First Merchants (FRME) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2010 - 2026)
First Merchants (FRME) reported Shares Outstanding (Entity) of 62.21 million for Q2 2026, up 8.6% from 57.27 million a year earlier but down 0.5% from the prior quarter.
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First Merchants (FRME) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, First Merchants posted Shares Outstanding (Entity) of 56.95 million, down 1.8% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding (Entity) has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Shares Outstanding (Entity) came in at 57.97 million in FY2024 (-2.4%), 59.42 million in FY2023 (+0.4%), 59.17 million in FY2022 (+10.8%) and 53.41 million in FY2021 (-0.9%).
- Five-year quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) spans a low of 53.41 million in Q4 2021 and a high of 62.51 million in Q1 2026.
- Year over year, Shares Outstanding (Entity) gained in two of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 0.8%.
- The high point for year-over-year Shares Outstanding (Entity) in five years was Q1 2023 (growth of 10.9%); the low point was Q4 2024 (a decline of 2.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 62.51 million (Q1 2026), 56.95 million (Q4 2025) and 57.19 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Entity.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 909.02 Bn | 886.77 Bn | - | 2.66 Bn |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 406.67 Bn | -7,110.43 Bn | - | 12.56 Bn |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 350.91 Bn | -2,025.20 Bn | - | 6.92 Bn |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 308.71 Bn | -2,966.46 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 293.66 Bn | -249.15 Bn | - | 1.57 Bn |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 283.56 Bn | -546.44 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs | 262.71 Bn | -3,480.74 Bn | - | 288.60 Mn |
| 8 | Wells Fargo & Company | 257.44 Bn | 92.87 Bn | - | 3.00 Bn |
| 9 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 256.82 Bn | -75.42 Bn | 10.89 Bn | - |
| 10 | First Merchants | 256.31 Mn | 256.31 Mn | - | 6.22 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 6.22 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.22 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.25 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.72 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.73 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.78 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.81 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.86 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.94 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.94 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.93 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.93 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.92 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.91 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.91 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.34 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.34 Mn |
API Access
First Merchants Shares Outstanding (Entity) API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding-entity&ticker=FRME&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-entity", "ticker": "FRME", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding-entity&ticker=FRME&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();