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First Merchants (FRME) Times Interest Earned: 2016-2025

Historic Times Interest Earned for First Merchants (FRME) over the last 10 years, with Sep 2025 value amounting to -$0.88.

  • First Merchants' Times Interest Earned fell 10.67% to -$0.88 in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was -$0.90, marking a year-over-year decrease of 7.04%. This contributed to the annual value of -$0.83 for FY2024, which is 21.14% up from last year.
  • According to the latest figures from Q3 2025, First Merchants' Times Interest Earned is -$0.88, which was up 1.35% from -$0.90 recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Over the past 5 years, First Merchants' Times Interest Earned peaked at -$0.78 during Q2 2024, and registered a low of -$9.05 during Q1 2022.
  • For the 3-year period, First Merchants' Times Interest Earned averaged around -$0.94, with its median value being -$0.90 (2024).
  • Per our database at Business Quant, First Merchants' Times Interest Earned tumbled by 172.49% in 2021 and then skyrocketed by 85.90% in 2023.
  • Quarterly analysis of 5 years shows First Merchants' Times Interest Earned stood at -$7.71 in 2021, then spiked by 73.64% to -$2.03 in 2022, then skyrocketed by 52.55% to -$0.96 in 2023, then grew by 6.66% to -$0.90 in 2024, then decreased by 10.67% to -$0.88 in 2025.
  • Its Times Interest Earned stands at -$0.88 for Q3 2025, versus -$0.90 for Q2 2025 and -$0.93 for Q1 2025.