Comerica Incorporated's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Comerica Incorporated (CMA) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Comerica Incorporated vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 3,234M vs 1,064,476M combined for tracked competitors (0.3% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is holding steady (+0.9% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs holding steady (-1.9%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Comerica Incorporated generated 2.4% revenue growth year over year in Q3 2025, vs 11.6% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its 21.6% net margin compares with 25.5% for the peer group.
- Peer revenue share: Comerica Incorporated accounted for 0.3% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, down from 0.3% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.41M compares with $0.58M for the peer group (0.7x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
CMA Sales vs. its Competitors, Q3 2025
Comerica Incorporated reported revenue growth of 2.38 % year on year in Q3 2025, below its competitors' combined revenue growth of 11.57 %.
With a net margin of 21.57 %, Comerica Incorporated reported lower profitability than its competitors (25.50 %).
Comerica Incorporated generated 0.31 % of the combined sales of its peer group, down from 0.34 % a year earlier.
Comerica Incorporated vs. its Competitors, Q3 2025
Revenue growth, year on year
Net income growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Comerica Incorporated and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Comerica Incorporated | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| High-Confidence Competitors (4) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (2) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Comerica Incorporated's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Commercial Banks industry grew revenue 44.1% year over year, combined, vs 2.4% for Comerica Incorporated. Comerica Incorporated's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.42% to 0.30%, a loss of 0.12 percentage points.
Comerica Incorporated's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comerica Incorporated | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Competitors combined (113) | ||||
| High-Confidence Competitors (4) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 62.50 % (5 of 8) | 0.00 % (0 of 8) | 50.00 % (4 of 8) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
CMA Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
CMA Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
CMA Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brookline Bancorp inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | The Bank Of New York Mellon Corporation | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Mizuho Financial Group Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | F and m Bank Corp | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Orix Corporation | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Comerica Incorporated's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Comerica Incorporated's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Comerica Incorporated
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Comerica Incorporated | 11,527.10 | 3,234.00 |
| Jpmorgan Chase and Co | 906,840.78 | 186,328.00 |
| Bank Of America Corporation | 404,609.27 | 121,098.00 |
| Morgan Stanley | 303,821.16 | 68,350.00 |
| The Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 279,373.77 | 52,259.00 |
| Wells Fargo and Company | 248,473.80 | 83,940.00 |
| SUBTOTAL | 3,740,124.30 | 1,180,380.82 |
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Sources: Comerica Incorporated's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Comerica Incorporated's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Matson inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| FREEP | Named by the company | 85% |
| Braskem Sa | Named by the company | 85% |
| Mechanics Bancorp | Named by the company | 85% |
| HMST | Named by the company | 85% |
| Tianci International Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Bank Bradesco | Named by the company | 85% |
| Financial Institutions Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Comerica Incorporated's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Comerica Incorporated's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Citigroup inc | Markets 29.42 % |
| Schwab Charles Corp | Investor Services 78.17 % |
| Prudential Financial Inc | Total Reconciling Items 1.88 % |
| The Hartford Insurance Group Inc | P&C Business Insurance 55.32 % |
| Principal Financial Group inc | Segment Retirement and Income Solutions 46.80 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
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Comerica Incorporated's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comerica Incorporated | 11,527 | 410,771 | 91,071 |
| Jpmorgan Chase and Co | 906,841 | 584,995 | 200,752 |
| Bank Of America Corporation | 404,609 | 568,535 | 158,005 |
| Morgan Stanley | 303,821 | 823,494 | 245,422 |
| The Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 279,374 | 1,102,511 | 442,468 |
| Wells Fargo and Company | 248,474 | 351,213 | 95,100 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 3,728,597 | 575,399 | 146,547 |
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Comerica Incorporated's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent filing. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Franklin Resources Inc | United States 72.53 % |
| Stifel Financial Corp | Americas 55.21 % |
| Aci Worldwide Inc | United States 64.29 % |
| Enova International Inc | US 97.28 % |
| Brc Group Holdings Inc | North America 93.52 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
Comerica Incorporated's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 81 companies in Comerica Incorporated's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Comerica Incorporated ranks #0 of 81 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.00 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 1,895, indicating a moderately concentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase and Co | 916,675 | 36.90 % |
| 2 | Bank Of America Corporation | 412,086 | 16.59 % |
| 3 | Wells Fargo and Company | 252,701 | 10.17 % |
| 4 | Citigroup inc | 236,874 | 9.53 % |
| 5 | Capital one financial corp | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Us Bancorp De | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Pnc Financial Services Group Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Truist Financial Corporation | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Huntington Bancshares Incorporated | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Mizuho Financial Group Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 0 | Comerica Incorporated | 11,494 | 0.00 % |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-02-02.
