COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC /MO/ (CBSH)

CIK: 0000022356. SIC: 6022 State Commercial Banks. Latest 10-K as of: 2026-02-24.

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SEC company page: https://www.sec.gov/edgar/browse/?CIK=22356. Latest filing source: 0000022356-26-000069.

Selected Fundamentals

Financials

Annual standardized facts from SEC companyfacts as of latest extracted filing date 2026-02-24. Source: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0000022356.json. Derived margins are computed from the extracted annual SEC facts.

Flow metrics use full-year FY periods from 10-K/10-K/A filings; balance-sheet metrics use FY-end instants. Missing metrics are omitted rather than fabricated.

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Quarterly

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Flow metrics use discrete quarter-length periods from 10-Q/10-Q/A filings. Q4 revenue and net income are derived only when annual FY and nine-month YTD facts exist for the same fiscal year; derived Q4 values are labeled. EPS Q4 is not derived.

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Macro Cross-References

• CPIAUCSL - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items in U.S. City Average
• UNRATE - Unemployment Rate
• FEDFUNDS - Federal Funds Effective Rate
• CES0500000003 - Average Hourly Earnings of All Employees, Total Private
• DFEDTARU - Federal Funds Target Range - Upper Limit
• DFEDTARL - Federal Funds Target Range - Lower Limit
• DGS3MO - Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 3-Month Constant Maturity
• DGS2 - Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 2-Year Constant Maturity
• DGS10 - Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 10-Year Constant Maturity
• DGS30 - Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 30-Year Constant Maturity
• T10Y2Y - 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Minus 2-Year Treasury Constant Maturity
• CPILFESL - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items Less Food and Energy
• CPIUFDSL - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food
• CPIENGSL - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Energy
• CUSR0000SAH1 - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Shelter
• PCEPI - Personal Consumption Expenditures: Chain-type Price Index
• PCEPILFE - Personal Consumption Expenditures Excluding Food and Energy: Chain-type Price Index
• PPIACO - Producer Price Index by Commodity: All Commodities
• T10YIE - 10-Year Breakeven Inflation Rate
• U6RATE - Total Unemployed, Plus All Marginally Attached Workers Plus Total Employed Part Time for Economic Reasons
• PAYEMS - All Employees, Total Nonfarm
• CIVPART - Labor Force Participation Rate
• EMRATIO - Employment-Population Ratio
• UNEMPLOY - Unemployed
• CE16OV - Employment Level
• ICSA - Initial Claims
• JTSJOL - Job Openings: Total Nonfarm
• JTSQUR - Quits: Total Nonfarm
• GDPC1 - Real Gross Domestic Product
• A191RL1Q225SBEA - Real Gross Domestic Product: Percent Change from Preceding Period
• INDPRO - Industrial Production: Total Index
• TCU - Capacity Utilization: Total Index
• HOUST - New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started: Total Units
• PERMIT - New Privately-Owned Housing Units Authorized in Permit-Issuing Places: Total Units
• RSAFS - Advance Retail Sales: Retail Trade
• PCE - Personal Consumption Expenditures
• DSPIC96 - Real Disposable Personal Income
• PSAVERT - Personal Saving Rate
• M2SL - M2
• BOPGSTB - U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: Balance
• MSPUS - Median Sales Price of Houses Sold for the United States
• HSN1F - New One Family Houses Sold: United States
• RHORUSQ156N - Homeownership Rate in the United States
• TTLCONS - Total Construction Spending: Total Construction in the United States
• RRVRUSQ156N - Rental Vacancy Rate in the United States
• TOTALSL - Total Consumer Credit Owned and Securitized
• REVOLSL - Revolving Consumer Credit Owned and Securitized
• DRCCLACBS - Delinquency Rate on Credit Card Loans, All Commercial Banks
• GDP - Gross Domestic Product
• GPDI - Gross Private Domestic Investment
• GCE - Government Consumption Expenditures and Gross Investment
• PCEC - Personal Consumption Expenditures
• NETEXP - Net Exports of Goods and Services
• GFDEBTN - Federal Debt: Total Public Debt
• GFDEGDQ188S - Federal Debt: Total Public Debt as Percent of Gross Domestic Product
• FYFSD - Federal Surplus or Deficit
• FGRECPT - Federal Government Current Receipts
• FGEXPND - Federal Government: Current Expenditures
• MANEMP - All Employees, Manufacturing
• USCONS - All Employees, Construction
• USTRADE - All Employees, Retail Trade
• USFIRE - All Employees, Financial Activities
• USGOVT - All Employees, Government
• AWHAETP - Average Weekly Hours of All Employees, Total Private
• DGORDER - Manufacturers' New Orders: Durable Goods
• NEWORDER - Manufacturers' New Orders: Nondefense Capital Goods Excluding Aircraft
• BUSINV - Total Business Inventories
• EXPGS - Exports of Goods and Services
• IMPGS - Imports of Goods and Services
• IR - Import Price Index (End Use): All Commodities
• PPIFIS - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Final Demand

Latest quarter (10-Q)

Latest 10-Q source: 0000022356-26-000133.

