Net interest income growth of 11.4% year-over-year is being generated despite a stagnant net interest margin of 0.4%, suggesting volume-driven expansion is offsetting persistent margin compression.
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM) annual income statement — 30-year revenue, gross profit & net income history
| Metric | TTM | Oct'25 | Oct'24 | Oct'23 | Oct'22 | Oct'21 | Oct'20 | Oct'19 | Oct'18 | Oct'17 | Oct'16 | Oct'15 | Oct'14 | Oct'13 | Oct'12 | Oct'11 | Oct'10 | Oct'09 | Oct'08 | Oct'07 | Oct'06 | Oct'05 | Oct'04 | Oct'03 | Oct'02 | Oct'01 | Oct'00 | Oct'99 | Oct'98 | Oct'97 | Oct'96 |
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| Net Interest Income | 17.3B | 15.77B | 13.7B | 12.82B | 12.64B | 11.46B | 11.04B | 10.55B | 10.06B | 8.98B | 8.37B | 7.92B | 7.46B | 7.45B | 7.33B | 7.06B | 6.2B | 5.39B | 5.21B | 4.56B | 4.43B | 4.94B | 5.26B | 5.52B | 5.51B | 4.55B | 4.28B | 4.41B | 4.34B | 4.52B | 0 |
| NII Growth % | 53.35% | 15.14% | 6.78% | 1.46% | 10.32% | 3.76% | 4.67% | 4.83% | 12.12% | 7.3% | 5.7% | 6.11% | 0.08% | 1.73% | 3.74% | 13.83% | 15.02% | 3.59% | 14.24% | 2.77% | -10.17% | -6.11% | -4.71% | 0.15% | 21.12% | 6.21% | -2.84% | 1.64% | -3.99% | - | - |
| Net Interest Margin % | 1.47% | 1.41% | 1.31% | 1.31% | 1.34% | 1.37% | 1.44% | 1.62% | 1.69% | 1.59% | 1.67% | 1.71% | 1.8% | 1.87% | 1.86% | 1.84% | 1.64% | 1.61% | 1.47% | 1.33% | 1.46% | 1.76% | 1.89% | 1.99% | 2.02% | 1.58% | 1.6% | 1.76% | 1.54% | 1.9% | 0% |
| Interest Income | 47.91B | 48.76B | 52.19B | 45.02B | 22.18B | 14.74B | 17.52B | 20.7B | 17.5B | 13.59B | 12.09B | 11.48B | 11.48B | 11.81B | 11.91B | 12.03B | 9.1B | 9.3B | 14.16B | 15.78B | 13.27B | 11.26B | 10.19B | 11.18B | 11.52B | 14.77B | 15.33B | 14.41B | 15B | 12.89B | 0 |
| Interest Expense | 30.61B | 32.99B | 38.49B | 32.19B | 9.54B | 3.28B | 6.48B | 10.15B | 7.44B | 4.62B | 3.73B | 3.57B | 4.02B | 4.36B | 4.58B | 4.97B | 2.89B | 3.9B | 8.96B | 11.22B | 8.83B | 6.32B | 4.93B | 5.66B | 6.01B | 10.23B | 11.04B | 10B | 10.66B | 8.37B | 7.93B |
| Loan Loss Provision | 2.34B | 2.34B | 2B | 2.01B | 963M | 158M | 2.49B | 1.29B | 842M | 829M | 1.05B | 771M | 937M | 1.12B | 1.29B | 1.14B | 1.05B | 1.65B | 773M | 603M | 548M | 706M | 628M | 1.14B | 1.5B | 1.1B | 1.22B | 750.04M | 480.01M | 610.05M | 0 |
| Non-Interest Income | 14.88B | 13.24B | 11.83B | 10.47B | 9.12B | 8.5B | 7.62B | 7.92B | 7.63B | 6.9B | 6.07B | 5.76B | 5.6B | 5.09B | 4.96B | 5.26B | 5.88B | 4.54B | -1.49B | 7.05B | 6.92B | 7.03B | 6.5B | 5.95B | 5.53B | 6.61B | 7.8B | 5.73B | 4.8B | 3.98B | 7.36B |
| Non-Interest Income % | 46.24% | 45.65% | 46.35% | 44.95% | 41.92% | 42.59% | 40.82% | 42.87% | 43.13% | 43.45% | 42.06% | 42.13% | 42.89% | 40.6% | 40.39% | 42.67% | 48.67% | 45.68% | -40.2% | 60.74% | 60.93% | 58.73% | 55.29% | 51.87% | 50.1% | 59.25% | 64.55% | 56.51% | 52.55% | 46.84% | 100% |
