86.23Close
$ 47.18 - $ 86.93 52-Week Range
Ticker Information
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MCYCompany Name
MERCURY GENERAL CORPSector
Financial ServicesIndustry
Insurance - Property & CasualtyExchange
NYSEMERCURY GENERAL CORP - Payout Yield Chart Analysis (TTM)
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MCY - Payout Yield Historical data
| Date | Market Capitalization | Net Cash Flow - Issuance (Purchase) of Equity Shares | Net Cash Flow - Dividends & Other Cash Distributions | Payout Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/30/2025 | $ 3.89B | $ 752K | $ -70.34M | 1.79% |
| 3/31/2025 | $ 3.27B | $ 752K | $ -70.33M | 2.13% |
| 12/31/2024 | $ 2.77B | $ 752K | $ -70.33M | 2.51% |
| 9/30/2024 | $ 3.79B | $ 0 | $ -70.32M | 1.86% |
| 6/30/2024 | $ 3.26B | $ 0 | $ -70.32M | 2.16% |
| 3/31/2024 | $ 2.89B | $ 0 | $ -70.32M | 2.43% |
| 12/31/2023 | $ 2.24B | $ 0 | $ -70.32M | 3.15% |
| 9/30/2023 | $ 1.71B | $ 0 | $ -70.32M | 4.11% |
| 6/30/2023 | $ 1.75B | $ 0 | $ -70.32M | 4.01% |
| 3/31/2023 | $ 1.63B | $ 0 | $ -87.9M | 5.39% |
Key Performance Insights, Last 5 Years
- MERCURY GENERAL CORP's latest trailing twelve months (TTM) Payout Yield stands at 6.11%.
- Over the past 5 years, MERCURY GENERAL CORP's average Payout Yield has been 4.09%.
- The median Payout Yield for MERCURY GENERAL CORP during this period was 4.13%
- MERCURY GENERAL CORP reached its highest Payout Yield over the past 5 years at 7.67%.
- The lowest Payout Yield recorded by MERCURY GENERAL CORP in the same timeframe 1.79%
MERCURY GENERAL CORP's Payout Yield vs. competitors
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Payout Yield Benchmarks
Similar metrics to Payout Yield:
- Shareholder Yield - [Calculation] The Shareholder Yield is a ratio that indicates how much money the business is giving back to shareholders. A business can return to shareholders through dividends [DivYield], share repurchases [BuybackYield], and debt reduction [DebtPaydownYield].
- Buyback Yield - [Calculation] The Buyback Yield is a ratio that calculates the difference between the trailing twelve-month share issuances and repurchases [NCFCommon] and divides it by the [MarketCap] of the company. A negative value indicates a dilution of shareholder value and might be considered as a warning sign.
- Debt Paydown Yield - [Calculation] The Debt Paydown Yield measures the net change in longterm [Debt] divided by the company’s [MarketCap]. A high debt pay down yield indicates that the business is aggressively paying down debt which increases shareholder [Equity].
- Dividend Coverage - [Calculation] The Dividend Coverage Ratio, or dividend cover, describes how often a business can pay its annual dividend to its shareholders. The dividend coverage ratio is calculated by dividing the company’s Earnings per Share [EPS] by its Dividend per Share [DPS].
- Price to Operating Cash Flow - [Calculation] Measures a company’s [MarketCap] in relation to its Operating Cash Flow [NCFO].
Definition of Payout Yield
[Calculation] The Payout Yield describes the percentage a business is returning to its shareholders in the form of share buybacks and dividends.(-1 * CF - Equity -1 * CF - Dividends) / Market Cap
(=) Payout Yield Payout Yield for MERCURY GENERAL CORP is calculated as follows: (-1 * CF - Equity [ $ 110K ] -1 * CF - Dividends [ $ -139.5M ]) / Market Cap [ $ 2.28B ]
(=) Payout Yield [ 6.11% ] MCY - Payout Yield, Last 5 years
1.79%
Minimum
Jun 30, 2025
7.67%
Maximum
Sep 30, 2022
4.09%
Average
4.13%
Median
Payout Yield Benchmark AnalysisMarket
The chart above depicts the distribution of Payout Yield for companies in the Total Stock Market. The average Payout Yield of the companies is 1.83% with a standard deviation of 5.11%.
The following table provides additional summary stats:
Payout Yield in the Market:
| filtered constituents | 3.53K |
|---|---|
| min | -15.54% |
| max | 16.92% |
| average | 1.83% |
| median | 1.34% |
| std | 5.11% |