Extracted between Part I Item 2 and the next Item 3/4 or Part II heading after HTML sanitization. Confidence: high. Filing date: 2026-05-07. Report date: 2026-03-31.

Item 2.    MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes and with the statistical information and financial data appearing in this report as well as the Company's 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 are not necessarily indicative of results to be attained for any other period.

Acquisition

On January 1, 2026, the Company completed its previously announced acquisition of FineMark Holdings, Inc. ("FineMark"), a bank holding company headquartered in Fort Myers, Florida, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated June 16, 2025. Immediately after the merger, FineMark's wholly-owned subsidiary, FineMark National Bank & Trust, merged into the Bank, with the Bank continuing as the surviving bank. The acquisition added total assets of approximately $3.9 billion, including loans of $2.7 billion, total deposits of $3.1 billion, and assets under administration of $8.7 billion, as well as 13 banking offices in Florida, Arizona and South Carolina.

Visa Class B-2 common shares exchange offer

On April 13, 2026, Visa, Inc. (“Visa”) announced the commencement of a public offering to exchange Class B-2 common stock for a combination of shares of Class B-3 common stock and Class C common stock (“2026 Exchange Offer”). The Company tendered all of its Visa Class B-2 shares and is awaiting notification of acceptance of that tender and the closing of the 2026 Exchange Offer. If the Company’s tendered shares are accepted and the exchange occurs in the second quarter of 2026, the Company expects to record a significant gain during the second quarter of 2026 based on the conversion privilege of the Class C common stock and the closing price of Visa Class A common stock. A full description of the terms of the 2026 Exchange Offer is set forth in Visa’s related Issuer Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO and Prospectus, each dated April 6, 2026, publicly filed with the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

As described in Note 4 "Investment Securities," the Company previously entered into a Makewhole Agreement with Visa related to its participation in the 2024 Exchange Offer. In order to continue preserving the economic benefit of those same adjustments for Visa's Class A and Class C common stockholders in relation to the Class B-2 and Class B-3 conversion ratios following the 2026 Exchange Offer, and as a condition of participating in the 2026 Exchange Offer, the Company entered into a Makewhole Agreement (2026 Makewhole Agreement) with Visa that provides for similar cash payments to Visa under the same circumstances as described above for the 2024 Makewhole Agreement. As further described in Visa’s related Issuer Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO and Prospectus, each dated April 13, 2026, publicly filed with the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission, both the 2026 Makewhole Agreement and the related escrow fund and transfer restrictions on Visa’s Class B-2 common stock and the new Class B-3 common stock will terminate whenever the covered litigation is ultimately resolved, at which future date outstanding shares of Visa Class B-3 common stock will be convertible into shares of its Class A common stock at the then-applicable conversion ratio. The 2026 Makewhole Agreement also includes limited transfer restrictions, such that the Company may only transfer up to one-third of the shares of Visa Class C common stock received in the exchange within the first 45 days following the 2026 Exchange Offer acceptance date, and may only transfer up to two-thirds of the Class C common stock received within the first 90 days following the 2026 Exchange Offer acceptance date.

Additionally, if the Company’s tendered shares are accepted and the exchange occurs in the second quarter of 2026, the Company may consider a plan to reposition a portion of its available for sale debt securities portfolio through the sale of securities, which may result in a significant loss during the second quarter of 2026. The timing and amount of the loss ultimately realized on the available for sale debt securities and the reinvestment assumptions may depend on many considerations, including market conditions, the amount of the gain recognized on the conversion privilege of the Visa shares, and other factors.

Forward-Looking Information

This report may contain "forward-looking statements" that are subject to risks and uncertainties and include information about possible or assumed future results of operations. Many possible events or factors could affect the future financial results and performance of the Company. This could cause results or performance to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. Words such as "expects", "anticipates", "believes", "estimates", variations of such words and other similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in, or implied by, such forward-looking statements. Readers should not rely solely on the forward-looking statements and should consider all uncertainties and risks discussed

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throughout this report. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. The Company does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Such possible events or factors include: changes in economic conditions in the Company's market area; changes in policies by regulatory agencies; governmental legislation and regulation; fluctuations in interest rates; changes in liquidity requirements; demand for loans in the Company's market area; changes in accounting and tax principle;, estimates made on income taxes; competition with other entities that offer financial services; cybersecurity threats; risks related to the merger with FineMark including, among others, (i) the Company's ability to promptly and effectively integrate the merger, (ii) diversion of management’s attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities, (iii) cost savings and any revenue synergies from the merger may not be fully realized or may take longer than anticipated to be realized, (iv) deposits attrition, customer or employee loss and/or revenue loss as a result of the merger, and (v) expenses related to the merger being greater than expected; and such other factors as discussed in Part I Item 1A - "Risk Factors" and Part II Item 7 - "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in the Company's 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K and Part II, Item 1A. - "Risk Factors" in this report.

