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First Merchants Corporation

FRME | NASDAQ
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$40.65
-$0.25 (-0.61%)
At close: Sep 22, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
$40.65
$0 (0.00%)
After-hours: Sep 22, 2026, 7:30 PM ET

Market Data

Market Cap
$2.57B
Enterprise Value
$264.15M
Beta
0.85
Average Volume
396.4K
Shares Outstanding (Diluted)
62.57M
Shares Change YoY
8.31%
Institutional Ownership
75.62%
Exchange
NASDAQ
ISIN
US3208171096

Price Performance

Price Change 1M
-3.4%
Price Change 3M
-2.4%
Price Change 6M
7.1%
Price Change YTD
9.1%
Price Change 1Y
2.6%
Price Change 3Y
49.4%
Price Change 5Y
1.1%
1M CAGR (ann.)
-3.1%
1Y CAGR (ann.)
3.6%
5Y CAGR (ann.)
4.5%
All-Time CAGR
5.5%

Valuation

PE Ratio
13.07
Forward PE
9.86
PEG Ratio
-0.68
Forward PEG
0.34
PS Ratio
3.06
Forward PS
3.00
PB Ratio
0.95
P/FCF Ratio
9.16
P/Adj. FCF Ratio
9.40
P/OCF Ratio
8.13
EV/Sales
0.31
EV/EBIT
1.28
EV/EBITDA
1.16
EV/FCF
0.94
Earnings Yield
7.7%
FCF Yield
10.9%
Adj. FCF Yield
10.6%

Financial Health

Net Cash
$2.3B
Total Debt
$1.6B
Cash & Short-Term Investments
$3.91B
Total Assets
$21.35B
Current Ratio
0.24
Quick Ratio
0.24
Debt / Equity Ratio
0.59
Debt / EBITDA
7.02
Debt / FCF
5.72
OCF / Debt
0.17
Interest Coverage
0.52
Altman Z-Score
-0.47
Piotroski F-Score
5

Margins & Profitability

Gross Profit Margin
58.8%
Operating Profit Margin
24.5%
EBITDA Margin
21.0%
Net Profit Margin
17.1%
FCF Margin
33.4%
Adj. FCF Margin
32.5%
SBC / Revenue
0.7%
SBC Impact (per share)
-2.6%

Returns

Return on Assets
0.9%
Return on Equity
7.3%
Return on Invested Capital
4.1%
Return on Capital Employed
4.6%
Return on Tangible Assets
0.9%

Historical Growth (CAGR)

Revenue CAGR 3Y
-1.8%
Revenue CAGR 5Y
8.8%
Revenue CAGR 10Y
10.9%
EPS CAGR 3Y
-10.4%
EPS CAGR 5Y
-1.9%
EPS CAGR 10Y
6.0%
FCF CAGR 3Y
-2.8%
FCF CAGR 5Y
8.7%
FCF CAGR 10Y
16.0%

Analyst Forecasts

Analyst Rating
Buy
Analyst Count
12
EPS Growth Next 3Y
N/A
Revenue Growth Next 3Y
N/A
Earnings Date
Oct 27, 2026
EPS Estimate (next Q)
$1.03
EPS Growth Est (next Q)
4.0%
Revenue Est (next Q)
$203.98M
Revenue Growth Est (next Q)
22.8%

Fair Value Estimates

Graham Number
$55.09
Graham Upside
34.7%
Lynch Fair Value
$15.65
Lynch Upside
-61.7%
Price Target
$47
Price Target Upside
14.9%

Cash Flow

Operating Cash Flow
$280.54M
Free Cash Flow
$280.54M
Adj. Free Cash Flow
$273.12M
FCF Per Share
$5.03
OCF Per Share
$5.03
OCF/S Ratio
28.9%

Income Statement

Revenue
$840.77M
Gross Profit
$527.34M
Operating Income
$205.62M
EBITDA
$228.32M
Net Income
$185.97M
EPS (Diluted)
$3.13
Revenue / Employee
$403.05K
Profit / Employee
$89.15K
Employees
2,086

Dividends

Annual Dividend
$4.26
Dividend Yield
10.42%
Payout Ratio
136.1%
FCF Payout Ratio
31.1%
Adj. FCF Payout Ratio
31.9%
Dividend Growth (YoY)
17.0%
Pay Frequency
Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date
Sep 3, 2026

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