First Merchants (FRME) FCF Payout Ratio (2012 - 2026)
First Merchants posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.01 for Q1 2026, down 97.59% year-on-year from 0.33 in Q1 2025, and down 99.21% on a QoQ basis from 1.01 in Q4 2025.
First Merchants (FRME) has 15 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.01 in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 97.59% year-over-year to 0.01; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.22 (up 2635.66% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.29, up 4050.15% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.01, down from 1.01 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 1.53 in Q2 2023 and bottomed at 0.88 in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.01 (2022), against an average of 0.2.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when FCF Payout Ratio soared 14567.43%; it then sank 12384.09% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.14 in 2022, then plunged by 94.76% to 0.01 in 2023, then tumbled by 12384.09% to 0.88 in 2024, then surged by 215.01% to 1.01 in 2025, then plunged by 99.21% to 0.01 in 2026.
- The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.01 (Q1 2026), 1.01 (Q4 2025), and 0.01 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bank Of Chile | 90,891.20 Bn | 90,891.20 Bn | - | 5.86 |
| 2 | Bank Bradesco | 6,807.69 Bn | 6,791.75 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Lloyds Banking | 426.28 Bn | 426.28 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | NatWest | 184.56 Bn | 184.56 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | First Capital | 181.18 Bn | 181.03 Bn | - | 0.18 |
| 6 | Landmark Bancorp | 164.67 Bn | 164.64 Bn | - | 0.19 |
| 7 | Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft | 161.63 Bn | -151,939.28 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | KB Financial | 150.02 Bn | 142.15 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Pnc Financial Services | 88.79 Bn | 88.84 Bn | - | 0.36 |
| 10 | First Merchants | 2.44 Bn | 2.44 Bn | -1.01 Mn | 0.01 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.01 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.01 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.01 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.36 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.33 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.88 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.78 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.30 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.34 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.01 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.47 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.53 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.01 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.14 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.07 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.01 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.85 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.69 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -0.33 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.27 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -0.71 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.48 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.33 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 0.20 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.36 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.24 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.42 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 0.21 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 0.25 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 0.20 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 0.21 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 0.29 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 0.19 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 0.41 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 0.35 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 0.18 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.27 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 0.12 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 0.73 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 0.18 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 1.61 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 0.24 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 0.22 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 0.17 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 0.13 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 0.12 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 0.13 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 0.28 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 0.00 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | -0.01 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 0.05 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 0.07 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 0.04 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 0.09 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 0.00 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 0.11 |