First Merchants (FRME) Gross Margin (2017 - 2026)

First Merchants' (FRME) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 82.28% in Q1 2026, up 1218.0% year-on-year from 6.24% in Q1 2025, and up 7.42% quarter-over-quarter from 76.6% in Q4 2025.

First Merchants (FRME) Gross Margin (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

First Merchants' Gross Margin history runs 10 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 82.28% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin rose 1218.0% year-over-year to 82.28% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 75.5%, a 6652.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 78.04%, up 45567.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin climbed to 82.28% in Q1 2026 per FRME's latest filing, from 76.6% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 120.15% in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 359.11% in Q3 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 78.04% (2024), against an average of 34.53%.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin slumped 31618 bps in 2022 and surged 43715 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 117.65% in 2022, then fell by 4 bps to 112.45% in 2023, then increased by 7 bps to 120.15% in 2024, then slumped by 36 bps to 76.6% in 2025, then climbed by 7 bps to 82.28% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest FRME Gross Margin figures stand at 82.28% (Q1 2026), 76.6% (Q4 2025), and 76.24% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 KB Financial 43,124.21 Bn 43,125.44 Bn -775,612.08 -244.16%
2 Shinhan Financial 33,971.34 Bn 33,973.00 Bn - -
3 Bank Of Chile 4,105.33 Bn 4,105.33 Bn 167,623.00 80.84%
4 NatWest 768.74 Bn 572.78 Bn 1.79 Bn 30.54%
5 Mizuho Financial 385.64 Bn 389.59 Bn - -
6 Lloyds Banking 358.14 Bn 358.14 Bn - -
7 First Capital 200.03 Bn 199.69 Bn - -
8 Landmark Bancorp 187.97 Bn 187.94 Bn - -
9 Pnc Financial Services 100.96 Bn 101.01 Bn - -
10 First Merchants 2.62 Bn 2.62 Bn 7.44 Mn 82.28%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 82.28%
Dec 31, 2025 76.60%
Sep 30, 2025 76.24%
Jun 30, 2025 59.51%
Mar 31, 2025 70.11%
Dec 31, 2024 120.15%
Sep 30, 2024 78.04%
Jun 30, 2024 78.41%
Mar 31, 2024 85.39%
Dec 31, 2023 112.45%
Sep 30, 2023 -359.11%
Jun 30, 2023 85.10%
Mar 31, 2023 -14.02%
Dec 31, 2022 117.65%
Sep 30, 2022 -243.00%
Jun 30, 2022 72.68%
Mar 31, 2022 88.53%
Dec 31, 2021 91.35%
Sep 30, 2021 73.18%
Jun 30, 2021 79.95%