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First Merchants (First Merchants) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate

: 8.80% (As of Dec. 2023)
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First Merchants's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.34.

The historical rank and industry rank for First Merchants's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate or its related term are showing as below:

FRME' s 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -64.8   Med: 10.65   Max: 93.5
Current: 8.8

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of First Merchants was 93.50% per year. The lowest was -64.80% per year. And the median was 10.65% per year.

FRME's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate is ranked better than
56.01% of 782 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 7.55 vs FRME: 8.80

During the past 12 months, First Merchants's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 8.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 9.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 19.80% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

First Merchants's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.39. As of today, First Merchants's Dividend Yield % is 4.00%.

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Competitive Comparison

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, First Merchants's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


First Merchants 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, First Merchants's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where First Merchants's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate falls into.



First Merchants 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Calculation

This is the average annual rate that a company has been raising its dividends. The growth rate is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four year annual data.

Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.


First Merchants  (NAS:FRME) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

First Merchants's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=0.34/ 0.87
=0.39

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of First Merchants was 10.40. The lowest was 0.18. And the median was 0.31.

2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

First Merchants Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.3402024-02-292024-03-012024-03-15Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.3402023-11-302023-12-012023-12-15Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.3402023-08-312023-09-012023-09-15Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.3402023-06-012023-06-022023-06-16Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

First Merchants's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.36/34.07
=3.99 %

Current Share Price is $34.07.
First Merchants's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $1.36.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of First Merchants was 5.12%. The lowest was 0.83%. And the median was 1.91%.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


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First Merchants (First Merchants) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
200 East Jackson Street, P.O. Box 792, Muncie, IN, USA, 47305-2814
First Merchants Corp, through its subsidiaries, provides its customers with financial services delivered locally by bankers. It offers personal banking, business banking, real estate mortgage lending, cash management services, brokerage, wealth management, and insurance. The company reports in only one segment that is community banking.
Executives
Michael C Rechin officer: Executive Vice President, other: Chief Operating Officer 13831 COLDWATER DRIVE, CARMEL IN 46032
Michael J Fisher director 200 EAST JACKSON STREET, MUNCIE IN 47305
Jason R Sondhi director 200 E JACKSON ST, MUNCIE IN 47305
Gary Lehman director 200 EAST JACKSON STREET, MUNCIE IN 47305
Mung Chiang director 200 E JACKSON ST, MUNCIE IN 47305
Stephan Fluhler officer: Chief Information Officer, other: Senior Vice President 200 EAST JACKSON STREET, MUNCIE IN 47305
Charles E Schalliol director 300 NORTH MERIDIAN STREET, SUITE 950, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46204
Kevin D Johnson director 200 E JACKSON ST, MUNCIE IN 47305
Patrick J. Fehring director 32991 HAMILTON COURT, FARMINGTON HILLS MI 48334
Patrick A Sherman director 609 TREYBOURNE DRIVE, SUITE A, GREENWOOD IN 46142
Chad Kimball officer: Chief Risk Officer 200 EAST JACKSON STREET, MUNCIE IN 47305
Mark K Hardwick officer: Senior Vice President, other: Chief Financial Officer POST OFFICE BOX 792, MUNICE IN 47308-0792
Michael R Becher director 200 E. JACKSON ST., MUNCIE IN 47305
Michael C Marhenke director 200 EAST JACKSON ST, MUNCIE IN 47305
William L Hoy director 200 EAST JACKSON STREET, MUNCIE IN 47305

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