First Merchants Corporation
FRME | NASDAQ
$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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