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First Merchants Corp. (FRME) stock price history
Every Nasdaq trading session of First Merchants Corp. from Jun 20, 1989 to Sep 28, 2026: 9,387 daily bars, adjusted for splits and dividends, with minute bars from Jul 13, 2026 forward. The full series is served by the API: a free key covers the last year, paid plans the whole history and minute bars.
FRME adjusted close, 1989 to 2026
- $45.23
- All time high, 2026
- $45.33
- 52 week high, $33.69 low
- 9,387
- Daily sessions since 1989
Last updated Sep 28, 2026, the last stored session. Refreshes after each trading day. Full 1989 to 2026 series and minute bars.
FRME key facts
- First Merchants Corp. (FRME) closed at $40.37 on Sep 28, 2026 on Nasdaq.
- FRME's all time high close is $45.23, set on Jul 16, 2026; its all time low close is $1.68 on Sep 24, 1990.
- FRME's 52 week range is $33.69 to $45.33.
- FRME returned +8.7% over the year to Sep 28, 2026 and +15.5% over five years.
- Over ten years FRME returned +103%, +7.3% a year compounded.
- FRME's deepest drawdown was -81.3% from Apr 18, 2008 to Dec 17, 2009.
- DataCedar holds 9,387 daily sessions of FRME history from Jun 20, 1989 and minute bars from Jul 13, 2026, adjusted for splits and dividends, served by the API under a key.
FRME price chart, 1989 to 2026
FRME returns
Price return from the last close on or before the window start to Sep 28, 2026, on adjusted closes.
| Period | Return |
|---|---|
| 1 month | -2.9% |
| 3 months | -7.6% |
| 6 months | +7.7% |
| Year to date | +9.2% |
| 1 year | +8.7% |
| 3 years | +62.3% |
| 5 years | +15.5% |
| 10 years | +102.6% |
| Since Jun 20, 1989 | +2,005% |
| Compound annual growth, 37.3 years | +8.5% |
FRME records
Measured on the stored closes; every figure is reproducible from the API series.
- All time high close
- $45.23 on Jul 16, 2026
- All time low close
- $1.68 on Sep 24, 1990
- 52 week high
- $45.33 on Jul 16, 2026
- 52 week low
- $33.69 on Nov 18, 2025
- Deepest drawdown
- -81.3% from Apr 18, 2008 to Dec 17, 2009, recovered Jul 13, 2015
- Best single session
- +25.7% on Nov 18, 1999
- Worst single session
- -18.0% on Mar 5, 2009
- Volatility, 1 year annualised
- 23.2%
- Sessions closing higher, 1 year
- 50%
- Growth of 1 since 1989
- 21.0×
- Best calendar year
- 2012, +77%
- Worst calendar year
- 2009, -72%
FRME price history by year
Open is the first session's open, high and low span the year, close is the last session's close, and the return is close over the previous year's close. 1989 starts on Jun 20, 1989; 2026 runs to Sep 28, 2026.
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Return | Volume | Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $36.78 | $45.33 | $35.38 | $40.37 | +9.7% | 75.9M | 185 |
| 2025 | $38.10 | $43.17 | $31.62 | $36.79 | -2.5% | 72.8M | 250 |
| 2024 | $33.36 | $43.30 | $28.41 | $37.75 | +11.8% | 64.7M | 252 |
| 2023 | $35.89 | $38.34 | $21.55 | $33.76 | -5.8% | 53.8M | 250 |
| 2022 | $35.76 | $39.03 | $29.25 | $35.84 | +1.1% | 50.7M | 251 |
| 2021 | $31.11 | $41.98 | $28.00 | $35.45 | +15.0% | 43.4M | 252 |
| 2020 | $33.34 | $33.60 | $16.99 | $30.83 | -6.9% | 55M | 253 |
| 2019 | $26.27 | $33.83 | $25.92 | $33.12 | +24.6% | 49.2M | 252 |
| 2018 | $32.25 | $38.72 | $25.20 | $26.58 | -16.9% | 39.5M | 251 |
| 2017 | $28.47 | $34.55 | $26.37 | $32.00 | +13.6% | 50.5M | 251 |
| 2016 | $18.35 | $28.44 | $15.47 | $28.16 | +51.1% | 29M | 252 |
| 2015 | $16.55 | $20.16 | $15.41 | $18.64 | +13.6% | 28.9M | 252 |
