How much would $1,000 invested in FRME be worth today?

$1,000 invested in FRME on October 17, 2016 would be worth $2,009 on October 16, 2026, with dividends reinvested — 7.2% a year compounded (CAGR).

How far back does the FRME calculator go?

FRME data begins June 27, 1989, with a close every session. Pick any start and end date in that span — 37 years, 4 months of history.

Does this include dividends?

Yes. The default "dividends reinvested" view uses split- and dividend-adjusted closing prices — a standard total-return approximation that excludes taxes and fees. A price-only view (split-adjusted, no dividends) is also available.

If You Invested $1,000 in First Merchants (FRME): What It Would Be Worth Today

Share this page

FRME

$39.60+0.30%

as of close, Oct 16, 2026

☾ AH $39.60 +0.30%

First Merchants CorporationStock · FinancialsRussell 2000 0.09%Nasdaq Composite 0.008%US Stock Market 0.004%Russell 3000 0.003%

PeersJPMHOODBACVBRK-BGS

Your investment#

How much

All at once, on the start date

Pick start & end dates10 years

Start

Key dates

Start at a well-known dateRecentMarket topsMarket bottomsEvents

Bought at that day's close

End

Key dates

End at a well-known dateMarket topsMarket bottomsEvents

Latest close, Oct 16, 2026

Or drag the slider to set start and end dates

1989 to today, log scale

2008 crisisCovidDot-com bust

19901995200020052010Oct 2016Today

Options

Result#

$1,000Oct 17, 2016$2,009Oct 16, 20262.0×your money

$1,000 invested in FRME on October 17, 2016 was worth $2,009 on October 16, 2026, with dividends reinvested.

That’s 7.2% a year compounded (CAGR) over 10 years: 2.0 times your money.

Over the same dates the same $1,000 would be worth $4,208 in the S&P 500 and $6,511 in the Nasdaq-100: FRME trailed both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq-100.

Price only$1,483if dividends were spent

Biggest fall−53.0%Aug 21, 2018 to Sep 23, 2020

At a flat 5% a year$1,629a savings account's rate

Gain$1,009on $1,000 put in

How this period ranks#

Better than 43% of all 329 periods of 10 years since 1989.

Your dates

−70%0%90%

Worst: −11.5% a year, Nov 1999 to Nov 2009Best: 22.9% a year, Dec 2009 to Dec 2019

One scale for every length, so longer periods bunch up. Point at a bar.

Growth of $1,000 in FRME, October 17, 2016 to October 16, 2026#

Your $1,000$Your buySame plan in the S&P 500The highA low

Lowest value$898 · Sep 2020Highest value$2,275 · Jul 2026$1,100 · May 2023$1,638 · Apr 2025$1,808 · Jan 2025$

$1,000$3,000$4,000$2,009

20182020202220242026

How far FRME was below its previous high. The biggest fall: −53.0% from Aug 21, 2018 to Sep 23, 2020, back to the high by Mar 5, 2021.

−53.0% from its high−47.3% from its high−23.9% from its high−14.8% from its high

high−53%

Your one buy. $1,000 on October 17, 2016, worth $2,009 on October 16, 2026. Pick Monthly or Yearly to see a plan's buys.

2.0×paid

What $1,000 would be worth on October 16, 2026, by start date#

Each point is the same amount invested that day and held to October 16, 2026, dividends reinvested. Above the line it made money.

Your start

$1,000$2,000$5,000$10k

19901995200020052010201520202025

$1,000 invested in FRME, by year#

Started on each year's first close and held to Oct 16, 2026, dividends reinvested.

Started	Worth Oct 16, 2026	Multiple	A year (CAGR)	Same in the Nasdaq-100
2017	$1,417	1.4×	3.6%	$6,344
2018	$1,253	1.3×	2.6%	$4,742
2019	$1,489	1.5×	5.2%	$4,812
2020	$1,215	1.2×	2.9%	$3,420
2021	$1,310	1.3×	4.8%	$2,373
2022	$1,109	1.1×	2.2%	$1,818
2023	$1,118	1.1×	3.0%	$2,741
2024	$1,181	1.2×	6.1%	$1,789
2025	$1,080	1.1×	4.4%	$1,403
2026	$1,085	1.1×	—	$1,162

Methodology#

A buy is made at the start date's close, or the next session's when the market was closed that day, and valued at the end date's close; a monthly or yearly plan buys on the same day of each month or year. "Dividends reinvested" uses split- and dividend-adjusted closes (a standard total-return approximation; taxes and fees excluded). "Price-only" uses split-adjusted closes. FRME data begins June 27, 1989; values as of October 16, 2026 and refresh daily. The ranking compares month-end to month-end periods. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.

See the live FRME chart and fundamentals on the FRME quote page or the S&P 500 return calculator.

FAQ#

How much would $1,000 invested in FRME be worth today?: $1,000 invested in FRME on October 17, 2016 would be worth $2,009 on October 16, 2026, with dividends reinvested — 7.2% a year compounded (CAGR).
How far back does the FRME calculator go?: FRME data begins June 27, 1989, with a close every session. Pick any start and end date in that span — 37 years, 4 months of history.
Does this include dividends?: Yes. The default "dividends reinvested" view uses split- and dividend-adjusted closing prices — a standard total-return approximation that excludes taxes and fees. A price-only view (split-adjusted, no dividends) is also available.

FRME return calculator