Fourth quarter 2022 overview

Record revenue, robust loan growth & exceptional credit quality

Earnings Per Share

$2.58

Record Revenue

Record Net

Noninterest Expense

+4%

Growth in net interest

+5%

Interest Income

+8%

Supporting revenue

Benefit from higher

income & continued

growth & strategic

rates & loan growth

strong fee generation

modernization initiatives

Net Income

$350MM

Excellent

Credit Quality

  • $4MM of net recoveries
  • Criticized & nonperforming loans decreased from already low levels

Strong

51.1

52.4

Strategic Deposit

74.0

71.4

Loan Growth

Management

Broad-based

Customers deploying cash;

growth in loans &

Began seeing positive trends

commitments

3Q22

4Q22

from pricing actions

3Q22

4Q22

($ in billions; Average)

($ in billions; Average)

"We ended the year strong with fourth quarter net income of $350 million or $2.58 per share. Average loans grew $1.3 billion, or over 2%, and we modestly increased

Strong Capital (CET1)

Return on Assets

Efficiency Ratio

reserves consistent with loan growth and the softening economic outlook. Average deposits decreased; however, we began to see positive trends resulting from pricing actions. Expenses reflected investments in our business that support our revenue- generating activities, and credit quality remained exceptional."

9.93% 10.02%

1.63%

1.65%

51% 53%

Curtis C. Farmer, Comerica Chairman, President & CEO

Strong Fundamentals

Targeted Business Strategy

Revenue Growth

• Weighted to Commercial as a leading

• Strong net interest income, loan

bank for business with industry expertise

& fee income

• Fee-generating Wealth Management

• Robust product suite to support

capabilities deepening relationships

Payments strategy

• Granular, deposit-gathering Retail Bank

• Footprint includes faster growth

servicing customers across divisions

markets

4Q22 vs. 3Q22 • This document is only a summary and is not intended to be complete.

3Q22 4Q22 Estimate

Relationship Focused

  • Expertise across core & specialty businesses
  • Long-tenured,experienced team
  • Collaboration between 3 revenue divisions
  • Strong deposit base & mix

3Q22 4Q22

Efficient Operations

  • Continuous improvement culture
  • Investing in modernization

3Q22 4Q22

Credit Discipline

  • Consistent, conservative underwriting standards
  • Superior credit performance through last recession
  • Balanced exposure to a wide variety of industries

For additional information on Comerica Incorporated, please refer to our public filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), which can be found at www.sec.gov, including, without limitation, our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on Jan. 19, 2023.

Full Year 2022 overview

Superior financial results & achievements aligned with refreshed core values

Record Earnings Per Share

$8.47

Record Revenue

($ in billions, Average) 3.5

3.0

19%

ONE

Delivered enhanced employee benefits

Announced Collaboration & Innovation hubs

COMERICA

Achieved colleague Sustainable Engagement

score of 84%

Net Income

$1.15B

"Today we reported record annual earnings per share of $8.47. We generated 8% growth in average loans, excluding PPP loan activity (3% growth with PPP), our highest rate of organic growth in well over a decade, as we expanded relationships and won new customers. Our revenue increased 19% to $3.5 billion, supporting strategic investments in our business while lowering our efficiency ratio to 56%. Credit quality remained excellent. In summary, a successful performance resulting in our ROE increasing to 18.6% and ROA to 1.3%."

Curtis C. Farmer

Comerica Chairman, President & CEO

20212022

Loan Growth

($ in billions, Average)

49.150.5

3%

20212022

Efficiency Ratio

62%56%

20212022

THE CUSTOMER COMES FIRST

THE BIGGER POSSIBLE

  1. FORCE FOR GOOD
  • Launched Digital Journeys to further elevate customer experience beginning with Treasury Management
  • Enhanced Voice of Customer program
  • Invested in transformative strategy for Payments
  • Re-imaginedretail delivery model
  • Prioritized cloud-first approach to data
  • Achieved ~85% of $5B Small Business Financing Commitment (runs 2021-2023)
  • Developed BusinessHQ
  • Published Inaugural TCFD report
  • Recognized by Newsweek for Commitment to Corporate Responsibility & Diversity

TRUST. ACT. OWN.

2022 vs. 2021 • This document is only a summary and is not intended to be complete.

For additional information on Comerica Incorporated, please refer to our public filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), which can be found at www.sec.gov, including, without limitation, our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on Jan. 19, 2023.

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