First Merchants (FRME) EPS (Basic) (2010 - 2026)

First Merchants (FRME) reported EPS (Basic) of $0.46 for Q1 2026, down 51.58% on a YoY basis from $0.95 in Q1 2025, and down 53.54% quarter-over-quarter from $0.99 in Q4 2025.

First Merchants (FRME) EPS (Basic) (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

First Merchants has reported EPS (Basic) for 17 years, with the latest figure at $0.46 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EPS (Basic) fell 51.58% year-over-year to $0.46; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $3.41 (down 4.48% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $3.9, up 14.04% from the prior year.
  • EPS (Basic) for Q1 2026 stood at $0.46, down from $0.99 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EPS (Basic) was $1.2 in Q4 2022, with the low at $0.46 in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, EPS (Basic) has averaged $0.9 across 5 years, with a median of $0.95 in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — EPS (Basic) jumped 59.38% — and 2026, when it sank 51.58%.
  • First Merchants' EPS (Basic) stood at $1.2 in 2022, then tumbled by 41.67% to $0.7 in 2023, then surged by 57.14% to $1.1 in 2024, then dropped by 10.0% to $0.99 in 2025, then slumped by 53.54% to $0.46 in 2026.
  • The last three EPS (Basic) figures came in at $0.46 (Q1 2026), $0.99 (Q4 2025), and $0.98 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EPS (Basic) (Qtr)
1 Bank Of Chile 97,765.53 Bn 97,765.53 Bn - 2.66
2 Bank Bradesco 6,846.93 Bn 6,830.99 Bn - -
3 Lloyds Banking 384.13 Bn 384.40 Bn - -
4 First Capital 215.78 Bn 215.63 Bn - 1.30
5 Itau Unibanco Holding 202.78 Bn 202.78 Bn - -
6 Landmark Bancorp 180.37 Bn 180.34 Bn - 0.83
7 NatWest 168.65 Bn -51.67 Bn - -
8 Shinhan Financial 136.54 Bn 104.11 Bn - 0.56
9 Mizuho Financial 112.02 Bn 112.56 Bn - -
10 First Merchants 2.55 Bn 2.55 Bn -1.01 Mn 0.46

Historic Data

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DateValue
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 0.70
Sep 30, 2023 0.95
Jun 30, 2023 1.02
Mar 31, 2023 1.07
Dec 31, 2022 1.20
Sep 30, 2022 1.08
Jun 30, 2022 0.64
Mar 31, 2022 0.91
Dec 31, 2021 0.89
Sep 30, 2021 0.98
Jun 30, 2021 1.03