First Merchants (FRME) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026)

First Merchants has reported Times Interest Earned for 17 years, with the latest figure at -$1.3 in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Times Interest Earned fell 27.5% year-over-year to -$1.3; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$1.1 (down 23.13% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$1.0, down 20.02% from the prior year.
• Times Interest Earned for Q1 2026 stood at -$1.3, down from -$1.15 in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Times Interest Earned was -$0.78 in Q2 2024, with the low at -$43.52 in Q3 2022.
• Historically, Times Interest Earned has averaged -$6.49 across 5 years, with a median of -$1.03 in 2023.
• The largest YoY upside for Times Interest Earned was 97.7% in 2023 against a maximum downside of 296.31% in 2023.
• First Merchants' Times Interest Earned stood at -$1.19 in 2022, then dropped by 3.49% to -$1.23 in 2023, then grew by 26.42% to -$0.91 in 2024, then declined by 26.83% to -$1.15 in 2025, then decreased by 12.99% to -$1.3 in 2026.
• The last three Times Interest Earned figures came in at -$1.3 (Q1 2026), -$1.15 (Q4 2025), and -$0.96 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.