Buyback yield (TTM)
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
1.44%
5Y share count change
0.1%
Buyback spend (TTM)
N/A
Cumulative buybacks
$43.00M
Key takeaways
- Diluted share count is roughly flat (0.1%) over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are offsetting dilution but not shrinking the float.
- TTM repurchases used about 0% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Mercury General (MCY)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Mercury General (MCY)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Mercury General (MCY)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Mercury General (MCY)
Latest: $0.00
Overview
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Mercury General (MCY) reported buyback spend of $0.00.
Mercury General buyback spend peaked at $24.29M in 1998; the latest annual figure is $0.00 in 2025 (100.0% below peak).
The highest annual buyback spend of $24.29M was reported in 1998. The lowest in the available history was $0.00 in 1989.
Mercury General Buyback Spend 2025: $0.00
Mercury General buyback spend in 2025 was $0.00.
Mercury General Buyback Spend 2024: $0.00
Mercury General buyback spend in 2024 was $0.00.
Mercury General Buyback Spend 2023: $0.00
Mercury General buyback spend in 2023 was $0.00.
Mercury General Buyback Spend 2022: $0.00
Mercury General buyback spend in 2022 was $0.00.
Mercury General Buyback Spend 2021: $0.00
Mercury General buyback spend in 2021 was $0.00.
See more financial history for Mercury General (MCY).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.06B | +0.0% | |
| 2024 | $0.00 | $4.65M | −$4.65M | — | 0.06B | +0.0% | |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.06B | 0.0% | |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $15.00K | −$15.00K | — | 0.06B | -0.0% | |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $141.00K | −$141.00K | — | 0.06B | +0.0% | |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $142.00K | −$142.00K | — | 0.06B | -0.0% | |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $123.00K | −$123.00K | — | 0.06B | +0.0% | |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $145.00K | −$145.00K | — | 0.06B | +0.0% | |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $60.00K | −$60.00K | — | 0.06B | +0.0% | |
| 2016 | $3.29M | $142.00K | $3.15M | 0.10% | 0.06B | +0.2% | |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $5.21M | −$5.21M | — | 0.06B | +0.3% | |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $4.11M | −$4.11M | — | 0.06B | +0.1% | |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $974.00K | −$974.00K | — | 0.05B | +0.1% | |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $370.00K | −$370.00K | — | 0.05B | +0.1% | |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $899.00K | −$899.00K | — | 0.05B | +0.0% | |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $812.00K | −$812.00K | — | 0.05B | -0.5% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $763.00K | −$763.00K | — | 0.06B | +0.3% | |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $652.00K | −$652.00K | — | 0.05B | +0.2% | |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.05B | +0.1% | |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.05B | +0.2% | |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.05B | +0.1% | |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.05B | +0.2% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.05B | -0.2% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.05B | +0.6% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.05B | +0.3% | |
| 2000 | $6.98M | $0.00 | $6.98M | — | 0.05B | -1.2% | |
| 1999 | $8.44M | $0.00 | $8.44M | — | 0.05B | -0.9% | |
| 1998 | $24.29M | $0.00 | $24.29M | — | 0.06B | -0.2% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.06B | +0.8% | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.05B | — | |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$0.00
- 2024$0.00
- 2023$0.00
- 2022$0.00
- 2021$0.00
- 2020$0.00
- 2019$0.00
- 2018$0.00
- 2017$0.00
- 2016$3.29M
- 2015$0.00
- 2014$0.00
- 2013$0.00
- 2012$0.00
- 2011$0.00
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$0.00
- 2007$0.00
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$6.98M
- 1999$8.44M
- 1998$24.29M
- 1997$0.00
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
- 1989$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Mercury General (MCY)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: N/A.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Mercury General (MCY)
How Mercury General splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Mercury General, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $34.59B | |
| $24.10B | |
| $19.52B | |
| $13.39B | |
| $12.36B | |
| $11.73B | |
| $5.83B | |
| $0.00 |
- $34.59B
- $24.10B
- $19.52B
- $13.39B
- $12.36B
- $11.73B
- $5.83B
Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $1.35B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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