First Merchants Corporation
FRME Financial Banks Regional
First Merchants Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $1.1 billion, down 2.04% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 14.2%, EPS fell 28.6%, free cash flow grew 64.0% and total debt rose 56.1%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for ten consecutive years.
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First Merchants Corporation (FRME) P/E ratio
As of 23 October 2026, First Merchants Corporation (FRME) trades at a P/E ratio of 13.0×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 6.2× (October 2023) to 21.2× (February 2017); the current reading is higher than 59% of that period. That is above the Banks Regional industry median of 12.3× and in line with the Financial sector median of 12.5×.
P/E ratio, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | P/E ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 9.6× | (17.61%) |
| FY2024 | 11.7× | 17.70% |
| FY2023 | 9.9× | (7.43%) |
| FY2022 | 10.7× | (2.38%) |
| FY2021 | 11.0× | (19.39%) |
| FY2020 | 13.6× | 4.67% |
| FY2019 | 13.0× | 22.50% |
| FY2018 | 10.6× | (46.06%) |
| FY2017 | 19.7× | 3.84% |
| FY2016 | 18.9× | 28.93% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | P/E ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 14.0× | 22.90% |
| Mar 2026 | 11.4× | 18.18% |
| Dec 2025 | 9.6× | 2.22% |
| Sep 2025 | 9.4× | (5.00%) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
P/E ratio against peers
| Company | P/E ratio |
|---|---|
| BBAR BBVA Banco Frances S.A. compare | 9.6× |
| CUBI Customers Bancorp, Inc compare | 10.0× |
| BANR Banner Corporation compare | 11.5× |
| FBK FB Financial Corporation compare | 11.8× |
| BUSE First Busey Corporation compare | 12.5× |
| FRME First Merchants Corporation | 13.0× |
| SYBT Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. compare | 15.6× |
| BBT Beacon Financial Corporation compare | 16.5× |
| FBNC First Bancorp compare | 20.1× |
| Banks Regional industry median | 12.3× |
| Financial sector median | 12.5× |
| Market median | 18.4× |
What P/E ratio is
Price to Earnings Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual profit per share.
Stock Price ÷ EPS (Basic) (TTM)