First Merchants (FRME) Return on Sales (2010 - 2026)
First Merchants' (FRME) quarterly Return on Sales came in at 0.03% in Q1 2026, down 9.0% year-on-year from 0.03% in Q1 2025, and down 45.77% quarter-over-quarter from 0.06% in Q4 2025.
First Merchants (FRME) Return on Sales (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
First Merchants' Return on Sales history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.03% for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Sales fell 9.0% year-over-year to 0.03% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.06%, a 19.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.06%, down 124.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Sales retreated to 0.03% in Q1 2026 per FRME's latest filing, from 0.06% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Sales topped out at 1.09% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 0.05% in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for Return on Sales is 0.06% (2025), against an average of 0.19%.
- Biggest YoY gain for Return on Sales was 83 bps in 2022; the steepest drop was 127 bps in 2022.
- Year by year, Return on Sales stood at 0.04% in 2022, then surged by 50 bps to 0.02% in 2023, then plunged by 151 bps to 0.05% in 2024, then surged by 214 bps to 0.06% in 2025, then slumped by 46 bps to 0.03% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest FRME Return on Sales figures stand at 0.03% (Q1 2026), 0.06% (Q4 2025), and 0.06% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KB Financial | 43,124.21 Bn | 43,125.44 Bn | -775,612.08 | 55.85% |
| 2 | Shinhan Financial | 33,971.34 Bn | 33,973.00 Bn | - | -200.84% |
| 3 | Bank Of Chile | 4,105.33 Bn | 4,105.33 Bn | 167,623.00 | 0.02% |
| 4 | NatWest | 768.74 Bn | 572.78 Bn | 1.79 Bn | 0.01% |
| 5 | Mizuho Financial | 385.64 Bn | 389.59 Bn | - | 0.00% |
| 6 | Lloyds Banking | 358.14 Bn | 358.14 Bn | - | 0.00% |
| 7 | First Capital | 200.03 Bn | 199.69 Bn | - | 0.03% |
| 8 | Landmark Bancorp | 187.97 Bn | 187.94 Bn | - | 0.00% |
| 9 | Pnc Financial Services | 100.96 Bn | 101.01 Bn | - | 0.00% |
| 10 | First Merchants | 2.62 Bn | 2.62 Bn | 7.44 Mn | 0.03% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.03% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.06% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.06% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.12% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.12% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.05% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.06% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.05% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.06% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.02% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.09% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.08% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.56% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.04% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.91% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.08% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.08% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.02% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.08% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.10% |