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Mercury General Corp. (MCY) stock price history
Every NYSE trading session of Mercury General Corp. from Nov 20, 1985 to Nov 12, 2026: 10,135 daily bars, adjusted for splits and dividends, with minute bars from Jul 13, 2026 forward. The full series is served by the API: a free key covers the last year, paid plans the whole history and minute bars.
MCY adjusted close, 1985 to 2026
- $111.12
- All time high, 2026
- $113.06
- 52 week high, $81.65 low
- 10,135
- Daily sessions since 1985
Last updated Nov 12, 2026, the last stored session. Refreshes after each trading day. Full 1985 to 2026 series and minute bars.
MCY key facts
- Mercury General Corp. (MCY) closed at $86.41 on Nov 12, 2026 on NYSE.
- MCY's all time high close is $111.12, set on Jul 6, 2026; its all time low close is $0.7609 on Dec 23, 1988.
- MCY's 52 week range is $81.65 to $113.06.
- MCY returned +0.0% over the year to Nov 12, 2026 and +89.2% over five years.
- Over ten years MCY returned +122%, +8.3% a year compounded.
- MCY's deepest drawdown was -68.8% from Jul 13, 1998 to Dec 9, 1999.
- DataCedar holds 10,135 daily sessions of MCY history from Nov 20, 1985 and minute bars from Jul 13, 2026, adjusted for splits and dividends, served by the API under a key.
MCY price chart, 1985 to 2026
MCY returns
Price return from the last close on or before the window start to Nov 12, 2026, on adjusted closes.
| Period | Return |
|---|---|
| 1 month | -15.9% |
| 3 months | -18.1% |
| 6 months | -14.8% |
| Year to date | -7.6% |
| 1 year | +0.0% |
| 3 years | +153.4% |
| 5 years | +89.2% |
| 10 years | +121.6% |
| Since Nov 20, 1985 | +6,815% |
| Compound annual growth, 41.0 years | +10.9% |
MCY records
Measured on the stored closes; every figure is reproducible from the API series.
- All time high close
- $111.12 on Jul 6, 2026
- All time low close
- $0.7609 on Dec 23, 1988
- 52 week high
- $113.06 on Jul 7, 2026
- 52 week low
- $81.65 on Nov 9, 2026
- Deepest drawdown
- -68.8% from Jul 13, 1998 to Dec 9, 1999, recovered Dec 15, 2004
- Best single session
- +21.6% on Nov 1, 2023
- Worst single session
- -23.3% on Jul 27, 1998
- Volatility, 1 year annualised
- 29.5%
- Sessions closing higher, 1 year
- 52%
- Growth of 1 since 1985
- 69.2×
- Best calendar year
- 1997, +114%
- Worst calendar year
- 1999, -48%
MCY price history by year
Open is the first session's open, high and low span the year, close is the last session's close, and the return is close over the previous year's close. 1985 starts on Nov 20, 1985; 2026 runs to Nov 12, 2026.
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Return | Volume | Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $93.29 | $113.06 | $81.65 | $86.41 | -7.5% | 61.7M | 218 |
| 2025 | $64.83 | $95.85 | $43.09 | $93.43 | +44.1% | 101.3M | 250 |
| 2024 | $35.47 | $78.38 | $35.24 | $64.83 | +82.3% | 60.6M | 252 |
| 2023 | $31.35 | $38.13 | $24.20 | $35.57 | +13.6% | 52.4M | 250 |
| 2022 | $46.69 | $49.86 | $25.31 | $31.31 | -32.6% | 97.1M | 251 |
| 2021 | $43.78 | $57.48 | $42.49 | $46.46 | +6.2% | 55.9M | 252 |
| 2020 | $38.75 | $46.11 | $26.90 | $43.76 | +13.4% | 73.8M | 253 |
| 2019 | $38.49 | $50.40 | $36.49 | $38.58 | -1.2% | 71.8M | 252 |
| 2018 | $38.42 | $46.18 | $29.76 | $39.06 | +1.7% | 86.4M | 251 |
| 2017 | $41.41 | $44.37 | $36.91 | $38.41 | -7.2% | 44.1M | 251 |
| 2016 | $30.34 | $41.70 | $28.25 | $41.41 | +35.3% | 37.4M | 252 |
| 2015 | $35.71 | $37.81 | $29.66 | $30.61 | -13.8% | 52.2M | 252 |
| 2014 | $29.57 | $37.03 | $24.89 | $35.53 | +19.8% | 34.5M | 252 |
| 2013 | $22.80 | $30.06 | $20.43 | $29.67 | +32.6% | 57.3M | 252 |
