First Merchants (FRME) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
First Merchants (FRME) posted EBIT Margin of 76.31% for Q2 2026, down 22.18 percentage points from 98.49% a year earlier and down 2.83 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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First Merchants (FRME) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, EBIT Margin at First Merchants was 87.43%, down 13.00 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 97.73%, down 4.11 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBIT Margin shows a five-year change of +49.69 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, First Merchants' EBIT Margin was 101.84% in FY2024 (+8.49 pp), 93.35% in FY2023 (+39.15 pp), 54.20% in FY2022 (+0.98 pp) and 53.22% in FY2021 (+5.18 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly EBIT Margin since Q4 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBIT Margin has declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -6.08 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EBIT Margin in the past five years was Q2 2023, with a gain of 59.21 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2026, with a drop of 22.18 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, EBIT Margin for the three prior quarters was 79.14% (Q1 2026), 95.18% (Q4 2025) and 100.34% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 909.02 Bn | 886.77 Bn | - | 91.99% |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 406.67 Bn | -7,110.43 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 350.91 Bn | -2,025.20 Bn | - | 89.38% |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 308.71 Bn | -2,966.46 Bn | - | 48.15% |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 293.66 Bn | -249.15 Bn | - | 95.47% |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 283.56 Bn | -546.44 Bn | - | 138.04% |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs | 262.71 Bn | -3,480.74 Bn | - | 139.33% |
| 8 | Wells Fargo & Company | 257.44 Bn | 92.87 Bn | - | 84.54% |
| 9 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 256.82 Bn | -75.42 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 51.45% |
| 10 | First Merchants | 256.31 Mn | 256.31 Mn | - | 91.62% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 91.62% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 76.31% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 79.14% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 95.18% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 100.34% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 98.49% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 96.97% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 99.88% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 106.63% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 94.93% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 106.44% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 98.29% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 99.94% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 94.48% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 81.41% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 72.46% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 56.84% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 35.27% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 49.24% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 49.88% |
API Access
First Merchants EBIT Margin 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=ebit-margin&ticker=FRME&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "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=ebit-margin&ticker=FRME&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();