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First Merchants (FRME) Return on Equity: 2017-2024

Historic Return on Equity for First Merchants (FRME) over the last 8 years, with Dec 2024 value amounting to 0.09%.

  • First Merchants' Return on Equity rose 2.00% to 0.10% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.10%, marking a year-over-year increase of 2.00%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.09% for FY2024, which is 2.00% down from last year.
  • As of FY2024, First Merchants' Return on Equity stood at 0.09%, which was down 15.34% from 0.10% recorded in FY2023.
  • First Merchants' Return on Equity's 5-year high stood at 0.11% during FY2022, with a 5-year trough of 0.08% in FY2020.
  • Its 3-year average for Return on Equity is 0.10%, with a median of 0.10% in 2023.
  • In the last 5 years, First Merchants' Return on Equity fell by 2bps in 2020 and then grew by 3bps in 2021.
  • Over the past 5 years, First Merchants' Return on Equity (Yearly) stood at 0.08% in 2020, then rose by 3bps to 0.11% in 2021, then remained steady at 0.11% in 2022, then fell by 1bps to 0.10% in 2023, then fell by 2bps to 0.09% in 2024.