08:50 AM EDT, 10/24/2024 (MT Newswires) -- First Merchants ( FRME ) reported Q3 adjusted earnings Thursday of $0.95 per share, down from $0.96 a year earlier.

Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $0.90.

Revenue for the quarter ended Sept. 30, expressed as the sum of net interest income and total noninterest income, was $156 million, down from $161.2 million a year earlier.

Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $166.4 million.