Comerica Past Earnings Performance

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Comerica's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -1.6%, while the Banks industry saw earnings growing at 7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 4.5% per year. Comerica's return on equity is 7.6%, and it has net margins of 16.9%.

Key information

-1.6%

Earnings growth rate

1.1%

EPS growth rate

Banks Industry Growth11.2%
Revenue growth rate4.5%
Return on equity7.6%
Net Margin16.9%
Next Earnings Update22 Jan 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Comerica: Too Much Optimism Given Deposit Headwinds (Downgrade)

Nov 15

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

Nov 09
Comerica's (NYSE:CMA) Dividend Will Be $0.71

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

Sep 04

Comerica (NYSE:CMA) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.71

Aug 19
Comerica (NYSE:CMA) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.71

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

Jul 28
Comerica (NYSE:CMA) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.71

Comerica: Ongoing Deposit Pressure In Q2 Limits Upside

Jul 20

Comerica: High Dividend Yield Is Not Enough To Buy

Jun 27

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

May 13
Comerica's (NYSE:CMA) Dividend Will Be $0.71

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

Apr 26
Comerica (NYSE:CMA) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.71

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

Apr 02

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

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

Comerica Is Fairly Priced Relative To Peers

Jan 18

Comerica: Holding Strong And Highly Liquid With 5% Dividend Yield, Despite Earnings Declines

Jan 08

Comerica: Solid Yield, But No Longer A Bargain

Dec 01

Stabilizing Deposits Make Comerica Attractive (Rating Upgrade)

Nov 04

Comerica Incorporated: Macroeconomic Factors And Strategic Decisions Are Impacting Performance

Oct 25

Comerica: Unfair Scrutiny Signals Buy

Oct 04

Comerica: Maintain Strong Buy After Solid Q2 Results And Dividend Yield

Aug 30

Comerica: Undemanding Valuation, But Not A Lot Of Positive Catalysts

Jul 21

Comerica Bank Towering Above The Skyline, A Buying Potential

Jun 08

Differentiated Growth Not Enough To Push Comerica Ahead Of Peers

Feb 01

Comerica names Megan Crespi new chief operating officer

Jan 25

Comerica GAAP EPS of $2.58 beats by $0.03, revenue of $1.02B beats by $10M

Jan 19

Comerica: A Nice Yield At A Great Price

Jan 04

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Comerica makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:CMA Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 243,1615352,0900
30 Jun 243,2466022,0730
31 Mar 243,3136682,0480
31 Dec 233,5038542,0150
30 Sep 233,7201,1691,9760
30 Jun 233,7951,2681,9500
31 Mar 233,7231,2571,9280
31 Dec 223,4741,1221,8830
30 Sep 223,2621,0011,8420
30 Jun 223,1029131,8160
31 Mar 223,1679791,8040
31 Dec 213,3511,1401,8000
30 Sep 213,3271,1341,7790
30 Jun 213,2351,0881,7440
31 Mar 212,9318841,7050
31 Dec 202,3754821,6550
30 Sep 202,4265341,6350
30 Jun 202,5286151,6310
31 Mar 202,7577951,6200
31 Dec 193,2751,1951,6390
30 Sep 193,3211,2321,6240
30 Jun 193,3471,2581,6220
31 Mar 193,4051,2851,6280
31 Dec 183,3291,2271,6190
30 Sep 183,3001,0311,6510
30 Jun 183,2649391,6640
31 Mar 183,1568171,6680
31 Dec 173,0947381,6800
30 Sep 172,9687891,6380
30 Jun 172,8777131,6380
31 Mar 172,7826141,6510
31 Dec 162,6004731,6750
30 Sep 162,5524251,6800
30 Jun 162,5024111,6700
31 Mar 162,4694421,6650
31 Dec 152,5775151,6620
30 Sep 152,5765481,5910
30 Jun 152,5445661,5480
31 Mar 152,5385811,4880
31 Dec 142,4855861,4270
30 Sep 142,4985531,4510
30 Jun 142,5065461,4520
31 Mar 142,5045381,4550
31 Dec 132,5085331,4590

Quality Earnings: CMA has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: CMA's current net profit margins (16.9%) are lower than last year (31.4%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: CMA's earnings have declined by 1.6% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: CMA's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: CMA had negative earnings growth (-54.2%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Banks industry average (-11.8%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: CMA's Return on Equity (7.6%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/23 07:38
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Comerica Incorporated is covered by 60 analysts. 19 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