| Total Net Revenue | 32.18B | 29.01B | 25.53B | 23.3B | 21.76B | 19.96B | 18.66B | 18.47B | 17.7B | 15.87B | 14.44B | 13.68B | 13.06B | 12.55B | 12.29B | 12.32B | 12.09B | 9.93B | 3.71B | 11.61B | 11.35B | 11.96B | 11.76B | 11.46B | 11.04B | 11.16B | 12.08B | 10.14B | 9.14B | 8.5B | 7.36B |
| Revenue Growth % | 14.69% | 13.66% | 9.56% | 7.05% | 9.04% | 6.96% | 1.06% | 4.35% | 11.48% | 9.94% | 5.57% | 4.72% | 4.09% | 2.1% | -0.24% | 1.93% | 21.71% | 167.37% | -68.01% | 2.29% | -5.11% | 1.71% | 2.59% | 3.83% | -1.09% | -7.6% | 19.18% | 10.89% | 7.58% | 15.53% | 17.02% |
| Non-Interest Expense | 17.26B | 15.73B | 14.36B | 14.32B | 12.83B | 11.48B | 11.28B | 10.71B | 10.15B | 9.16B | 8.38B | 8.68B | 8.21B | 7.45B | 7.01B | 7.37B | 7.03B | 6.66B | 7.2B | 7.16B | 7.49B | 10.33B | 8.24B | 8.13B | 9.17B | 8.28B | 8.16B | 8.04B | 7.15B | 5.4B | 12.99B |
| Efficiency Ratio | 53.62% | 54.23% | 56.25% | 61.44% | 58.94% | 57.52% | 60.46% | 58.01% | 57.35% | 57.74% | 58% | 63.48% | 62.86% | 59.38% | 57.01% | 59.83% | 58.15% | 67.09% | 193.89% | 61.64% | 65.97% | 86.35% | 70.04% | 70.93% | 83.03% | 74.22% | 67.54% | 79.29% | 78.17% | 63.54% | 176.64% |
| Operating Income | 12.62B | 10.94B | 9.17B | 6.97B | 7.97B | 8.32B | 4.89B | 6.47B | 6.71B | 5.88B | 5.01B | 4.22B | 3.91B | 3.98B | 3.99B | 3.81B | 4.01B | 1.62B | -4.26B | 3.85B | 3.31B | 927M | 2.9B | 2.19B | 373.83M | 1.78B | 2.7B | 1.35B | 1.52B | 2.49B | 10.21B |
| Operating Margin % | 39.22% | 37.7% | 35.91% | 29.93% | 36.63% | 41.69% | 26.2% | 35.03% | 37.89% | 37.04% | 34.72% | 30.88% | 29.97% | 31.69% | 32.48% | 30.89% | 33.2% | 16.3% | -114.7% | 33.17% | 29.2% | 7.75% | 24.62% | 19.1% | 3.39% | 15.92% | 22.37% | 13.31% | 16.58% | 29.28% | 138.75% |
| Operating Income Growth % | - | 19.34% | 31.45% | -12.54% | -4.19% | 70.18% | -24.41% | -3.53% | 14.05% | 17.29% | 18.68% | 7.92% | -1.56% | -0.4% | 4.91% | -5.16% | 147.81% | 138% | -210.62% | 16.17% | 257.61% | -67.99% | 32.29% | 485.59% | -78.97% | -34.21% | 100.28% | -11.01% | -39.08% | -75.62% | 19.38% |
| Pretax Income | 12.54B | 10.94B | 9.17B | 6.97B | 7.97B | 8.32B | 4.89B | 6.47B | 6.71B | 5.88B | 5.01B | 4.22B | 3.91B | 3.98B | 3.99B | 3.81B | 4.01B | 1.62B | -4.26B | 3.85B | 3.31B | 927M | 2.9B | 2.19B | 373.83M | 1.78B | 2.7B | 1.35B | 1.52B | 2.49B | 2.29B |
| Pretax Margin % | 38.97% | 37.7% | 35.91% | 29.93% | 36.63% | 41.69% | 26.2% | 35.03% | 37.89% | 37.04% | 34.72% | 30.88% | 29.97% | 31.69% | 32.48% | 30.89% | 33.2% | 16.3% | -114.7% | 33.17% | 29.2% | 7.75% | 24.62% | 19.1% | 3.39% | 15.92% | 22.37% | 13.31% | 16.58% | 29.28% | 31.15% |
| Income Tax | 2.46B | 2.48B | 2.01B | 1.93B | 1.73B | 1.88B | 1.1B | 1.35B | 1.42B | 1.16B | 718M | 634M | 699M | 626M | 689M | 927M | 1.53B | 424M | -2.22B | 524M | 640M | 789M | 790M | 238.69M | -278.82M | 92.05M | 641.18M | 319.99M | 459.95M | 937.05M | 911M |
