First Merchants Corporation
FRME | NASDAQ
$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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