First Merchants Corporation FRME Return on equity
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Where this comes from
Calculated from First Merchants Corporation’s reported figures.
Based on trailing twelve months.
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 return on equity?
- First Merchants Corporation (FRME) reported return on equity of 7.9% in Q1 2026.
- How has First Merchants Corporation's return on equity changed year-over-year?
- First Merchants Corporation's return on equity decreased by 13.3% year-over-year, from 9.2% to 7.9%.
- What is the long-term trend for First Merchants Corporation's return on equity?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), First Merchants Corporation's return on equity has grown at a 3.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 8.1% to 9.5%.
- What does return on equity mean?
- Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by average shareholders' equity (average of the start and end of the trailing-twelve-month window). Measures the profit generated on each dollar of shareholder capital.