First Merchants FRMEP
NASDAQ FRMEP
$25.04 +0.04 (+0.16%)
At close: Sep 8, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

First Merchants (FRMEP) Debt Ratio (2011 - 2026)

First Merchants (FRMEP) posted Debt Ratio of 0.07 for Q2 2026, up 7.43% on a QoQ basis from 0.06 in Q1 2026, and up 37.03% year-over-year from 0.05 in Q2 2025.

Analysis

First Merchants (FRMEP) Debt Ratio (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

First Merchants has reported Debt Ratio for 16 years, with the latest figure at 0.07 in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Debt Ratio rose 37.03% year-over-year to 0.07 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 0.07, a 37.03% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.04, down 6.56% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio was 0.07 for Q2 2026 at First Merchants, up from 0.06 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.07 in Q2 2026, with the low at 0.02 in Q1 2022.
  • Average Debt Ratio over 5 years is 0.04, with a median of 0.04 recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Debt Ratio jumped 126.77% in 2023, then fell 26.16% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Debt Ratio stood at 0.05 in 2022, then dropped by 15.35% to 0.04 in 2023, then grew by 15.98% to 0.04 in 2024, then retreated by 6.56% to 0.04 in 2025, then surged by 57.8% to 0.07 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.07 (Q2 2026), 0.06 (Q1 2026), and 0.04 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Banco Santander Chile 947.35 Bn 947.35 Bn - 0.01
2 Truist Financial 61.50 Bn 61.50 Bn - 0.17
3 Fifth Third Bancorp 49.30 Bn 25.58 Bn - 0.09
4 M&T Bank 34.65 Bn 34.65 Bn - 0.10
5 Huntington Bancshares 33.54 Bn 29.02 Bn - 0.09
6 Citizens Financial 29.26 Bn 29.26 Bn - 0.07
7 Regions Financial 25.45 Bn 25.45 Bn - 0.07
8 First Citizens Bancshares 24.52 Bn 24.00 Bn 29.00 Mn 0.14
9 Keycorp 23.24 Bn -24.46 Bn - 0.08
10 First Merchants 1.56 Bn 1.56 Bn 7.27 Mn 0.07
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.07
Mar 31, 2026 0.06
Dec 31, 2025 0.04
Sep 30, 2025 0.04
Jun 30, 2025 0.05
Mar 31, 2025 0.05
Dec 31, 2024 0.04
Sep 30, 2024 0.05
Jun 30, 2024 0.05
Mar 31, 2024 0.03
Dec 31, 2023 0.04
Sep 30, 2023 0.04
Jun 30, 2023 0.04
Mar 31, 2023 0.05
Dec 31, 2022 0.05
Sep 30, 2022 0.04
Jun 30, 2022 0.03
Mar 31, 2022 0.02
Dec 31, 2021 0.02
Sep 30, 2021 0.02