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Mercury General (STU:MCG) Dividends per Share : €1.18 (TTM As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Mercury General Dividends per Share?

Mercury General's dividends per share for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was €0.30. Its dividends per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was €1.18. Its Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.11. As of today, Mercury General's Dividend Yield % is 2.25%.

During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -20.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -15.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -5.90% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Mercury General was 33.10% per year. The lowest was -20.60% per year. And the median was 11.50% per year.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.

* Please note that "special dividend" is not included in the calculation of dividend per share and related fields.


Mercury General Dividends per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mercury General's Dividends per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Mercury General Dividends per Share Chart

Mercury General Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Dividends per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.52 2.24 1.80 1.17 1.21

Mercury General Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
Dividends per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.29 0.29 0.30 0.29 0.30

Competitive Comparison of Mercury General's Dividends per Share

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Mercury General's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Mercury General's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Mercury General's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mercury General's Dividend Yield % falls into.


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Mercury General Dividends per Share Calculation

Dividends paid to per common share.


Mercury General  (STU:MCG) Dividends per Share Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Mercury General's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2024 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=0.303/ 2.655
=0.11

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Mercury General was 4.23. The lowest was 0.18. And the median was 1.06.

2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Mercury General Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.3175002025-03-132025-03-132025-03-27Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:EUR 0.925000
USD 0.3175002024-12-122024-12-122024-12-26Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:EUR 0.955000
USD 0.3175002024-09-122024-09-122024-09-26Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:EUR 0.901000
USD 0.3175002024-06-132024-06-132024-06-27Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:EUR 0.929000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.


Mercury General's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.177925/52.50
=2.24 %

Current Share Price is €52.50.
Mercury General's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is €1.177925.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Mercury General was 8.43%. The lowest was 1.61%. And the median was 4.64%.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


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Mercury General Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
4484 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 90010
Mercury General Corp is an insurance holding company. It is engaged in writing personal automobile insurance and provides related property and casualty insurance products. The Company offers the following types of automobile coverage: collision, property damage, bodily injury ("BI"), comprehensive, personal injury protection ("PIP"), underinsured and uninsured motorist, and other hazards. The Company offers the following types of homeowners coverage: dwelling, liability, personal property, and other coverages.

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