Comerica Incorporated's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Commercial Banks industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (46 companies).| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 52.63 % | 65.76 % (avg) | -13.1 pp |
| Operating Margin | 28.23 % | industry median | -7.3 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | 53.74 % | 50.98 % (avg) | +2.8 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 0.00 % | 1.97 % (avg) | -2.0 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Comerica Incorporated's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Commercial Banks industry average (46 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 13.6x | 15.4x | -1.8x |
| EV / EBITDA | -0.7x | 6.3x | -7.0x |
| P/B | 1.3x | 1.3x | +0.1x |
| Return on Equity | 10.29 % | industry aggregate | -0.43 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 2.34 % | 3.36 % (avg) | -1.02 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Comerica Incorporated's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | 20.09 % | 8.37 % | -1.62 % | -27.48 % | 41.09 % | 3.67 % | 0.83 % | -8.79 % |
| Operating Margin | 43.36 % | 46.11 % | 46.78 % | 24.88 % | 44.46 % | 42.49 % | 32.66 % | 27.79 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 6.12 % | 6.72 % | 6.65 % | 2.51 % | 7.35 % | 2.73 % | 1.22 % | 1.03 % |
| P/E | 20.4x | 10.6x | 8.8x | 16.7x | 10.7x | 8.1x | 7.8x | 12.8x |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Comerica Incorporated's Strategic Group Map
Every company in Comerica Incorporated's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. Comerica Incorporated is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC (the Similar Growth & Profitability group above) are labeled.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Comerica Incorporated's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | Moderate | Industry HHI of 1,895 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Barriers to Entry | Lower than typical for the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 0.00 % vs industry average 1.97 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Comerica Incorporated's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Comerica Incorporated's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Comerica Incorporated's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Comerica Incorporated falls in the Medium attractiveness / Low strength cell: Harvest.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Comerica Incorporated's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Outperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
Weaknesses
- Operating margin 7.3 points below the industry median.
Opportunities
- Industry revenue growing at a healthy 13.0% median pace.
Threats
- Industry dominated by Jpmorgan Chase and Co, holding 36.90 % of industry market cap.
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Comerica Incorporated's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comerica Incorporated | 0.01 | 1.06 | 0.85 |
| Jpmorgan Chase and Co | 0.17 | 0.42 | 1.40 |
| Bank Of America Corporation | 0.09 | 0.52 | 1.25 |
| Morgan Stanley | 0.40 | 1.12 | 3.16 |
| The Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 0.50 | 0.79 | 3.11 |
| Wells Fargo and Company | 0.11 | 0.80 | 1.41 |
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Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Comerica Incorporated's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comerica Incorporated | Q3 2025 | +2.4 % | -4.3 % |
| Jpmorgan Chase and Co | Q2 2026 | +30.4 % | +44.0 % |
| Bank Of America Corporation | Q2 2026 | +15.0 % | +27.5 % |
| Morgan Stanley | Q2 2026 | -30.6 % | +58.1 % |
| The Goldman Sachs Group Inc | Q2 2026 | -65.3 % | +78.0 % |
| Wells Fargo and Company | Q2 2026 | +14.2 % | +21.6 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +23.7 % | +53.9 % |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Comerica Incorporated's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comerica Incorporated | Q3 2025 | +57.1 % | - |
| Jpmorgan Chase and Co | Q2 2026 | -6.4 % | - |
| Bank Of America Corporation | Q2 2026 | - | - |
| Morgan Stanley | Q2 2026 | - | +7.3 % |
| The Goldman Sachs Group Inc | Q2 2026 | -73.4 % | +5.5 % |
| Wells Fargo and Company | Q2 2026 | -16.2 % | - |
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Comerica Incorporated's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comerica Incorporated | 0.92% | 2.24% | 10.29% |
| Jpmorgan Chase and Co | 1.35% | 3.71% | 17.50% |
| Bank Of America Corporation | 0.97% | 2.76% | 11.13% |
| Morgan Stanley | 1.35% | 1.95% | 17.85% |
| The Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 1.07% | 1.86% | 16.95% |
| Wells Fargo and Company | 1.05% | 2.94% | 12.48% |
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ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Comerica Incorporated's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Comerica Incorporated | 16.94 | 3.56 |
| Jpmorgan Chase and Co | 14.17 | 4.87 |
| Bank Of America Corporation | 12.78 | 3.34 |
| Morgan Stanley | 15.67 | 4.45 |
| The Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 14.19 | 5.35 |
| Wells Fargo and Company | 11.82 | 2.96 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 12.45 | 3.17 |
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P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.