| 2012 | $24.88 | $24.88 | $19.70 | $22.38 | -7.8% | 47.9M | 247 |
| 2011 | $21.63 | $24.58 | $17.48 | $24.28 | +12.6% | 51M | 252 |
| 2010 | $18.67 | $22.42 | $17.72 | $21.56 | +15.9% | 42M | 252 |
| 2009 | $20.21 | $20.30 | $9.89 | $18.61 | -8.1% | 73.3M | 252 |
| 2008 | $20.82 | $26.94 | $15.69 | $20.26 | -3.0% | 68.8M | 253 |
| 2007 | $21.49 | $24.05 | $20.24 | $20.89 | -1.8% | 40.9M | 251 |
| 2006 | $22.65 | $23.30 | $19.29 | $21.26 | -6.1% | 41.1M | 251 |
| 2005 | $22.61 | $23.34 | $19.46 | $22.64 | +0.1% | 35.3M | 252 |
| 2004 | $17.14 | $22.74 | $16.99 | $22.61 | +32.4% | 33.9M | 252 |
| 2003 | $13.45 | $18.33 | $11.91 | $17.08 | +27.8% | 30M | 252 |
| 2002 | $15.02 | $17.81 | $13.14 | $13.36 | -9.2% | 30M | 252 |
| 2001 | $14.83 | $15.29 | $10.91 | $14.72 | -0.9% | 26.8M | 245 |
| 2000 | $7.27 | $15.19 | $6.88 | $14.85 | +104.2% | 21.9M | 246 |
| 1999 | $13.98 | $14.46 | $6.78 | $7.27 | -47.8% | 21.6M | 250 |
| 1998 | $17.30 | $22.05 | $10.44 | $13.92 | -19.5% | 32.5M | 252 |
| 1997 | $8.12 | $17.38 | $8.06 | $17.30 | +113.6% | 11.9M | 246 |
| 1996 | $7.22 | $8.95 | $6.07 | $8.10 | +12.2% | 25.8M | 244 |
| 1995 | $4.29 | $7.49 | $4.18 | $7.22 | +69.8% | 27.2M | 250 |
| 1994 | $4.44 | $4.55 | $3.70 | $4.25 | -1.8% | 32.9M | 245 |
| 1993 | $4.00 | $5.67 | $3.70 | $4.33 | +10.1% | 28.6M | 247 |
| 1992 | $2.14 | $4.04 | $1.86 | $3.93 | +86.4% | 24.6M | 241 |
| 1991 | $1.48 | $2.52 | $1.42 | $2.11 | +42.2% | 42.7M | 233 |
| 1990 | $1.01 | $1.58 | $0.8961 | $1.48 | +47.5% | 23.3M | 239 |
| 1989 | $0.8454 | $1.22 | $0.8116 | $1.01 | +19.0% | 36.5M | 233 |
| 1988 | $0.9180 | $1.01 | $0.7186 | $0.8454 | -7.1% | 32.3M | 202 |
| 1987 | $1.14 | $1.62 | $0.8150 | $0.9098 | -19.3% | 37.1M | 247 |
| 1986 | $1.32 | $1.66 | $0.9899 | $1.13 | -12.6% | 52.8M | 236 |
| 1985 | $1.25 | $1.31 | $1.16 | $1.29 | n/a | 25.1M | 25 |
MCY monthly closes, last 12 months
| Month | Month end close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $86.41 | -15.6% |
| October 2026 | $102.42 | +3.6% |
| September 2026 | $98.85 | -3.1% |
| August 2026 | $101.96 | -4.8% |
| July 2026 | $107.12 | +0.5% |
| June 2026 | $106.62 | +9.1% |
| May 2026 | $97.72 | +0.7% |
| April 2026 | $97.00 | +10.4% |
| March 2026 | $87.87 | -2.3% |
| February 2026 | $89.97 | +3.4% |
| January 2026 | $87.00 | -6.9% |
| December 2025 | $93.43 | +1.4% |
About the MCY data
Daily bars. 10,135 sessions from Nov 20, 1985 to Nov 12, 2026, one row per NYSE trading day with open, high, low, close and volume. Prices are adjusted for splits and cash dividends so the series is comparable across its whole length; the API also serves the raw, split only and dividend only views.
Minute bars. Stored from Jul 13, 2026 forward, most recent session Oct 23, 2026. Minute history is captured from the day collection began and is never backfilled, so this start date is exact. Five minute, fifteen minute and hourly bars are derived from these minutes.
Time and currency. Session dates are NYSE trading days; minute timestamps are UTC. Prices are in USD. Volume is shares traded on the session.
Get the data. The REST endpoint returns the daily series as JSON with pagination; a free key serves the last year, Quant and above the full history back to Nov 20, 1985, and minute bars come with the paid windows. It takes timeframe (1Min, 5Min, 15Min, 1Hour, 1Day), adjustment, start and end. See the bars endpoint and authentication, and pricing for the plan windows.
curl "https://api.datacedar.com/v3/stocks/nyse%3AMCY/bars?timeframe=1Day&adjustment=all&limit=50000" \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"Nearby on NYSE
Common questions
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