Comerica Incorporated

NYSE:CMA Stock Report

Market Cap: US$11.4b

Comerica Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Comerica's CEO is Curt Farmer, appointed in Apr 2015, has a tenure of 10.67 years. total yearly compensation is $8.86M, comprised of 12.6% salary and 87.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.23% of the company’s shares, worth $26.19M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.8 years and 8.3 years respectively.

Key information

Curt Farmer

Chief executive officer

US$8.9m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage12.59%
CEO tenure10.7yrs
CEO ownership0.2%
Management average tenure5.8yrs
Board average tenure8.3yrs

Recent management updates

Should Shareholders Reconsider Comerica Incorporated's (NYSE:CMA) CEO Compensation Package?

Apr 23
Should Shareholders Reconsider Comerica Incorporated's (NYSE:CMA) CEO Compensation Package?

Recent updates

Comerica (NYSE:CMA) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.71

Aug 27
Comerica (NYSE:CMA) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.71

CMA.PR.B: 6.875% Fixed Rate Reset Preferred IPO From Comerica Incorporated

Aug 19

Comerica (NYSE:CMA) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.71

Aug 02
Comerica (NYSE:CMA) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.71

Comerica (NYSE:CMA) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.71

Jun 11
Comerica (NYSE:CMA) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.71

Comerica (NYSE:CMA) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.71

May 27
Comerica (NYSE:CMA) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.71

Comerica's (NYSE:CMA) Dividend Will Be $0.71

May 02
Comerica's (NYSE:CMA) Dividend Will Be $0.71

Comerica Incorporated Just Recorded A 7.1% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next

Apr 24
Comerica Incorporated Just Recorded A 7.1% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next

Should Shareholders Reconsider Comerica Incorporated's (NYSE:CMA) CEO Compensation Package?

Apr 23
Should Shareholders Reconsider Comerica Incorporated's (NYSE:CMA) CEO Compensation Package?

Comerica Q1 Earnings Review: Deposit Weakness Offsets Solid Credit Quality

Apr 21

Comerica: Deposit Pressures Reflected After A Mixed Q4 (Rating Upgrade)

Jan 27

Comerica: Too Much Optimism Given Deposit Headwinds (Downgrade)

Nov 15

Comerica: One Of The Banks To Own In Falling Interest Rate Environment

Sep 04
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Strategic Moves And Market Dynamics Set To Shape Bank's Revenue Growth And Margin Expansion

Strategic investments and a focus on growing interest-bearing deposits aim to enhance net margins, earnings, and improve the deposit mix.

Comerica: Ongoing Deposit Pressure In Q2 Limits Upside

Jul 20

Comerica: High Dividend Yield Is Not Enough To Buy

Jun 27

Comerica: Higher For Longer Rates Are Challenging (Rating Downgrade)

Apr 02

Comerica Is Fairly Priced Relative To Peers

Jan 18

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Curt Farmer's remuneration changed compared to Comerica's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2025n/an/a

US$690m

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

US$692m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

US$705m

Dec 31 2024US$9mUS$1m

US$671m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$535m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$602m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$668m

Dec 31 2023US$8mUS$1m

US$854m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$1b

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$1b

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$1b

Dec 31 2022US$9mUS$1m

US$1b

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$1b

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$913m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$979m

Dec 31 2021US$8mUS$1m

US$1b

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$1b

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$1b

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$884m

Dec 31 2020US$5mUS$976k

US$482m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

US$534m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$615m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$795m

Dec 31 2019US$5mUS$875k

US$1b

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

US$1b

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

US$1b

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

US$1b

Dec 31 2018US$4mUS$765k

US$1b

Compensation vs Market: Curt's total compensation ($USD8.86M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD13.36M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Curt's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Curt Farmer (62 yo)

10.7yrs
Tenure
US$8,864,041
Compensation

Mr. Curtis Chatman Farmer, also known as Curt, serves as an Independent Director of Texas Instruments Incorporated since April 1, 2023. Mr. Farmer has been Chief Executive Officer of Comerica Incorporated...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Curtis Farmer
Chairman10.7yrsUS$8.86m0.23%
$ 26.2m
James Herzog
CFO & Senior EVP6.3yrsUS$3.10m0.051%
$ 5.8m
Megan Crespi
Senior EVP & COO5.8yrsUS$2.29m0.037%
$ 4.1m
Peter Sefzik
Senior EVP & Chief Banking Officer7.4yrsUS$2.93m0.037%
$ 4.2m
Eric Teal
Chief Investment Officerless than a yearno datano data
Mauricio Ortiz
Executive VP7.9yrsno data0.012%
$ 1.3m
Bruce Mitchell
Executive VP & Chief Information Officer1.9yrsno data0.016%
$ 1.8m
Megan Burkhart
Senior EVP2.9yrsUS$2.06m0.041%
$ 4.7m
Kelly Gage
Senior VP & Director of Investor Relations2.7yrsno datano data
Von Hays
Senior Executive VP3.6yrsno data0.018%
$ 2.1m
Jon Bilstrom
Executive Vice President of Legal Affairsno dataUS$1.51mno data
James Weber
Chief Experience Officer & Executive VP5.9yrsno data0.015%
$ 1.7m
5.8yrs
Average Tenure
53yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: CMA's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.8 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Curtis Farmer
Chairman7.4yrsUS$8.86m0.23%
$ 26.2m
Roger Cregg
Independent Director19yrsUS$324.97k0.0039%
$ 444.1k
Robert Taubman
Independent Director25.4yrsUS$239.97k0.011%
$ 1.3m
Derek Kerr
Independent Director2.8yrsUS$287.97k0%
$ 0
Richard Lindner
Independent Director17.6yrsUS$244.97k0.020%
$ 2.3m
Michael Van de Ven
Independent Director9.3yrsUS$289.97k0.0039%
$ 444.1k
Jennifer Sampson
Independent Director2.8yrsUS$234.97k0%
$ 0
Nina Vaca
Independent Director17.3yrsUS$234.97k0%
$ 0
Barbara Smith
Independent Facilitating Director8.3yrsUS$291.22k0%
$ 0
Arthur Angulo
Independent Director2.4yrsUS$323.46k0%
$ 0
M. Gardner
Independent Director2.4yrsUS$234.97k0%
$ 0
8.3yrs
Average Tenure
63yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: CMA's board of directors are considered experienced (8.3 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/12/28 11:11
End of Day Share Price 2025/12/26 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Comerica Incorporated is covered by 45 analysts. 17 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Kevin HealArgus Research Company
David GeorgeBaird
Jason GoldbergBarclays