Comerica Bank

FDIC-insured bank with its head office in Dallas, Texas, established in 1849 according to the FDIC.
This bank merged into Fifth Third Bank, National Association on 1 February 2026. Its history ends with its last Call Report.

Comerica Bank reported total assets of $80.1 bn at Q4 2025, its last Call Report before it merged into Fifth Third Bank, National Association. Its common equity tier 1 ratio was 11.80%, and an estimated 54.31% of domestic deposits were uninsured. Source: FDIC Call Report data, cross-checked against FFIEC filings.

What changed this quarter (Q3 2025 to Q4 2025)
  • Bank equity capital: up 5.6% on Q3 2025, to $7.2 bn
  • Total assets: up 3.5% on Q3 2025, to $80.1 bn
  • Total deposits: up 3.4% on Q3 2025, to $66.3 bn
Total assets
$80.1 bn
+0.9% on a year earlier
CET1 capital ratio
11.80%
+0.06 pp on a year earlier
Return on equity
11.53%
-0.97 pp on a year earlier
Uninsured share of deposits
54.31%
+2.83 pp on a year earlier

Ranks compare banks in our US coverage that report each metric. Sparklines: the last ten years. Source: FDIC BankFind Suite (Call Report data), cross-checked against FFIEC Call Report filings. Calculations: EconoMonitor.

Overview

What stands out about Comerica Bank?

Against its six size peers, its efficiency ratio stands out most: 68.55% at Q4 2025, above the peer median of 53.99%.

How large is Comerica Bank?

At Q4 2025 the bank held $80.1 bn of assets. Deposits were $66.3 bn and net loans and leases $50.2 bn, a loan-to-deposit ratio of 75.78%. Securities of $14.9 bn made up 18.6% of assets.

Total assets rose 16.0% between Q1 2016 and Q4 2025, from $69.0 bn.

How much of its funding is uninsured?

An estimated 54.31% of domestic deposits were above the FDIC insurance limit at Q4 2025, -0.32 pp from the previous quarter and +2.83 pp from a year earlier.

Key facts, Q4 2025

MetricValueChange from a year earlierUS rank
Total assets$80.1 bn+0.9%
Total deposits$66.3 bn+1.7%
Net loans and leases$50.2 bn+0.3%
Bank equity capital$7.2 bn+18.0%
Common equity tier 1 (CET1) ratio11.80%+0.06 pp
Tier 1 leverage ratio10.56%+0.09 pp
Return on equity (ROE)11.53%-0.97 pp
Net interest margin3.37%+0.23 pp
Uninsured share of domestic deposits54.31%+2.83 pp
Noncurrent loans to total loans0.50%-0.19 pp
Net charge-offs to average loans0.18%+0.07 pp

US rank: rank among the banks in our coverage reporting each metric, 1 = highest unless marked 1 = lowest.

Balance sheet

Total assets, deposits and net loans, quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q4 2025.

Total assets, deposits and net loans of Comerica Bank each quarter; total assets were $80.1 bn at Q4 2025$44.8bn$58.0bn$71.2bn$84.4bn$97.6bn2018202020222024Total assets$80.1bnDeposits$66.3bnNet loans$50.2bnTotal assets, deposits and net loans of Comerica Bank each quarter; total assets were $80.1 bn at Q4 2025$44.8bn$62.4bn$80.0bn$97.6bn20202024
  • Total assets $80.1bn
  • Deposits $66.3bn
  • Net loans $50.2bn
USD bn. Source: FDIC BankFind Suite, Call Report data.

Capital and securities

The common equity tier 1 (CET1) ratio was 11.80% at Q4 2025, +0.06 pp from a year earlier. Since Q1 2016 it has ranged from 9.90% (Q4 2022) to 11.89% (Q3 2021). At Q4 2025 the tier 1 leverage ratio was 10.56% and the total risk-based capital ratio 13.50%. The median CET1 ratio of the size peers listed below was 11.77% at Q4 2025.

Available-for-sale securities showed an unrealized loss of $2.1 bn at Q4 2025; the loss narrowed by $772.0 mn from a year earlier.

Capital ratios

Percent of risk-weighted assets, except tier 1 leverage (percent of total assets)
CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of Comerica Bank, quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q4 20257.6%9.2%11%12%14%2018202020222024Total capital13%CET112%Tier 1 leverage11%CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of Comerica Bank, quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q4 20257.6%9.7%12%14%20202024
  • Total capital 13%
  • CET1 12%
  • Tier 1 leverage 11%
Quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q4 2025. Source: FDIC BankFind Suite, Call Report data.

Unrealized gains and losses on securities

Fair value minus amortized cost, USD bn
Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of Comerica Bank, quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q4 2025-$3.9bn-$2.8bn-$1.6bn-$484mn$651mn2018202020222024Held to maturity$0Available for sale-$2.1bnUnrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of Comerica Bank, quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q4 2025-$3.9bn-$2.4bn-$862mn$651mn20202024
  • Available for sale -$2.1bn
  • Held to maturity $0
Quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q4 2025. Source: FDIC BankFind Suite, Call Report data.

Profitability and loan quality

Return on equity was 11.53% for the year to Q4 2025, annualized, with a return on assets of 0.98% and a net interest margin of 3.37%. The margin was +0.23 pp from a year earlier. The efficiency ratio, noninterest expense as a share of revenue as the FDIC defines it, was 68.55%. Net income for the year to Q4 2025 was $773.0 mn, up 3.5% on the same period a year earlier. The median return on equity of its size peers was 10.59% for the same period.

