Merchants Bancorp
Merchants Bancorp's revenue rose 1.6% to $681 million in fiscal 2025. Net income was $219 million, down 31.7%. Its return on equity was 9.7%, down from 16.2% a year earlier. Its efficiency ratio was 44.0%, up from 33.4% a year earlier. It paid out $59 million in dividends and buybacks. The diluted share count rose 2.1%.
Return on equity is net income as a share of shareholders' equity; return on tangible equity leaves out goodwill and other intangible assets. The efficiency ratio is operating costs as a share of revenue, so lower means the bank spends less to earn each dollar. Market cap is the last closing share price times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate. P/E is the last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters, or the latest fiscal year where the quarters aren't available; there is none when the company made a loss.
Charts show fiscal years, from the 10-K filings.
Income statement
From fiscal 2016 to 2025, earnings per share grew 16.2% a year and net income 23.3% a year, as new shares raised the share count by 45% and diluted each share's earnings.
Return on equity
Balance sheet
Five years at a glance
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loans, net | 5,751 | 7,427 | 10,128 | 10,354 | 10,951 |
| Deposits | 8,983 | 10,071 | 14,062 | 11,920 | 13,041 |
| Loans to deposits | 64.0% | 73.7% | 72.0% | 86.9% | 84.0% |
| Provision for credit losses | 5 | 17 | 40 | 24 | 118 |
| Provision to average loans | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| Total assets | 11,279 | 12,615 | 16,952 | 18,806 | 19,449 |
| Shareholders' equity | 1,155 | 1,460 | 1,701 | 2,243 | 2,281 |
Cash flow
Projections
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Insider trades
Over the 12 months between November 7, 2025 and November 6, 2026, no insider bought Merchants Bancorp shares on the open market, and 2 insiders sold $5.2 million.
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2026 | Michael F. PetrieChairman and CEO, Director, 10% owner | Sold | 9,000 | $55.20 | $496,800 | Form 4 |
| May 6, 2026 | Michael F. PetrieChairman and CEO, Director, 10% owner | Sold | 8,334 | $46.86 | $390,531 | Form 4 |
| May 5, 2026 | Michael F. PetrieChairman and CEO, Director, 10% owner | Sold | 30,696 | $46.75 | $1.4 million | Form 4 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Michael F. PetrieChairman and CEO, Director, 10% owner | Sold | 28,871 | $32.62 | $941,638 | Form 4 |
| Feb 25, 2026 | Michael F. PetrieChairman and CEO, Director, 10% owner | Sold | 377 | $20.20 | $7,615 | Form 4 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Michael F. PetrieChairman and CEO, Director, 10% owner | Sold | 1,502 | $20.20 | $30,340 | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Michael F. PetrieChairman and CEO, Director, 10% owner | Sold | 100 | $20.20 | $2,020 | Form 4 |
| Feb 10, 2026 | Martin A SchroeterPresident-Warehouse Lending | Sold | 5,500 | $46.06 | $253,330 | Form 4 |
| Feb 10, 2026 | Michael F. PetrieChairman and CEO, Director, 10% owner | Sold | 4,455 | $20.20 | $89,991 | Form 4 |
| Feb 9, 2026 | Michael F. PetrieChairman and CEO, Director, 10% owner | Sold | 14,610 | $20.20 | $295,122 | Form 4 |
| Feb 6, 2026 | Michael F. PetrieChairman and CEO, Director, 10% owner | Sold | 7,149 | $20.20 | $144,410 | Form 4 |
| Feb 5, 2026 | Michael F. PetrieChairman and CEO, Director, 10% owner | Sold | 2,034 | $20.20 | $41,087 | Form 4 |
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10 years of figures
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | 82 | 114 | 140 | 169 | 352 | 435 | 444 | 563 | 671 | 681 |
| Revenue growth | 19.4% | 38.6% | 22.1% | 21.4% | 107.6% | 23.8% | 2.1% | 26.6% | 19.2% | 1.6% |
| Net interest income | 54 | 67 | 90 | 122 | 224 | 278 | 319 | 448 | 523 | 517 |
| Noninterest income | 28 | 48 | 50 | 47 | 128 | 157 | 126 | 115 | 148 | 164 |
| Noninterest expense | 27 | 35 | 51 | 63 | 96 | 125 | 136 | 175 | 224 | 300 |
| Provision for credit losses | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 40 | 24 | 118 |
| Net income | 33 | 55 | 63 | 77 | 180 | 227 | 220 | 279 | 320 | 219 |
| Diluted EPS (US$) | 0.98 | 1.52 | 1.38 | 1.58 | 3.85 | 4.76 | 4.47 | 5.64 | 6.30 | 3.78 |
| Diluted shares (millions) | 32 | 34 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 46 |
| Payouts | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | 6 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 31 | 38 | 48 | 51 | 59 |
| Share buybacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Balance sheet at fiscal year end | ||||||||||
| Loans, net | 936 | 1,366 | 2,045 | 3,012 | 5,508 | 5,751 | 7,427 | 10,128 | 10,354 | 10,951 |
| Deposits | 2,429 | 2,944 | 3,231 | 5,478 | 7,408 | 8,983 | 10,071 | 14,062 | 11,920 | 13,041 |
| Total assets | 2,718 | 3,393 | 3,884 | 6,372 | 9,645 | 11,279 | 12,615 | 16,952 | 18,806 | 19,449 |
| Shareholders' equity | 206 | 368 | 421 | 654 | 811 | 1,155 | 1,460 | 1,701 | 2,243 | 2,281 |
| Ratios | ||||||||||
| Return on equity | 18.7% | 19.1% | 15.9% | 14.4% | 24.7% | 23.1% | 16.8% | 17.7% | 16.2% | 9.7% |
| Return on tangible common equity | 20.0% | 21.2% | 17.5% | — | — | 21.4% | 15.0% | 15.6% | 14.5% | 7.7% |
| Return on assets | 1.3% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.1% |
| Efficiency ratio | 32.4% | 30.3% | 36.5% | 37.4% | 27.4% | 28.8% | 30.6% | 31.0% | 33.4% | 44.0% |