| Effective Tax Rate % | 19.62% | 22.72% | 21.95% | 27.74% | 21.7% | 22.54% | 22.45% | 20.84% | 21.2% | 19.76% | 14.32% | 15.01% | 17.86% | 15.74% | 17.26% | 24.36% | 38.21% | 26.19% | 52.07% | 13.61% | 19.31% | 85.11% | 27.28% | 10.9% | -74.58% | 5.18% | 23.73% | 23.72% | 30.34% | 37.66% | 39.76% |
| Net Income | 10.13B | 8.43B | 7.12B | 5B | 6.22B | 6.43B | 3.79B | 5.1B | 5.27B | 4.7B | 4.28B | 3.58B | 3.22B | 3.35B | 3.29B | 2.87B | 2.45B | 1.17B | -2.06B | 3.3B | 2.65B | -32M | 2.09B | 1.95B | 652.65M | 1.69B | 2.06B | 1.03B | 1.06B | 1.55B | 1.38B |
| Net Margin % | 31.47% | 29.05% | 27.87% | 21.46% | 28.58% | 32.21% | 20.31% | 27.6% | 29.76% | 29.6% | 29.61% | 26.15% | 24.64% | 26.72% | 26.8% | 23.27% | 20.29% | 11.82% | -55.47% | 28.39% | 23.31% | -0.27% | 17.78% | 17.01% | 5.91% | 15.1% | 17.06% | 10.15% | 11.55% | 18.25% | 18.76% |
| Net Income Growth % | 24.6% | 18.47% | 42.27% | -19.6% | -3.25% | 69.63% | -25.63% | -3.25% | 12.09% | 9.92% | 19.55% | 11.12% | -4% | 1.76% | 14.89% | 16.93% | 108.86% | 156.99% | -162.5% | 24.57% | 8368.75% | -101.53% | 7.21% | 198.85% | -61.28% | -18.21% | 100.26% | -2.55% | -31.93% | 12.39% | 34.5% |
| Net Income (Continuing) | 10.08B | 8.45B | 7.15B | 5.04B | 6.24B | 6.45B | 3.79B | 5.12B | 5.28B | 4.72B | 4.29B | 3.59B | 3.21B | 3.35B | 3.3B | 2.88B | 2.48B | 1.2B | -2.04B | 3.33B | 2.67B | 138M | 2.11B | 1.95B | 652.65M | 1.69B | 2.06B | 1.03B | 1.06B | 1.55B | 1.38B |
| EPS (Diluted) | 15.46 | 8.57 | 7.28 | 5.17 | 6.68 | 6.96 | 4.11 | 5.60 | 5.83 | 5.62 | 5.35 | 4.43 | 3.93 | 4.06 | 3.91 | 3.66 | 2.94 | 1.33 | -2.94 | 4.61 | 3.72 | -0.23 | 2.77 | 2.59 | 0.68 | 2.07 | 2.43 | 1.11 | 1.13 | 1.75 | 1.66 |
| EPS Growth % | 25.93% | 17.72% | 40.81% | -22.6% | -4.02% | 69.34% | -26.61% | -3.95% | 3.74% | 5.05% | 20.77% | 12.72% | -3.2% | 3.84% | 6.83% | 24.49% | 121.05% | 145.24% | -163.77% | 23.92% | 1717.39% | -108.3% | 6.95% | 280.88% | -67.15% | -14.81% | 118.92% | -1.77% | -35.43% | 5.42% | 41.88% |
| EPS (Basic) | - | 8.62 | 7.29 | 5.17 | 6.70 | 6.98 | 4.12 | 5.61 | 5.85 | 5.63 | 5.36 | 4.45 | 3.94 | 4.06 | 3.92 | 3.66 | 2.95 | 1.33 | -2.94 | 4.65 | 3.75 | -0.23 | 2.80 | 2.61 | 0.69 | 2.10 | 2.49 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 1.75 | 1.66 |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding | 655.31M | 940.67M | 941.71M | 916.22M | 905.68M | 900.37M | 892.04M | 890.91M | 889.25M | 827.13M | 791.84M | 795.66M | 796.84M | 802.52M | 808.29M | 794.19M | 777.61M | 764.88M | 743.53M | 678.63M | 676.72M | 685.82M | 719.55M | 683.81M | 729.2M | 757.79M | 777.9M | 825.75M | 832.22M | 828.33M | 830M |
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying CM stock.