Noncurrent loans, those 90 days or more past due or no longer accruing interest, were 0.50% of total loans at Q4 2025. Net charge-offs for the year to date were 0.18% of average loans, annualized.

Profitability

Percent, year to date, annualized as reported
Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of Comerica Bank, quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q4 2025-5.2%2.8%11%19%27%2018202020222024Return on equity12%Net interest margin3.4%Return on assets1.0%Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of Comerica Bank, quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q4 2025-5.2%5.5%16%27%20202024
  • Return on equity 12%
  • Net interest margin 3.4%
  • Return on assets 1.0%
Quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q4 2025. Source: FDIC BankFind Suite, Call Report data.

Compared with banks of similar size

The six banks ranked closest to Comerica Bank by total assets at Q4 2025, three above and three below where possible.

Among the seven banks in the table at Q4 2025, Comerica Bank is 4th by total assets. Its CET1 ratio of 11.80% compares with a peer median of 11.77%, its tier 1 leverage ratio of 10.56% compares with a peer median of 8.95%, and its return on equity of 11.53% compares with a peer median of 10.59%.

BankTotal assetsCET1 ratioReturn on equityUninsured share
Flagstar Bank$87.5 bn12.83%-1.52%26.57%
Webster Bank$84.0 bn12.19%10.62%34.54%
First Horizon Bank$83.6 bn10.98%12.18%41.20%
Comerica Bank$80.1 bn11.80%11.53%54.31%
East West Bank$79.7 bn13.85%17.27%52.79%
UMB Bank$72.8 bn11.34%10.56%65.01%
Old National Bank$71.8 bn11.05%10.20%42.62%

Q4 2025. Peer median (the six banks, excluding this one): CET1 11.77%, return on equity 10.59%. Source: FDIC BankFind Suite (Call Report data), cross-checked against FFIEC Call Report filings. Calculations: EconoMonitor.

Last eight quarters

Comerica Bank, as reported in its Call Reports.

From Q1 2024 to Q4 2025, total assets rose 0.7% to $80.1 bn, deposits rose 1.7% to $66.3 bn and bank equity capital rose 33.0% to $7.2 bn. Over the same period its full-time equivalent staff went from 7,442 to 7,695 and its offices went from 416 to 360.

MetricQ1 2024Q2 2024Q3 2024Q4 2024Q1 2025Q2 2025Q3 2025Q4 2025
Total assets$79.5 bn$79.6 bn$79.8 bn$79.3 bn$77.7 bn$78.0 bn$77.4 bn$80.1 bn
Total deposits$65.2 bn$63.9 bn$64.6 bn$65.2 bn$63.0 bn$61.6 bn$64.1 bn$66.3 bn
Bank equity capital$5.4 bn$5.7 bn$7.0 bn$6.1 bn$6.6 bn$6.7 bn$6.9 bn$7.2 bn
Common equity tier 1 (CET1) ratio11.07%11.27%11.81%11.74%11.81%11.65%11.52%11.80%
Return on equity (ROE)10.98%13.14%12.62%12.50%11.33%11.93%11.55%11.53%
Uninsured share of domestic deposits47.00%46.39%49.69%51.47%51.53%52.63%54.62%54.31%
Full-time equivalent employees7,4427,4187,4747,5817,6767,7767,7387,695
Number of offices416388387388387361360360

Source: FDIC BankFind Suite (Call Report data), cross-checked against FFIEC Call Report filings. Calculations: EconoMonitor.

Mergers and acquisitions

Figures before and after each event are not like for like.

  1. . Merged into Fifth Third Bank, National Association (FDIC certificate 6672).

Source: FDIC BankFind API, institution history. Moves of more than 25% in one quarter are checked against that history in our review.

Identifiers and sources

FDIC certificate
983
Federal Reserve RSSD ID
60143
Head office
Dallas, Texas
Holding company
COMERICA INC (as reported to the FDIC)
Holding company RSSD ID
1199844
EconoMonitor ID
EMB-US-000047

Frequently asked questions

What were Comerica Bank's total assets?

$80.1 bn at Q4 2025, according to its Call Report as published by the FDIC.

Is Comerica Bank the same as its holding company?

No. This page covers the FDIC-insured bank (certificate 983). Its holding company, COMERICA INC (as reported to the FDIC), reports separately to the Federal Reserve and, if its shares are listed, to the SEC.

How often is this page updated?

Every quarter, after Comerica Bank files its Call Report and the FDIC publishes it. This page shows Q4 2025, loaded on 19 October 2026; any sentence that uses an earlier quarter names it.

Where can I check these numbers?

In the FDIC BankFind Suite record for certificate 983, and in the Call Reports filed under RSSD ID 60143 at the FFIEC Central Data Repository.

Sources and definitions

Definitions, Call Report fields and formulas for each metric: Bank equity capital, Uses community bank leverage ratio framework, Common equity tier 1 (CET1) ratio, Deposits in domestic offices, Efficiency ratio, Full-time equivalent employees, Loan-to-deposit ratio, Total loans and leases (gross), Net loans and leases, Net charge-offs to average loans, Net income (year to date), Net interest margin, Noncurrent loans to total loans, Number of offices, Return on assets (ROA), Return on equity (ROE), Available-for-sale securities (amortized cost), Available-for-sale securities (fair value), Held-to-maturity securities (amortized cost), Held-to-maturity securities (fair value), Total securities, Tier 1 leverage ratio, Total assets, Total deposits, Total equity capital, Total risk-based capital ratio, Uninsured share of domestic deposits, Estimated uninsured deposits, Unrealized gain/loss on available-for-sale securities, Unrealized gain/loss on held-to-maturity securities.

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