First Merchants (FRME) EPS (Basic) (2010 - 2026)
First Merchants (FRME) posted EPS (Basic) of $0.70 for Q2 2026, down 28.7% from $0.98 a year earlier but up 53.2% from the prior quarter.
First Merchants (FRME) EPS (Basic) (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, EPS (Basic) at First Merchants was $2.96, down 24.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $3.90, up 14.0% from FY2024.
- Annual EPS (Basic) shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, First Merchants' EPS (Basic) was $3.42 in FY2024 (-8.6%), $3.74 in FY2023 (-2.2%), $3.83 in FY2022 (+0.1%) and $3.82 in FY2021 (+39.0%).
- Quarterly EPS (Basic) has run from a low of $0.46 in Q1 2026 to a high of $1.22 in Q4 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, EPS (Basic) has declined in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 4.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EPS (Basic) in the past five years was Q2 2023, with growth of 56.2%; the weakest was Q1 2026, with a decline of 51.8%.
- According to Business Quant data, EPS (Basic) for the three prior quarters was $0.46 (Q1 2026), $0.99 (Q4 2025) and $0.98 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EPS (Basic) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 890.60 Bn | 920.07 Bn | - | 7.71 |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 421.74 Bn | 541.68 Bn | - | 0.00 |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 385.85 Bn | -1,990.22 Bn | - | 1.22 |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 345.94 Bn | 345.99 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 303.15 Bn | -205.95 Bn | - | 3.50 |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 279.82 Bn | 130.57 Bn | - | 3.07 |
| 7 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 274.62 Bn | -1,313.87 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 2.15 |
| 8 | Goldman Sachs | 267.07 Bn | -3,290.04 Bn | - | 21.32 |
| 9 | Wells Fargo & Company | 243.79 Bn | 245.93 Bn | - | 2.02 |
| 10 | First Merchants | 2.49 Bn | 2.49 Bn | - | 0.70 |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.70 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.46 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.99 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.98 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.98 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.95 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.10 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.84 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.68 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.80 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.71 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.94 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.02 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.07 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.22 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.07 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.65 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.91 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.89 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.98 |
First Merchants EPS (Basic) 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=eps-basic&ticker=FRME&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "eps-basic", "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=eps-basic&ticker=FRME&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();