First Merchants (FRME) Interest Expense - Debt (2010 - 2026)

First Merchants has reported Interest Expense - Debt for 17 years, with the latest figure at $1.2 million in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Interest Expense - Debt fell 87.15% year-over-year to $1.2 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$4.1 million (down 121.77% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $4.1 million, down 44.78% from the prior year.
• Interest Expense - Debt for Q1 2026 stood at $1.2 million, up from -$23.7 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Interest Expense - Debt was $9.7 million in Q2 2025, with the low at -$23.7 million in Q4 2025.
• Historically, Interest Expense - Debt has averaged $2.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $2.7 million in 2024.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Interest Expense - Debt jumped 479.97% — and 2025, when it plunged 1616.79%.
• First Merchants' Interest Expense - Debt stood at $1.5 million in 2022, then surged by 321.98% to $6.4 million in 2023, then sank by 75.74% to $1.6 million in 2024, then sank by 1616.79% to -$23.7 million in 2025, then soared by 105.08% to $1.2 million in 2026.
• The last three Interest Expense - Debt figures came in at $1.2 million (Q1 2026), -$23.7 million (Q4 2025), and $8.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.