First Merchants (FRME) Dividends Paid - Common (2012 - 2026)
First Merchants (FRME) posted Dividends Paid - Common of $23.23 million for Q2 2026, up 11.7% from $20.8 million a year earlier and up 1.8% from the prior quarter.
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First Merchants (FRME) Dividends Paid - Common (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Dividends Paid - Common at First Merchants was $87.67 million, up 6.5% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $82.91 million, up 1.6% from FY2024.
- Annual Dividends Paid - Common has increased for 15 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, First Merchants' Dividends Paid - Common was $81.62 million in FY2024 (+2.0%), $80.06 million in FY2023 (+10.1%), $72.75 million in FY2022 (+18.8%) and $61.23 million in FY2021 (+8.3%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Dividends Paid - Common in data going back to Q1 2012.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividends Paid - Common has increased in each of the last 21 quarters, with growth averaging 3.9% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year growth in Dividends Paid - Common ranged from 0.6% (Q4 2024) to 22.3% (Q1 2023).
- According to Business Quant data, Dividends Paid - Common for the three prior quarters was $22.82 million (Q1 2026), $20.82 million (Q4 2025) and $20.8 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Paid (Common) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 879.54 Bn | 909.01 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 418.48 Bn | 538.42 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 381.92 Bn | -1,994.15 Bn | - | 2.33 Bn |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 341.10 Bn | 341.15 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 295.71 Bn | -213.38 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 275.38 Bn | 126.13 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 273.79 Bn | -1,314.70 Bn | 10.89 Bn | - |
| 8 | Goldman Sachs | 262.78 Bn | -3,294.34 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Wells Fargo & Company | 242.61 Bn | 244.75 Bn | - | 1.37 Bn |
| 10 | First Merchants | 2.47 Bn | 2.47 Bn | - | 23.23 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 23.23 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.82 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 20.82 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 20.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 20.49 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 20.48 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 20.52 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 20.47 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 20.16 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 20.35 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 20.34 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 20.29 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 19.09 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 19.06 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 19.05 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 19.03 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.61 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.62 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 15.71 Mn |
API Access
First Merchants Dividends Paid - Common 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=dividends-paid-common&ticker=FRME&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common", "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=dividends-paid-common&ticker=FRME&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();