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Comerica Management
Management criteria checks 4/4
Comerica's CEO is Curt Farmer, appointed in Apr 2015, has a tenure of 10.83 years. total yearly compensation is $8.86M, comprised of 12.6% salary and 87.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.38% of the company’s shares, worth $43.19M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.9 years and 8.4 years respectively.
Key information
Curt Farmer
Chief executive officer
US$8.9m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 12.59% |
| CEO tenure | 10.8yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.4% |
| Management average tenure | 5.9yrs |
| Board average tenure | 8.4yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
Comerica (NYSE:CMA) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.71
Aug 27
CMA.PR.B: 6.875% Fixed Rate Reset Preferred IPO From Comerica Incorporated
Aug 19Comerica (NYSE:CMA) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.71
Aug 02Comerica (NYSE:CMA) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.71
Jun 11Comerica (NYSE:CMA) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.71
May 27Comerica's (NYSE:CMA) Dividend Will Be $0.71
May 02Comerica Incorporated Just Recorded A 7.1% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next
Apr 24Should Shareholders Reconsider Comerica Incorporated's (NYSE:CMA) CEO Compensation Package?
Apr 23Comerica Q1 Earnings Review: Deposit Weakness Offsets Solid Credit Quality
Apr 21Comerica: Deposit Pressures Reflected After A Mixed Q4 (Rating Upgrade)
Jan 27Comerica: Too Much Optimism Given Deposit Headwinds (Downgrade)
Nov 15CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$691m |
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$690m |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$692m |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$705m |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$9m | US$1m | US$671m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$535m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$602m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$668m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$8m | US$1m | US$854m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$9m | US$1m | US$1b |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$913m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$979m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$8m | US$1m | US$1b |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$884m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$5m | US$976k | US$482m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$534m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$615m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$795m |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$5m | US$875k | US$1b |
Compensation vs Market: Curt's total compensation ($USD8.86M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD13.39M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Curt's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Curt Farmer (62 yo)
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
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | 10.8yrs | US$8.86m | 0.38% $ 43.2m | |
| CFO & Senior EVP | 6.4yrs | US$3.10m | 0.090% $ 10.2m | |
| Senior EVP & COO | 5.9yrs | US$2.29m | 0.062% $ 7.0m | |
| Senior EVP & Chief Banking Officer | 7.6yrs | US$2.93m | 0.080% $ 9.0m | |
| Chief Investment Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP | 8.1yrs | no data | 0.021% $ 2.3m | |
| Executive VP & Chief Information Officer | 2.1yrs | no data | 0.026% $ 3.0m | |
| Senior EVP | 3.1yrs | US$2.06m | 0.066% $ 7.4m | |
| Senior VP & Director of Investor Relations | 2.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Executive VP | 3.8yrs | no data | 0.037% $ 4.2m | |
| Executive Vice President of Legal Affairs | no data | US$1.51m | no data | |
| Chief Experience Officer & Executive VP | 6.1yrs | no data | 0.024% $ 2.8m |
Experienced Management: CMA's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.9 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | 7.6yrs | US$8.86m | 0.38% $ 43.2m | |
| Independent Director | 19.2yrs | US$324.97k | 0.0039% $ 443.7k | |
| Independent Director | 25.6yrs | US$239.97k | 0.011% $ 1.3m | |
| Independent Director | 3yrs | US$287.97k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Independent Director | 17.8yrs | US$244.97k | 0.020% $ 2.3m | |
| Independent Director | 9.4yrs | US$289.97k | 0.0039% $ 443.7k | |
| Independent Director | 3yrs | US$234.97k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Independent Director | 17.4yrs | US$234.97k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Independent Facilitating Director | 8.4yrs | US$291.22k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Independent Director | 2.6yrs | US$323.46k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Independent Director | 2.6yrs | US$234.97k | 0% $ 0 |
Experienced Board: CMA's board of directors are considered experienced (8.4 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/02/03 12:00 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/01/30 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Comerica Incorporated is covered by 42 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Kevin Heal | Argus Research Company |
| David George | Baird |
| Jason Goldberg | Barclays |