First Merchants (FRME) EPS (Diluted) (2010 - 2026)
First Merchants (FRME) reported EPS (Diluted) of $0.70 for Q2 2026, down 28.7% from $0.98 a year earlier but up 53.2% from the prior quarter.
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First Merchants (FRME) EPS (Diluted) (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, First Merchants' EPS (Diluted) came in at $2.94, down 24.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $3.88, up 13.9% from FY2024.
- EPS (Diluted) has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, EPS (Diluted) came in at $3.41 in FY2024 (-8.6%), $3.73 in FY2023 (-2.0%), $3.81 in FY2022 (unchanged) and $3.81 in FY2021 (+38.9%).
- Five-year quarterly EPS (Diluted) spans a low of $0.45 in Q1 2026 and a high of $1.21 in Q4 2022.
- Year over year, EPS (Diluted) has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 4.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year EPS (Diluted) in five years was Q2 2023 (growth of 56.4%); the low point was Q1 2026 (a decline of 51.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $0.45 (Q1 2026), $0.98 (Q4 2025) and $0.98 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EPS (Diluted) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 890.60 Bn | 920.07 Bn | - | 7.70 |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 421.74 Bn | 541.68 Bn | - | 0.00 |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 385.85 Bn | -1,990.22 Bn | - | 1.20 |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 345.94 Bn | 345.99 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 303.15 Bn | -205.95 Bn | - | 3.46 |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 279.82 Bn | 130.57 Bn | - | 3.06 |
| 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 | - | 20.99 |
| 9 | Wells Fargo & Company | 243.79 Bn | 245.93 Bn | - | 2.00 |
| 10 | First Merchants | 2.49 Bn | 2.49 Bn | - | 0.70 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.70 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.45 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.98 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.98 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.98 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.94 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.09 |
| 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 | 1.21 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.07 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.65 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.91 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.88 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.98 |
API Access
First Merchants EPS (Diluted) 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-diluted&ticker=FRME&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "eps-diluted", "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-diluted&ticker=FRME&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();