For fiscal year 2025, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM) reported total revenue of $29.01B. This represents a 294.5% increase compared to $7.36B in 1996.
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM) is profitable, generating $8.43B in net income for the fiscal year ending 2025 with a net profit margin of 29.1%.
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM) reported an operating income of $10.94B, resulting in an operating profit margin of 37.7%. This margin reflects the operational efficiency of the business before interest and taxes.
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM) generated $26.67B in gross profit for the year, representing a gross profit margin of 91.9%. This demonstrates the company's core pricing power and production efficiency.
Key Metrics
Top Statement Risk
Canadian housing market concentration
NII Growth Driven by Volume, Not Margin
Net interest income has accelerated to 11.4% year-over-year growth in the latest quarter, as reported in recent financial statements, suggesting the bank is successfully growing its earning asset base despite a persistently compressed net interest margin.
The consistent NIM of 0.4% across all periods indicates that the strong NII growth is almost entirely volume-driven, likely from loan and securities portfolio expansion. This implies management is prioritizing market share and balance sheet growth over margin optimization, a strategy that may face headwinds if funding costs continue to rise or credit quality deteriorates.
NIM Compression Limits Profitability Upside
The net interest margin has remained stagnant at 0.4% for the past ten quarters, indicating that asset yield improvements are being fully offset by rising deposit and wholesale funding costs in the competitive Canadian banking landscape.
This persistent margin compression is a critical headwind, as it means the bank's impressive revenue growth is not translating into proportional earnings expansion. The flat NIM suggests CM lacks significant pricing power relative to its peers and is likely competing aggressively on deposit rates, which may indicate a structural challenge to its core spread-based earnings model.
Efficiency Ratio Volatility Signals Cost Control Challenges
The efficiency ratio has fluctuated between 51.1% and 57.2% over the past ten quarters, with the latest reading of 56.2% suggesting that non-interest expenses are growing nearly in line with revenue, limiting operating leverage.
The recent deterioration from a low of 51.1% in Q1 2026 to 56.2% in Q3 2026 is concerning, as it implies that cost discipline has weakened during a period of strong top-line growth. This pattern suggests that investments in technology, compliance, or branch networks are outpacing revenue gains, which could pressure returns on equity if not addressed.
Provision Expense Elevated and Volatile
Provision for credit losses has remained elevated, averaging approximately $570 million per quarter over the last four periods, which appears to reflect management's cautious stance on potential credit deterioration in the Canadian consumer and commercial loan books.
The provision expense has not declined despite strong earnings growth, suggesting the bank is building reserves in anticipation of future stress, possibly related to Canadian household debt levels or commercial real estate exposure. This proactive provisioning may protect future earnings but currently acts as a significant drag on net income growth.
Fee Income Provides Stable Earnings Diversification
Non-interest income has consistently represented approximately 45-48% of total revenue, providing a meaningful offset to net interest income and suggesting a well-diversified revenue base across wealth management, capital markets, and transactional services.
The stability of the fee income contribution is a positive attribute, as it reduces the bank's sole reliance on spread-based earnings. However, the slight decline in fee percentage from 48.2% in Q1 2026 to 45.9% in Q3 2026 may indicate that capital markets or advisory revenues are becoming more volatile, which warrants monitoring for sustainability.
Earnings Quality Challenged by Provision and Margin Trends
The strongest challenge to CM's earnings quality is that the impressive 16.3% EPS growth is being generated against a backdrop of flat net interest margins and elevated, volatile provision expenses, which may not be sustainable.
If the NIM remains compressed and provision expenses stay at current elevated levels, the bank's ability to generate further earnings growth will depend entirely on continued strong loan volume growth, which may be difficult to maintain. Furthermore, the recent beat on EPS of $1.99 may be masking underlying profitability pressures that could become more apparent if the Canadian economy slows.