First Merchants Corporation FRME Interest Expense
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Where this comes from
Reported directly by First Merchants Corporation in its filing.
Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:InterestExpenseOperating.
The official record: First Merchants Corporation’s 10-Q, filed May 1, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →
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Questions, answered.
- What is First Merchants Corporation's interest expense?
- First Merchants Corporation (FRME) reported interest expense of $97.27M in Q1 2026.
- How has First Merchants Corporation's interest expense changed year-over-year?
- First Merchants Corporation's interest expense increased by 5.4% year-over-year, from $92.25M to $97.27M.
- What is the long-term trend for First Merchants Corporation's interest expense?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), First Merchants Corporation's interest expense has grown at a 81.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $35.95M to $388.78M.
- What does interest expense mean?
- Cost of borrowing — interest paid or accrued on bonds, bank loans, credit facilities, finance leases, and other debt obligations.