First Merchants (FRME) Dividend Yield (2012 - 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 (2012 - 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 | 890.60 Bn | 920.07 Bn | - |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 421.74 Bn | 541.68 Bn | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 385.85 Bn | -1,990.22 Bn | - |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 345.94 Bn | 345.99 Bn | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 303.15 Bn | -205.95 Bn | - |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 279.82 Bn | 130.57 Bn | - |
| 7 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 274.62 Bn | -1,313.87 Bn | 10.89 Bn |
| 8 | Goldman Sachs | 267.07 Bn | -3,290.04 Bn | - |
| 9 | Wells Fargo & Company | 243.79 Bn | 245.93 Bn | - |
| 10 | First Merchants | 2.49 Bn | 2.49 Bn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.23% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.52% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.88% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.83% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.75% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.51% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.53% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.77% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.21% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.97% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.63% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.77% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.63% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.90% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.99% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.03% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.14% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.82% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.74% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.67% |
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();