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

First Merchants (FRMEP) Gross Margin (2017 - 2026)

First Merchants (FRMEP) posted Gross Margin of 75.41% for Q2 2026, down 9.81% on a QoQ basis from 83.61% in Q1 2026, and down 198.0% year-over-year from 76.95% in Q2 2025.

Analysis

First Merchants (FRMEP) Gross Margin (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

First Merchants has reported Gross Margin for 10 years, with the latest figure at 75.41% in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin fell 198.0% year-over-year to 75.41% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 77.56%, a 3.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 78.04%, down 36.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 75.41% for Q2 2026 at First Merchants, down from 83.61% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 89.96% in Q1 2022, with the low at 57.91% in Q4 2022.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 77.06%, with a median of 77.92% recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Gross Margin plunged 1609 bps in 2022, then jumped 817 bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 57.91% in 2022, then gained by 13 bps to 65.59% in 2023, then grew by 7 bps to 70.2% in 2024, then grew by 6 bps to 74.67% in 2025, then climbed by 1 bps to 75.41% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 75.41% (Q2 2026), 83.61% (Q1 2026), and 74.67% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Banco Santander Chile 951.11 Bn 951.11 Bn - -
2 Truist Financial 61.50 Bn 61.50 Bn - -
3 Fifth Third Bancorp 49.43 Bn 25.70 Bn - -
4 M&T Bank 34.73 Bn 34.73 Bn - -
5 Huntington Bancshares 33.61 Bn 29.08 Bn - -
6 Citizens Financial 29.30 Bn 29.30 Bn - -
7 Regions Financial 25.50 Bn 25.50 Bn - -
8 First Citizens Bancshares 24.62 Bn 24.10 Bn 29.00 Mn 39.19%
9 Keycorp 23.26 Bn -24.43 Bn - -
10 First Merchants 1.56 Bn 1.56 Bn 7.27 Mn 75.41%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 75.41%
Mar 31, 2026 83.61%
Dec 31, 2025 74.67%
Sep 30, 2025 76.24%
Jun 30, 2025 77.39%
Mar 31, 2025 84.35%
Dec 31, 2024 70.20%
Sep 30, 2024 78.46%
Jun 30, 2024 79.91%
Mar 31, 2024 85.39%
Dec 31, 2023 65.59%
Sep 30, 2023 70.29%
Jun 30, 2023 85.90%
Mar 31, 2023 83.35%
Dec 31, 2022 57.91%
Sep 30, 2022 66.75%
Jun 30, 2022 81.61%
Mar 31, 2022 89.96%
Dec 31, 2021 74.00%
Sep 30, 2021 77.20%