FRMEShares · US-listed

First Merchants

14 yrs of growthPaid for 37 yrs

3.5%

dividend yield · $1.46 in the last 12 months · price $41.43

Forward yield

3.6%

$1.50 declared + forecast, next 12 months

Next ex-dividend date

4 Dec 2026

~ Forecast

5-year dividend growth

+6.6%

a year, compound · 10y +13.3%

Payments a year

paid every year for 37 yrs

When it goes ex-dividend

Filled: went ex in the last 12 months. Dashed: expected in the next 12.

Jan

Feb

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Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Dividends per share by year

Price $41.43

Yearly totals as a table

Year	Dividends per share
2026 (so far)	$1.10
2025	$1.43
2024	$1.39
2023	$1.34
2022	$1.25
2021	$1.13
2020	$1.04
2019	$1.00
2018	$0.840
2017	$0.690
2016	$0.540
2015	$0.410
2014	$0.290
2013	$0.180
2012	$0.100
2011	$0.040
2010	$0.040
2009	$0.470
2008	$0.920
2007	$0.920
2006	$0.920
2005	$0.920
2004	$0.920
2003	$0.898
2002	$0.855
2001	$0.815
2000	$0.777
1999	$0.726
1998	$0.668
1997	$0.599
1996	$0.507
1995	$0.445
1994	$0.407
1993	$0.361
1992	$0.243
1991	$0.302
1990	$0.271
1989	$0.128

Coming up

4
Dec
Dividend
Ex-dividend in 25 days · paid around 25 Dec
Forecast · high
$0.370
5
Mar
Dividend
Ex-dividend in 116 days · paid around 26 Mar
Forecast · high
$0.370
4
Jun
Dividend
Ex-dividend in 207 days · paid around 25 Jun
Forecast · high
$0.380
3
Sept
Dividend
Ex-dividend in 298 days · paid around 24 Sept
Forecast · high
$0.380

Forecasts repeat last year's payments with recent growth, until the company declares. How accurate are they? No dividend declaration from this company in our records yet: we read the press releases it files with the SEC (8-K), and not every company files them.

Dividend history

148 payments since 1989

Ex-dividend date	Amount per share
4 Sept 2026	$0.370
5 Jun 2026	$0.370
6 Mar 2026	$0.360
5 Dec 2025	$0.360
5 Sept 2025	$0.360
6 Jun 2025	$0.360
7 Mar 2025	$0.350
6 Dec 2024	$0.350
6 Sept 2024	$0.350
7 Jun 2024	$0.350
29 Feb 2024	$0.340
30 Nov 2023	$0.340

All 148 payments

31 Aug 2023	$0.340
1 Jun 2023	$0.340
2 Mar 2023	$0.320
1 Dec 2022	$0.320
1 Sept 2022	$0.320
2 Jun 2022	$0.320
3 Mar 2022	$0.290
2 Dec 2021	$0.290
2 Sept 2021	$0.290
3 Jun 2021	$0.290
4 Mar 2021	$0.260
3 Dec 2020	$0.260
3 Sept 2020	$0.260
4 Jun 2020	$0.260
5 Mar 2020	$0.260
5 Dec 2019	$0.260
29 Aug 2019	$0.260
17 May 2019	$0.260
28 Feb 2019	$0.220
6 Dec 2018	$0.220
6 Sept 2018	$0.220
31 May 2018	$0.220
1 Mar 2018	$0.180
30 Nov 2017	$0.180
30 Aug 2017	$0.180
31 May 2017	$0.180
1 Mar 2017	$0.150
30 Nov 2016	$0.150
31 Aug 2016	$0.140
1 Jun 2016	$0.140
2 Mar 2016	$0.110
2 Dec 2015	$0.110
2 Sept 2015	$0.110
3 Jun 2015	$0.110
5 Mar 2015	$0.080
3 Dec 2014	$0.080
3 Sept 2014	$0.080
4 Jun 2014	$0.080
5 Mar 2014	$0.050
4 Dec 2013	$0.050
4 Sept 2013	$0.050
30 May 2013	$0.050
13 Mar 2013	$0.030
29 Nov 2012	$0.030
30 Aug 2012	$0.030
31 May 2012	$0.030
1 Mar 2012	$0.010
1 Dec 2011	$0.010
31 Aug 2011	$0.010
2 Jun 2011	$0.010
3 Mar 2011	$0.010
2 Dec 2010	$0.010
1 Sept 2010	$0.010
3 Jun 2010	$0.010
3 Mar 2010	$0.010
2 Dec 2009	$0.080
2 Sept 2009	$0.080
3 Jun 2009	$0.080
4 Mar 2009	$0.230
3 Dec 2008	$0.230
3 Sept 2008	$0.230
4 Jun 2008	$0.230
4 Mar 2008	$0.230
4 Dec 2007	$0.230
4 Sept 2007	$0.230
4 Jun 2007	$0.230
2 Mar 2007	$0.230
4 Dec 2006	$0.230
1 Sept 2006	$0.230
1 Jun 2006	$0.230
2 Mar 2006	$0.230
2 Dec 2005	$0.230
1 Sept 2005	$0.230
2 Jun 2005	$0.230
3 Mar 2005	$0.230
2 Dec 2004	$0.230
1 Sept 2004	$0.230
2 Jun 2004	$0.230
3 Mar 2004	$0.230
3 Dec 2003	$0.230
3 Sept 2003	$0.230
4 Jun 2003	$0.219
4 Mar 2003	$0.219
4 Dec 2002	$0.219
4 Sept 2002	$0.219
6 Jun 2002	$0.209
5 Mar 2002	$0.209
4 Dec 2001	$0.209
6 Sept 2001	$0.209
4 Jun 2001	$0.199
2 Mar 2001	$0.199
4 Dec 2000	$0.199
1 Sept 2000	$0.199
6 Jun 2000	$0.190
2 Mar 2000	$0.190
2 Dec 1999	$0.190
1 Sept 1999	$0.190
2 Jun 1999	$0.173
4 Mar 1999	$0.173
18 Nov 1998	$0.173
2 Sept 1998	$0.173
3 Jun 1998	$0.161
4 Mar 1998	$0.161
3 Dec 1997	$0.161
3 Sept 1997	$0.161
4 Jun 1997	$0.138
4 Mar 1997	$0.138
4 Dec 1996	$0.138
4 Sept 1996	$0.138
4 Jun 1996	$0.115
4 Mar 1996	$0.115
4 Dec 1995	$0.115
1 Sept 1995	$0.115
1 Jun 1995	$0.107
1 Mar 1995	$0.107
30 Nov 1994	$0.107
30 Aug 1994	$0.107
31 May 1994	$0.096
1 Mar 1994	$0.096
30 Nov 1993	$0.096
30 Aug 1993	$0.096
1 Jun 1993	$0.084
1 Mar 1993	$0.084
31 Aug 1992	$0.084
1 Jun 1992	$0.079
2 Mar 1992	$0.079
2 Dec 1991	$0.079
30 Aug 1991	$0.079
31 May 1991	$0.072
28 Feb 1991	$0.072
30 Nov 1990	$0.072
30 Aug 1990	$0.072
31 May 1990	$0.064
28 Feb 1990	$0.064
30 Nov 1989	$0.064
30 Aug 1989	$0.064

Amounts are adjusted for share splits and consolidations. Specials count in the history but not in yields or streaks.