First Merchants (FRME) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
First Merchants' (FRME) Debt Ratio stood at 0.08 in Q2 2026, up 20.3% from 0.06 a year earlier but down 3.8% from the prior quarter.
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First Merchants (FRME) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, First Merchants' Debt Ratio came in at 0.05, down 16.9% from FY2024.
- Across earlier years, Debt Ratio came in at 0.06 in FY2024 (+13.2%), 0.06 in FY2023 (-23.4%), 0.07 in FY2022 (+77.8%) and 0.04 in FY2021 (-15.7%).
- Quarterly Debt Ratio has ranged from 0.04 in Q1 2022 to 0.08 in Q1 2026 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Debt Ratio rose in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 10.7%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Debt Ratio in the last five years was growth of 77.8% in Q4 2022, against a decline of 26.1% in Q3 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 0.08 (Q1 2026), 0.05 (Q4 2025) and 0.06 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 909.02 Bn | 886.77 Bn | - | 0.70 |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 406.67 Bn | -7,110.43 Bn | - | 0.63 |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 350.91 Bn | -2,025.20 Bn | - | 0.11 |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 308.71 Bn | -2,966.46 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 293.66 Bn | -249.15 Bn | - | 0.23 |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 283.56 Bn | -546.44 Bn | - | 0.01 |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs | 262.71 Bn | -3,480.74 Bn | - | 0.50 |
| 8 | Wells Fargo & Company | 257.44 Bn | 92.87 Bn | - | 0.72 |
| 9 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 256.82 Bn | -75.42 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 0.04 |
| 10 | First Merchants | 256.31 Mn | 256.31 Mn | - | 0.06 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.06 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.08 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.08 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.05 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.06 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.06 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.07 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.06 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.06 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.06 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.05 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.06 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.06 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.06 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.06 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.07 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.07 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.06 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.04 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.04 |
API Access
First Merchants Debt Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=FRME&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "ticker": "FRME", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=FRME&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();