| 2014 | $16.12 | $16.87 | $13.82 | $16.41 | +1.5% | 24.2M | 252 |
| 2013 | $10.65 | $16.61 | $9.93 | $16.16 | +54.7% | 24M | 252 |
| 2012 | $6.05 | $11.08 | $5.92 | $10.45 | +76.6% | 23.2M | 250 |
| 2011 | $6.20 | $6.75 | $4.62 | $5.92 | -3.9% | 19.6M | 252 |
| 2010 | $4.16 | $7.04 | $3.57 | $6.16 | +49.9% | 21.2M | 252 |
| 2009 | $14.47 | $15.26 | $3.46 | $4.11 | -71.6% | 24.5M | 252 |
| 2008 | $13.55 | $18.89 | $10.40 | $14.47 | +6.1% | 27.9M | 253 |
| 2007 | $16.22 | $16.46 | $11.18 | $13.63 | -16.3% | 13.8M | 251 |
| 2006 | $14.97 | $16.99 | $13.06 | $16.29 | +8.5% | 10.4M | 251 |
| 2005 | $15.61 | $15.92 | $12.96 | $15.02 | -4.8% | 7.6M | 252 |
| 2004 | $13.96 | $16.27 | $12.04 | $15.77 | +15.1% | 6.4M | 252 |
| 2003 | $11.30 | $14.56 | $10.90 | $13.71 | +21.9% | 4.8M | 252 |
| 2002 | $10.80 | $13.92 | $9.96 | $11.25 | +3.4% | 5.7M | 252 |
| 2001 | $9.41 | $11.37 | $8.68 | $10.88 | +15.6% | 3.4M | 248 |
| 2000 | $10.37 | $10.62 | $7.44 | $9.41 | -10.1% | 3M | 252 |
| 1999 | $9.96 | $11.57 | $8.35 | $10.47 | +4.1% | 2.2M | 252 |
| 1998 | $9.22 | $12.06 | $8.22 | $10.06 | +8.4% | 2.3M | 252 |
| 1997 | $6.08 | $9.46 | $6.08 | $9.28 | +45.4% | 1.6M | 253 |
| 1996 | $6.00 | $6.45 | $5.49 | $6.38 | +6.4% | 1.3M | 254 |
| 1995 | $4.89 | $6.23 | $4.70 | $6.00 | +22.7% | 854.4K | 252 |
| 1994 | $4.26 | $5.03 | $4.10 | $4.89 | +16.1% | 992.4K | 252 |
| 1993 | $4.14 | $4.50 | $3.75 | $4.21 | -0.1% | 1.3M | 253 |
| 1992 | $2.58 | $4.21 | $2.58 | $4.21 | +55.2% | 1.6M | 254 |
| 1991 | $1.96 | $2.94 | $1.66 | $2.71 | +41.6% | 1.7M | 253 |
| 1990 | $2.04 | $2.37 | $1.67 | $1.92 | -6.1% | 908.8K | 253 |
| 1989 | $1.92 | $2.10 | $1.92 | $2.04 | n/a | 611K | 135 |
FRME monthly closes, last 12 months
| Month | Month end close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | $40.37 | -1.8% |
| August 2026 | $41.11 | -4.7% |
| July 2026 | $43.14 | -1.3% |
| June 2026 | $43.69 | +9.4% |
| May 2026 | $39.93 | -0.3% |
| April 2026 | $40.07 | +4.4% |
| March 2026 | $38.37 | +0.0% |
| February 2026 | $38.36 | -1.7% |
| January 2026 | $39.03 | +6.1% |
| December 2025 | $36.79 | +2.7% |
| November 2025 | $35.81 | +3.8% |
| October 2025 | $34.49 | -5.9% |
About the FRME data
Daily bars. 9,387 sessions from Jun 20, 1989 to Sep 28, 2026, one row per Nasdaq trading day with open, high, low, close and volume. Prices are adjusted for splits and cash dividends so the series is comparable across its whole length; the API also serves the raw, split only and dividend only views.
Minute bars. Stored from Jul 13, 2026 forward, most recent session Sep 25, 2026. Minute history is captured from the day collection began and is never backfilled, so this start date is exact. Five minute, fifteen minute and hourly bars are derived from these minutes.
Time and currency. Session dates are Nasdaq trading days; minute timestamps are UTC. Prices are in USD. Volume is shares traded on the session.
Get the data. The REST endpoint returns the daily series as JSON with pagination; a free key serves the last year, Quant and above the full history back to Jun 20, 1989, and minute bars come with the paid windows. It takes timeframe (1Min, 5Min, 15Min, 1Hour, 1Day), adjustment, start and end. See the bars endpoint and authentication, and pricing for the plan windows.
curl "https://api.datacedar.com/v3/stocks/FRME/bars?timeframe=1Day&adjustment=all&limit=50000" \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"Nearby on Nasdaq
Common questions
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