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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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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Ten-year view | Analyst estimates Powerpack | ||||||||||||||||
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| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 10 yrs | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e | Next 3/yr |
| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 21.10 | 35.26 | 32.49 | 33.00 | 21.18 | 33.98 | 34.07 | 24.52 | 30.55 | 33.13 | +5.1% | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | |
| High | 38.02 | 45.42 | 50.44 | 42.48 | 42.19 | 50.65 | 46.12 | 43.97 | 46.13 | 45.62 | +2.0% | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ||
| People | |||||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 1,449 | 1,684 | 1,702 | 1,891 | 1,907 | 1,821 | 2,124 | 2,162 | 2,120 | 2,086 | +4.1% | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | |
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.46 | 0.51 | 0.50 | +9.7% | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 319 | 386 | 484 | 552 | 558 | 556 | 713 | 999 | 1,074 | 1,052 | +14.2% | 806 | 847 | 890 | (5.4%) | |
| Gross margin, % | 91.57 | 90.25 | 85.74 | 80.30 | 88.11 | 93.53 | 88.11 | 65.13 | 60.24 | 63.03 | (28.5) pt | ||||||
| EBT | 109 | 134 | 188 | 194 | 170 | 241 | 256 | 259 | 232 | 259 | +10.1% | ||||||
| EBT margin, % | 34.11 | 34.62 | 38.84 | 35.10 | 30.44 | 43.31 | 35.86 | 25.94 | 21.58 | 24.64 | (9.5) pt | ||||||
| Net income | 81 | 96 | 159 | 164 | 149 | 206 | 222 | 224 | 201 | 226 | +12.1% | ||||||
| Depreciation | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 29 | +17.0% | ||||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 7.81 | 8.54 | 9.83 | 10.74 | 10.33 | 10.34 | 12.36 | 16.85 | 18.41 | 18.30 | +9.9% | |||||
| Earnings | 1.98 | 2.13 | 3.23 | 3.20 | 2.75 | 3.82 | 3.83 | 3.74 | 3.42 | 3.90 | +7.8% | ||||||
| Cash flow | 2.54 | 2.80 | 3.66 | 3.44 | 3.77 | 4.00 | 4.93 | 4.36 | 4.57 | 4.94 | +7.6% | ||||||
| Capex | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | n/m | ||||||
| Free cash flow | 2.54 | 2.80 | 3.66 | 3.44 | 3.77 | 4.00 | 4.93 | 4.36 | 4.57 | 4.94 | +7.6% | ||||||
| Book value | 22.12 | 28.85 | 28.59 | 34.75 | 34.70 | 35.56 | 35.27 | 37.90 | 39.53 | 42.93 | +7.6% | ||||||
| Shares, m | 41 | 45 | 49 | 51 | 54 | 54 | 58 | 59 | 58 | 57 | +3.9% | ||||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 18.94 | 19.67 | 10.61 | 13.00 | 13.60 | 10.97 | 10.71 | 9.91 | 11.66 | 9.61 | 12.9 | |||||
| P/S | 4.83 | 4.91 | 3.49 | 3.87 | 3.62 | 4.05 | 3.32 | 2.20 | 2.17 | 2.05 | 3.4 | ||||||
| P/B | 1.70 | 1.45 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.08 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 0.99 | 1.02 | 0.88 | 1.2 | ||||||
| EV/Sales | 5.69 | 5.85 | 4.06 | 4.22 | 3.48 | 3.71 | 4.34 | 2.53 | 2.66 | 2.60 | 3.9 | ||||||
| EV/FCF | 17.47 | 17.84 | 10.90 | 13.20 | 9.54 | 9.59 | 10.88 | 9.76 | 10.73 | 9.62 | 12.0 | ||||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 104 | 127 | 180 | 177 | 204 | 215 | 284 | 259 | 266 | 284 | +11.8% | |||||
| Capex | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Free cash flow | 104 | 127 | 180 | 177 | 204 | 215 | 284 | 259 | 266 | 284 | +11.8% | ||||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | (571) | (547) | (612) | (1,357) | (1,786) | (3,161) | (2,606) | (2,051) | (1,621) | (1,467) | +11.0% | |||||
| Total debt | 427 | 554 | 453 | 490 | 508 | 453 | 975 | 871 | 916 | 856 | +8.0% | ||||||
| Net debt | 275 | 364 | 277 | 194 | (77) | (189) | 726 | 323 | 530 | 576 | +8.6% | ||||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 902 | 1,303 | 1,408 | 1,786 | 1,876 | 1,913 | 2,035 | 2,248 | 2,305 | 2,467 | +11.8% | ||||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.65 | 1.47 | 1.12 | 1.39 | 1.32 | 1.22 | 1.09 | 1.20 | 0.0 pt | |||||
| ROIC | 5.77 | 5.01 | 6.98 | 6.11 | 5.91 | 8.73 | 5.79 | 6.30 | 5.11 | 5.32 | (0.5) pt | ||||||
| ROE | 9.25 | 8.71 | 11.74 | 10.30 | 8.12 | 10.85 | 11.25 | 10.49 | 8.86 | 9.49 | +0.2 pt | ||||||
Negative figures in brackets.
estimates
Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
First Merchants Corporation vs peers in Banks Regional (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUBI Customers Bancorp, Inc | $2.7B | 10.0× | 10.0× | +5.90% (above 0%: growing) | +19.77% (above 0%: growing) | −34.56% (below 0%: shrinking) | 60.05% | 0.00% | Compare |
| FBK FB Financial Corporation | $2.7B | 11.8× | 11.5× | −1.10% (below 0%: shrinking) | +180.40% (above 0%: growing) | +8.46% (above 0%: growing) | 66.94% | 0.00% | Compare |
| FBNC First Bancorp | $2.7B | 20.1× | 13.7× | +8.82% (above 0%: growing) | +31.18% (above 0%: growing) | +49.87% (above 0%: growing) | 77.46% | 0.00% | Compare |
| BANR Banner Corporation | $2.6B | 11.5× | 11.8× | +1.33% (above 0%: growing) | +9.92% (above 0%: growing) | −29.43% (below 0%: shrinking) | 77.84% | 0.00% | Compare |
| FRME First Merchants Corporation | $2.6B | 13.0× | 12.6× | +14.16% (above 0%: growing) | −28.57% (below 0%: shrinking) | +64.02% (above 0%: growing) | 65.81% | 0.00% | |
| BBAR BBVA Banco Frances S.A. | $2.6B | 9.6× | — | +7.57% (above 0%: growing) | +83.33% (above 0%: growing) | −107.66% (below 0%: shrinking) | 69.86% | 0.00% | Compare |
| BUSE First Busey Corporation | $2.5B | 12.5× | 11.9× | −8.06% (below 0%: shrinking) | +30.19% (above 0%: growing) | −15.02% (below 0%: shrinking) | 73.20% | 0.00% | Compare |
| BBT Beacon Financial Corporation | $2.5B | 16.5× | 10.6× | +99.71% (above 0%: growing) | +211.49% (above 0%: growing) | +88.09% (above 0%: growing) | 68.58% | 0.00% | Compare |
| SYBT Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. | $2.4B | 15.6× | 15.1× | +11.27% (above 0%: growing) | +13.79% (above 0%: growing) | +1.75% (above 0%: growing) | 73.89% | 0.00% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $2.6B | 12.2× | 11.8× | +6.74% | +30.69% | −6.63% | 71.53% | 0.00% |