First Merchants (FRME) EPS (Basic) (2010 - 2026)
First Merchants (FRME) posted EPS (Basic) of $1.09 for Q3 2026, up 10.6% from $0.98 a year earlier and up 55.9% from the prior quarter.
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First Merchants (FRME) EPS (Basic) (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, EPS (Basic) at First Merchants was $3.14, down 22.4% 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%).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly EPS (Basic) since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, EPS (Basic) increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 6.8%.
- 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 $0.70 (Q2 2026), $0.46 (Q1 2026) and $0.99 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EPS (Basic) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 909.02 Bn | 886.77 Bn | - | 5.58 |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 406.67 Bn | -7,110.43 Bn | - | 1.50 |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 350.91 Bn | -2,025.20 Bn | - | 0.93 |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 308.71 Bn | -2,966.46 Bn | - | 2.03 |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 293.66 Bn | -249.15 Bn | - | 3.07 |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 283.56 Bn | -546.44 Bn | - | 3.07 |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs | 262.71 Bn | -3,480.74 Bn | - | 17.30 |
| 8 | Wells Fargo & Company | 257.44 Bn | 92.87 Bn | - | 1.89 |
| 9 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 256.82 Bn | -75.42 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 2.15 |
| 10 | First Merchants | 256.31 Mn | 256.31 Mn | - | 10.91 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 10.91 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.99 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.56 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.85 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.84 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.80 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.47 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.95 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.39 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.79 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.04 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.08 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.42 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.19 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.74 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.18 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.71 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.53 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.10 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.88 |
API Access
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_KEYimport 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();