First Merchants/$FRME
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About First Merchants
First Merchants Corp, through its subsidiaries, provides its customers with financial services delivered locally by bankers. It offers personal banking, business banking, real estate mortgage lending, cash management services, brokerage, wealth management, and insurance. The company reports in only one segment which is community banking.
Ticker
$FRME
Sector
Primary listing
Employees
2,120
Headquarters
Website
First Merchants Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$2.4B
10.85
$3.85
1.03
$1.41
3.45%
Price and volume
Market cap
$2.4B
Beta
1.03
52-week high
$45.62
52-week low
$33.13
Average daily volume
287K
Dividend rate
$1.41
Financial strength
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
37.29%
Profitability
Net profit margin (TTM)
35.34%
Operating margin (TTM)
44.52%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
13.62%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$300,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
1.22%
Return on equity (TTM)
9.90%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
10.849
Price to revenue (TTM)
3.779
Price to book
1.03
Price to tangible book (TTM)
1.5
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
9.387
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
10.65%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
4.452
Dividend yield (TTM)
3.37%
Forward dividend yield
3.45%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
6.22%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
23.41%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
6.50%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
4.23%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
8.15%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
5.82%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
14.95%
Bulls say / Bears say
Diluted earnings per share rose to $0.98 in Q2 2025 from $0.68 a year earlier, marking a 44% year-over-year increase and underscoring strong profitability growth (GlobeNewswire)
Total loans grew by $297.6 million, or 9.1% annualized on a linked-quarter basis in Q2 2025, driven by robust demand in commercial & industrial lending (GlobeNewswire)
Fully taxable equivalent net interest margin expanded nine basis points year-over-year to 3.25% in Q2 2025, supporting net interest income growth (GlobeNewswire)
Total deposits declined $59.6 million, or 1.6% annualized, on a linked-quarter basis and by $422.6 million, or 2.8% year-over-year in Q1 2025, reflecting deposit base volatility partly due to branch sales (GlobeNewswire)
Net interest income fell 3.1% quarter-over-quarter to $130.3 million in Q1 2025, indicating potential pressure on core interest income streams (GlobeNewswire)
Fully taxable equivalent net interest margin compressed six basis points quarter-over-quarter to 3.22% in Q1 2025, suggesting narrowing lending spreads (GlobeNewswire)
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Capital at risk
Upcoming events
Sept5
First Merchants
Dividend·Ex-dividend
Sept19
First Merchants
Dividend·Payment
$0.36Per share
FAQs
What’s the current market cap for First Merchants stock?
First Merchants (FRME) has a market cap of $2.4B as of August 29, 2025.
What is the P/E ratio for First Merchants stock?
The price to earnings (P/E) ratio for First Merchants (FRME) stock is 10.85 as of August 29, 2025.
Does First Merchants stock pay dividends?
Yes, the First Merchants (FRME) stock pays dividends to shareholders. As of August 29, 2025, the dividend rate is $1.41 and the yield is 3.45%. First Merchants has a payout ratio of 37.29% on a trailing twelve-month basis.
When is the next First Merchants dividend payment date?
The next First Merchants (FRME) dividend payment is scheduled for September 19, 2025.
What is the beta indicator for First Merchants?
First Merchants (FRME) has a beta rating of 1.03. This means that it is more volatile than the market, on average. A beta of 1 would indicate the stock moves in-line with the market, while a beta of 2 would indicate the stock moves twice as much as the market.