Critical Accounting Estimates and Related Policies

The Company has identified certain policies as being critical because they require management to make particularly difficult, subjective and/or complex judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain and because of the likelihood that materially different amounts would be reported under different conditions or using different assumptions. These estimates and related policies are the Company's allowance for credit losses and fair value measurement policies. A discussion of these estimates and related policies can be found in the sections captioned "Critical Accounting Policies" and "Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans and Liability for Unfunded Lending Commitments" in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in the Company's 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K. There have been no changes in the Company's application of critical accounting policies since December 31, 2025.

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Selected Financial Data

Three Months Ended March 31

2026

2025

Per Share Data

   Net income per common share — basic

$

.96 

$

.93 

*

   Net income per common share — diluted

.96 

.93 

*

   Cash dividends on common stock

.275 

.262 

*

   Book value per common share

29.64 

24.94 

*

   Market price

49.20 

59.27 

*

Selected Ratios

(Based on average balance sheets)

   Loans to deposits (1)

73.44 

%

69.38 

%

   Non-interest bearing deposits to total deposits

28.43 

29.36 

   Equity to loans (1)

21.37 

19.56 

   Equity to deposits

15.69 

13.57 

   Equity to total assets

12.29 

10.71 

   Return on total assets

1.62 

1.69 

   Return on equity

13.22 

15.82 

(Based on end-of-period data)

   Non-interest income to revenue (2)

36.97 

37.13 

   Efficiency ratio (3)

60.00 

55.61 

   Tier I common risk-based capital ratio

17.09 

16.86 

   Tier I risk-based capital ratio

17.09 

16.86 

   Total risk-based capital ratio

17.90 

17.65 

   Tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio (4)

11.07 

10.33 

   Tier I leverage ratio

12.60 

12.29 

* Restated for the 5% stock dividend distributed in December 2025.

(1) Includes loans held for sale.

(2) Revenue includes net interest income and non-interest income.

(3) The efficiency ratio is calculated as non-interest expense (excluding intangibles amortization) as a percent of revenue.

(4) The tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio is a measurement which management believes is a useful indicator of capital adequacy and utilization.

It provides a meaningful basis for period to period and company to company comparisons, and also assists regulators, investors and analysts in analyzing the financial position of the Company. Tangible common equity and tangible assets are non-GAAP measures and should not be viewed as substitutes for, or superior to, data prepared in accordance with GAAP.

The following table is a reconciliation of the GAAP financial measures of total equity and total assets to the non-GAAP measures of total tangible common equity and total tangible assets.

March 31

(Dollars in thousands)

2026

2025

Total equity

$

4,326,398 

$

3,498,402 

Less non-controlling interest

24,629 

20,615 

Less goodwill

253,805 

146,539 

Less intangible assets*

136,404 

3,825 

Total tangible common equity (a)

$

3,911,560 

$

3,327,423 

Total assets

$

35,717,256 

$

32,364,964 

Less goodwill

253,805 

146,539 

Less intangible assets*

136,404 

3,825 

Total tangible assets (b)

$

35,327,047 

$

32,214,600 

Tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio (a)/(b)

11.07

%

10.33

%

* Intangible assets other than mortgage servicing rights.

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Results of Operations

Summary

Three Months Ended March 31

Increase (Decrease)

(Dollars in thousands)

2026

2025

Amount

% change

Net interest income (expense)

$

299,840 

$

269,102 

$

30,738 

11.4

%

Provision for credit losses

(10,960)

(14,487)

(3,527)

(24.3)

Non-interest income

175,851 

158,949 

16,902 

10.6 

Investment securities gains (losses), net

11,647 

(7,591)

19,238 

N.M.

Non-interest expense

(291,126)

(238,376)

52,750 

22.1 

Income taxes

(40,881)

(36,964)

3,917 

10.6 

Non-controlling interest income (expense)

(2,748)

959 

3,707 

N.M.

Net income attributable to Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

$

141,623 

$

131,592 

10,031 

7.6 

N.M. - Not meaningful.

For the quarter ended March 31, 2026, net income attributable to Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (net income) amounted to $141.6 million, an increase of $10.0 million, or 7.6%, compared to the first quarter of the previous year. For the current quarter, the annualized return on average assets was 1.62%, the annualized return on average equity was 13.22%, and the efficiency ratio was 60.00%. Diluted earnings

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Latest 10-K MD&A

Extracted between Item 7 and the next Item 7A/8 heading after HTML sanitization. Confidence: high. Filing date: 2026-02-24. Report date: 2025-12-31.

