First Merchants (FRME) Dividend Yield (2010 - 2026)
First Merchants' Dividend Yield was 3.23% in Q2 2026, down 0.53 percentage points from 3.75% a year earlier and down 0.30 percentage points from the prior quarter.
First Merchants (FRME) Dividend Yield (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Dividend Yield at First Merchants came in at 3.88%, up 0.35 percentage points from FY2024.
- Dividend Yield shows a five-year change of +1.08 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Dividend Yield was 3.53% in FY2024 (-0.10 pp), 3.63% in FY2023 (+0.64 pp), 2.99% in FY2022 (+0.25 pp) and 2.74% in FY2021 (-0.07 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Dividend Yield since Q4 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Dividend Yield was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.26 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Dividend Yield over five years was Q3 2023 (a gain of 1.74 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2021 (a drop of 1.89 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, FRME's Dividend Yield in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 3.52% (Q1 2026), 3.88% (Q4 2025) and 3.83% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 909.02 Bn | 886.77 Bn | - |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 406.67 Bn | -7,110.43 Bn | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 350.91 Bn | -2,025.20 Bn | - |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 308.71 Bn | -2,966.46 Bn | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 293.66 Bn | -249.15 Bn | - |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 283.56 Bn | -546.44 Bn | - |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs | 262.71 Bn | -3,480.74 Bn | - |
| 8 | Wells Fargo & Company | 257.44 Bn | 92.87 Bn | - |
| 9 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 256.82 Bn | -75.42 Bn | 10.89 Bn |
| 10 | First Merchants | 256.31 Mn | 256.31 Mn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 36.41% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 32.26% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 35.21% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 38.84% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 38.29% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 37.51% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 35.05% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 35.29% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 37.69% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 42.08% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 39.69% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 36.33% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 47.67% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 46.29% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 39.04% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 29.91% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 30.30% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 31.36% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 28.21% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 27.37% |
First Merchants Dividend Yield 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=dividend-yield&ticker=FRME&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-yield", "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=dividend-yield&ticker=FRME&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();