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First Merchants Corporation

FRME | NASDAQ
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$40.59
-$0.50 (-1.22%)
At close: Oct 30, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
$40.59
$0.00 (0.00%)
Pre-market: Nov 2, 2026, 5:59 AM ET

Market Data

Market Cap
$2.55B
Enterprise Value
$263.61M
Beta
0.88
Average Volume
461.49K
Shares Outstanding (Diluted)
62.41M
Shares Change YoY
8.64%
Institutional Ownership
75.75%
Exchange
NASDAQ
ISIN
US3208171096

Price Performance

Price Change 1M
2.0%
Price Change 3M
-5.9%
Price Change 6M
0.4%
Price Change YTD
8.3%
Price Change 1Y
14.4%
Price Change 3Y
48.6%
Price Change 5Y
-2.4%
1M CAGR (ann.)
-0.7%
1Y CAGR (ann.)
18.2%
5Y CAGR (ann.)
2.5%
All-Time CAGR
7.2%

Valuation

PE Ratio
12.53
Forward PE
10.01
PEG Ratio
-0.65
Forward PEG
-0.79
PS Ratio
2.27
Forward PS
3.00
PB Ratio
0.97
P/FCF Ratio
8.10
P/Adj. FCF Ratio
8.30
P/OCF Ratio
8.28
EV/Sales
0.23
EV/EBIT
1.20
EV/EBITDA
1.08
EV/FCF
0.84
Earnings Yield
8.0%
FCF Yield
12.3%
Adj. FCF Yield
12.1%

Financial Health

Net Cash
$2.29B
Total Debt
$1.19B
Cash & Short-Term Investments
$3.47B
Total Assets
$21.06B
Current Ratio
0.21
Quick Ratio
0.21
Debt / Equity Ratio
0.45
Debt / EBITDA
4.86
Debt / FCF
3.77
OCF / Debt
0.27
Interest Coverage
0.55
Altman Z-Score
-0.49
Piotroski F-Score
4

Margins & Profitability

Gross Profit Margin
60.0%
Operating Profit Margin
19.6%
EBITDA Margin
21.8%
Net Profit Margin
17.6%
FCF Margin
28.0%
Adj. FCF Margin
27.4%
SBC / Revenue
0.5%
SBC Impact (per share)
-2.5%

Returns

Return on Assets
0.9%
Return on Equity
7.5%
Return on Invested Capital
4.8%
Return on Capital Employed
5.5%
Return on Tangible Assets
1.0%

Historical Growth (CAGR)

Revenue CAGR 3Y
5.7%
Revenue CAGR 5Y
14.9%
Revenue CAGR 10Y
13.8%
EPS CAGR 3Y
-8.4%
EPS CAGR 5Y
-2.9%
EPS CAGR 10Y
6.0%
FCF CAGR 3Y
3.3%
FCF CAGR 5Y
11.3%
FCF CAGR 10Y
19.5%

Analyst Forecasts

Analyst Rating
Buy
Analyst Count
2
EPS Growth Next 3Y
N/A
Revenue Growth Next 3Y
N/A
Earnings Date
Jan 25, 2027
EPS Estimate (next Q)
$1.00
EPS Growth Est (next Q)
2.0%
Revenue Est (next Q)
$205.31M
Revenue Growth Est (next Q)
15.1%

Fair Value Estimates

Graham Number
$55.49
Graham Upside
36.7%
Lynch Fair Value
$16.20
Lynch Upside
-60.1%
Price Target
$46.00
Price Target Upside
13.3%

Cash Flow

Operating Cash Flow
$314.9M
Free Cash Flow
$314.9M
Adj. Free Cash Flow
$307.19M
FCF Per Share
$4.90
OCF Per Share
$4.90
OCF/S Ratio
27.2%

Income Statement

Revenue
$1.12B
Gross Profit
$674.25M
Operating Income
$220.55M
EBITDA
$244.51M
Net Income
$197.52M
EPS (Diluted)
$3.24
Revenue / Employee
$538.36K
Profit / Employee
$94.69K
Employees
2,086

Dividends

Annual Dividend
$4.26
Dividend Yield
10.50%
Payout Ratio
131.5%
FCF Payout Ratio
28.4%
Adj. FCF Payout Ratio
29.1%
Dividend Growth (YoY)
17.0%
Pay Frequency
Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date
Sep 4, 2026

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