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
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |