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MERCANTILE BANK CORP MBWM

Nasdaq · stock · State Commercial Banks · website · IPO 1997-10-24 · LEI

MERCANTILE BANK CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$986.2M
P / E11.1×
P / B1.4×
Graham number +17.5%$72.06

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($72.06); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
9.40% 8.50% 11.20% 11.90% 10.00% 12.90% 13.80% 15.70% 13.60% 12.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
16.4M 16.6M 16.6M 16.4M 16.3M 16.0M 16.0M 16.1M 16.1M 17.2M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
1.00% 1.00% 1.20% 1.40% 1.00% 1.10% 1.30% 1.50% 1.30% 1.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$1.96 $1.90 $2.53 $3.01 $2.71 $3.69 $3.85 $5.13 $4.93 $5.47 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

MERCANTILE BANK CORP trades at about 11.2× earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 7.8×–18.4×, median 10.4×).

7.8× 18.4×

Shaded band = 10-year range (7.8×–18.4×); dot = today's 11.2×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Return on assets1.3%1.3%1.5%1.3%1.1%1.0%1.4%1.2%1.0%1.0%
Return on equity12.2%13.6%15.7%13.8%12.9%10.0%11.9%11.2%8.5%9.4%

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.