Commerce Bancshares Q4 EPS rises to $1.01 from $0.96; net income $140.7 million
Commerce Bancshares reported fourth quarter 2025 diluted earnings per share of $1.01, up from $0.96 a year earlier but flat with the third quarter, and net income of $140.7 million. For the full year, EPS was $4.04 versus $3.69 in 2024, and the company closed its FineMark acquisition on January 1, 2026. Higher full-year earnings and the completed acquisition are the main items for shareholders to note.
Key points
- Q4 2025 EPS of $1.01 vs. $0.96 in Q4 2024 and $1.01 in Q3 2025
- Q4 2025 net income of $140.7 million vs. $136.1 million a year earlier and $141.5 million in Q3 2025
- Full-year 2025 EPS of $4.04 and net income of $566.3 million, vs. $3.69 and $526.3 million in 2024
- FineMark acquisition closed January 1, 2026; FineMark had $2.7 billion in loans and $3.1 billion in deposits at December 31, 2025
The filing
Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 12:57 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on January 22, 2026.
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