Commerzbank AG
Capital Structure
•
in mil. unless spec.Working Capital
•
in mil. unless spec.Growth Rates
•
in mil. unless spec.Quarterly Revenue
•
in mil. unless spec.Quarterly Earnings Per Share
•
in mil. unless spec.Quarterly Dividends Per Share
•
in mil. unless spec.Company Description
- CEO
- Bettina Orlopp
- Full Time Employees
- 40,812
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Regional banks
- Address
- Kaiserplatz Frankfurt HE Germany 60311
- IPO Date
- Feb 26, 1870
- Website
- commerzbank.com
- Similar Companies
- Business
- Commerzbank AG (CBK.DE) operates as a leading full-service commercial bank in Germany, serving corporate clients, private customers, and small businesses through its two primary segments: Corporate Clients and Private and Small-Business Customers. Founded in 1870 in Hamburg and headquartered in the Commerzbank Tower in Frankfurt am Main, the bank maintains approximately 400 branches across Germany and conducts international operations in more than 40 countries, with a focus on supporting German Mittelstand companies, large corporates, institutional clients, and firms in future-oriented industries; it finances around 30% of German foreign trade. Its core products and services encompass a comprehensive portfolio including savings, fixed deposit, checking, business, current, call money, and joint accounts; insurance products; credit and debit cards; pensions; bilateral loans such as term loans and revolving credit; payment transactions; securities trading; investment and financing solutions; real estate and corporate loans in partnership with KfW; capital market structuring for shares and bonds; foreign exchange, risk management, and transaction banking services; asset and wealth management with over €400 billion in assets under management; and digital offerings via omnichannel approaches including online, mobile, remote advisory, and branches under the Commerzbank and comdirect brands, complemented by its Polish subsidiary mBank serving 5.8 million customers primarily in Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia. In recent developments, Commerzbank reported record 2024 financial results with net profit rising 20% to €2.7 billion, revenues up 6% to €11.1 billion driven by 7% growth in net commission income to €3.6 billion, and return on tangible equity at 9.2%, prompting an upgraded "Momentum" strategy targeting 15% RoTE and €4.2 billion net result by 2028 through accelerated growth in asset management, digitalization, AI partnerships with Google Cloud and Microsoft, and Visa as a long-term payment card ally. The bank executed share buybacks totaling €1 billion for 2024 including a completed €400 million tranche in March 2025 repurchasing 1.5% of shares, alongside a proposed dividend of €0.65 per share, resulting in €1.73 billion total capital return or 71% of net result after AT1 coupons. It plans €700 million in 2025 restructuring charges for transformation including 3,900 FTE reductions offset by hiring in growth areas like mBank and international sites, while targeting €2.4 billion net result after charges and a 57% cost-income ratio.
Company News
Italy's UniCredit wins ECB approval to control Germany's Commerzbank
EU antitrust regulators to decide on UniCredit's Commerzbank deal by November 16
Berlin expects UniCredit commitments on Commerzbank, sources say
UniCredit's Andrea Orcel moves to seize control of Commerzbank within months, FT reports
Commerzbank AG (CRZBY) Presents at Bank of America 31st Annual Financials CEO Conference Transcript
Commerzbank could buy UniCredit's HVB as part of bank tie-up, CEO says
UniCredit: Stronger Earnings Quality And Commerzbank Optionality Support The Buy Case
Commerzbank AG (CRZBY) Presents at Barclays 24th Annual Global Financial Services Conference Transcript
Gold could do well as Trump admin and Fed face a reckoning over interest rates - Commerzbank
UniCredit wants Commerzbank CEO and chair to leave their roles
German finance minister lays out demands to UniCredit CEO on possible Commerzbank takeover
Germany pushes for Commerzbank stock listing as UniCredit aims for deal, sources say
Germany warming to UniCredit on Commerzbank seen bolstering way for European bank deals
Commerzbank to buy back own shares for €1.2 billion
Commerzbank CEO: serving out contract depends on agreement with board
Analyzing PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (OTCMKTS:PBCRY) and Commerzbank (OTCMKTS:CRZBY)
Commerzbank chair calls for review of German takeover rules after UniCredit bid
German prosecutors file charges in tax fraud case against four former Commerzbank staff
Focus: Culture clash: How Orcel's profit-boosting recipe could prove a bitter pill for Commerzbank
ECB leaning towards approving UniCredit's Commerzbank bid