First Merchants (FRME) Debt to Equity (2011 - 2026)

First Merchants (FRME) reported Debt to Equity of $0.03 for Q1 2026, up 20.33% on a YoY basis from $0.03 in Q1 2025, and up 38.28% quarter-over-quarter from $0.02 in Q4 2025.

First Merchants (FRME) Debt to Equity (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

First Merchants has reported Debt to Equity for 16 years, with the latest figure at $0.03 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt to Equity rose 20.33% year-over-year to $0.03; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $0.03 (up 20.33% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $0.02, down 62.31% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity for Q1 2026 stood at $0.03, up from $0.02 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt to Equity was $0.34 in Q3 2022, with the low at $0.02 in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Debt to Equity has averaged $0.11 across 5 years, with a median of $0.07 in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Debt to Equity sank 87.46% — and 2025, when it soared 510.28%.
  • First Merchants' Debt to Equity stood at $0.07 in 2022, then slipped by 5.89% to $0.07 in 2023, then fell by 11.42% to $0.06 in 2024, then plunged by 62.31% to $0.02 in 2025, then soared by 38.28% to $0.03 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at $0.03 (Q1 2026), $0.02 (Q4 2025), and $0.33 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 Bank Of Chile 97,765.53 Bn 97,765.53 Bn - 3.41
2 Bank Bradesco 6,846.93 Bn 6,830.99 Bn - 0.66
3 Lloyds Banking 384.13 Bn 384.40 Bn - -
4 First Capital 215.78 Bn 215.63 Bn - -
5 Itau Unibanco Holding 202.78 Bn 202.78 Bn - -
6 Landmark Bancorp 180.37 Bn 180.34 Bn - 0.13
7 NatWest 168.65 Bn -51.67 Bn - 1.61
8 Shinhan Financial 136.54 Bn 104.11 Bn - 0.19
9 Mizuho Financial 112.02 Bn 112.56 Bn - 3.81
10 First Merchants 2.55 Bn 2.55 Bn -1.01 Mn 0.03

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.03
Dec 31, 2025 0.02
Sep 30, 2025 0.33
Jun 30, 2025 0.03
Mar 31, 2025 0.03
Dec 31, 2024 0.06
Sep 30, 2024 0.05
Jun 30, 2024 0.04
Mar 31, 2024 0.05
Dec 31, 2023 0.07
Sep 30, 2023 0.07
Jun 30, 2023 0.34
Mar 31, 2023 0.07
Dec 31, 2022 0.07
Sep 30, 2022 0.34
Jun 30, 2022 0.09
Mar 31, 2022 0.09
Dec 31, 2021 0.09
Sep 30, 2021 0.10
Jun 30, 2021 0.06