First Merchants Q3 Adjusted Earnings, Revenue Rise

05:03 PM EDT, 10/21/2026 (MT Newswires) -- First Merchants (FRME) reported Q3 adjusted earnings late Wednesday of $1.10 per diluted share, up from $0.99 a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $1.04. Revenue for the quarter ended Sept. 30, a sum of net interest income and total non-interest income, was $199.1 million, up from $166.1 million a year ago. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $203.9 million.