First Merchants (FRME) dividend history
First Merchants paid $83M in dividends in fiscal 2025, about $1.44 per share.
Dividends per share grew 29.2% a year over 14 years, rising in each of the last 14 years.
At today's price the trailing yield is 3.47%.
Dividends by fiscal year
Dividends paid from the cash flow statement in First Merchants's 10-K filings, divided by diluted shares (an approximation of the per-share dividend).
| Fiscal year | Per share | Growth | Total paid | % of free cash flow | % of net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.44 | +3.0% | $83M | — | 37% |
| 2024 | $1.39 | +3.6% | $82M | — | 41% |
| 2023 | $1.35 | +7.2% | $80M | — | 36% |
| 2022 | $1.26 | +10.7% | $73M | — | 33% |
| 2021 | $1.13 | +8.8% | $61M | — | 30% |
| 2020 | $1.04 | +4.9% | $57M | — | 38% |
| 2019 | $0.99 | +18.1% | $51M | — | 31% |
| 2018 | $0.84 | +20.2% | $42M | — | 26% |
| 2017 | $0.70 | +29.5% | $32M | — | 33% |
| 2016 | $0.54 | +31.7% | $22M | — | 27% |
| 2015 | $0.41 | +40.5% | $16M | — | 24% |
| 2014 | $0.29 | +56.4% | $11M | — | 18% |
| 2013 | $0.19 | +85.8% | $6M | — | 13% |
| 2012 | $0.10 | +151.8% | $3M | — | 6% |
| 2011 | $0.04 | — | $1M | — | 4% |
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Does First Merchants pay a dividend?
First Merchants paid $83M in dividends in fiscal 2025, about $1.44 per share.
How fast has First Merchants's dividend grown?
Dividends per share grew 29.2% a year over 14 years, rising in each of the last 14 years.
From First Merchants's annual reports filed with the SEC (XBRL data), standardised by Investingly. Information only, not investment advice.