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First Merchants Q4 2025 earnings summary
Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.Q4 2025 earnings summary27 Jan, 2026
Executive summary
Achieved record full-year net income of $224.1M and diluted EPS of $3.88 for 2025, with Q4 net income of $56.6M and diluted EPS of $0.99, up 13.8% year-over-year.
Closed or received regulatory approval for the acquisition of First Savings Group, adding $2.4B in assets and expanding into Southern Indiana and Louisville, with closing expected February 1, 2026.
Repurchased 1.2M shares for $46.9M in 2025, including $10.4M in Q4.
Efficiency ratio for the year was 54.5%, with revenues growing nearly five times faster than expenses.
Dividend payout ratio for 2025 was 36.9% with a dividend yield of 3.82%.
Financial highlights
Total assets reached $19.0B, loans $13.8B, and deposits $15.3B at year-end 2025.
Loan growth was $938.8M (7.3%) year-over-year and $197.4M (5.8% annualized) in Q4.
Net interest income in Q4 was $145.3M, up $5.4M sequentially and $5.1M year-over-year; net interest margin (FTE) was 3.29%.
Noninterest income in Q4 totaled $33.1M, with strong growth in wealth management, card payment, and mortgage fees.
Tangible book value per share rose to $30.18, up $3.40 year-over-year.
Outlook and guidance
Expect mid to high single-digit loan growth (6–8%) in 2026, consistent with 2025 performance.
Double-digit non-interest income growth targeted for 2026, even excluding acquisition impact.
Core non-interest expense budgeted to rise 3–5% due to talent additions; 27.5% cost savings from acquisition expected post-integration.
Efficiency ratio expected to remain below 55% throughout 2026.
Management anticipates further growth and strong performance following the First Savings acquisition.
What drove the Q4 net charge-off increase
Expected accretion from First Savings acquisition
NIM trend excluding one-time interest recovery
What is the expected impact of bond portfolio sales?
What drives 2026 mid-to-high single-digit loan growth?
How does Midwest M&A disruption create opportunity?
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First Merchants Corporation operates as the financial holding company for First Merchants Bank that provides community banking services. The company offers personal and business checking accounts, savings accounts, certificates of deposit, money market accounts, personal loans, home equity loans, mortgage loans, automobile loans and consumer credit card lines to its retail customers both in-branch and through its electronic channels. It also offers credit cards, debit cards and related services to its business customers. First Merchants Corporation is based in Marion, Indiana.
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