Item 7.    MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Forward-Looking Statements

This report may contain “forward-looking statements” that are subject to risks and uncertainties and include information about possible or assumed future results of operations. Many possible events or factors could affect the future financial results and performance of Commerce Bancshares, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the "Company"). This could cause results or performance to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. Words such as “expects”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates”, variations of such words and other similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions which are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in, or implied by, such forward-looking statements. Readers should not rely solely on the forward-looking statements and should consider all uncertainties and risks discussed throughout this report. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. The Company does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Such possible events or factors include the risk factors identified in Item 1a Risk Factors and the following: changes in economic conditions in the Company’s market area; changes in policies by regulatory agencies, governmental legislation and regulation; fluctuations in interest rates; changes in liquidity requirements; demand for loans in the Company’s market area; changes in accounting and tax principles; estimates made on income taxes; failure of litigation settlement agreements to become final in accordance with their terms; and competition with other entities that offer financial services.

Overview

The Company operates as a super-community bank and offers a broad range of financial products to consumer, municipal, and commercial customers, delivered with a focus on high-quality, personalized service. The Company is headquartered in Missouri, with its principal offices in Kansas City and St. Louis, Missouri. Customers are served from 236 locations primarily in Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, Oklahoma and Colorado and commercial offices throughout the nation's midsection. A variety of delivery platforms are utilized, including an extensive network of branches and ATM machines, full-featured online banking, a mobile application, and a centralized contact center.

The core of the Company’s competitive advantage is its focus on the local markets in which it operates, its offering of competitive, sophisticated financial products, and its concentration on relationship banking and high-touch service. In order to enhance shareholder value, the Company targets core revenue growth. To achieve this growth, the Company focuses on strategies that will expand new and existing customer relationships, offer opportunities for controlled expansion in additional markets, utilize improved technology, and enhance customer satisfaction.

Various indicators are used by management in evaluating the Company’s financial condition and operating performance. Among these indicators are the following:

•    Net income and earnings per share — Net income attributable to Commerce Bancshares, Inc. during 2025 was $566.3 million, an increase of 7.6% compared to the previous year. The return on average assets was 1.79% in 2025, and the return on average common equity was 15.76%. Diluted earnings per share increased 9.5% in 2025 compared to 2024.

•    Total revenue — Total revenue is comprised of net interest income and non-interest income. Total revenue in 2025 increased $108.3 million, or 6.5%, from 2024, as net interest income grew $71.6 million, and non-interest income increased $36.7 million. Growth in net interest income resulted principally from increases in interest income from investment securities, and a decrease in interest expense on borrowings and deposits. The increase in non-interest income in 2025 was mainly due to higher trust fees and deposit account fees, partly offset by lower bank card fees.

•    Non-interest expense — Total non-interest expense increased 3.0% this year compared to 2024, mainly due to higher salaries and employee benefits expense and professional and other services expense, partially offset by lower deposit insurance expense.

•    Asset quality — Net loan charge-offs totaled $40.7 million in 2025, an increase of $1.8 million from those recorded in 2024, and averaged .23% of loans in both 2025 and 2024. Total non-performing assets, which include non-accrual loans and foreclosed real estate, amounted to $17.0 million at December 31, 2025, compared to $18.6 million at December 31, 2024, and represented .10% of loans outstanding at December 31, 2025.

•    Shareholder return — During 2025, the Company paid cash dividends of $1.05 per share on its common stock, representing an increase of 6.9% over the previous year. In 2025, the Company issued its 32nd consecutive annual 5% common stock dividend, and in February 2026, the Company's Board of Directors authorized an increase of 5.0% in

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the common cash dividend. The Company purchased 3,608,530 shares in 2025. Total shareholder return, including the change in stock price and dividend reinvestment, was 2.1%, 9.1%, and 9.2% over the past 5, 10, and 15 years, respectively. 

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes. The historical trends reflected in the financial information presented below are not necessarily reflective of anticipated future results.

Key Ratios

2025

2024

2023

2022

2021

(Based on average balances)

Return on total assets

1.79

%

1.72

%

1.49

%

1.45

%

1.55

%

Return on common equity

15.76 

16.66 

17.94 

17.31 

15.37 

Equity to total assets

11.34 

10.29 

8.33 

8.39 

10.11 

Loans to deposits (1)

69.80 

69.73 

66.31 

55.41 

56.46 

Non-interest bearing deposits to total deposits

29.55 

29.97 

32.61 

39.02 

40.46 

Net yield on interest earning assets (tax equivalent basis)

3.63 

3.47 

3.16 

2.85 

2.58 

(Based on end of period data)

Non-interest income to revenue (2)

36.97 

37.18 

36.47 

36.71 

40.15 

Efficiency ratio (3)

55.47 

57.37 

59.17 

56.90 

57.64 

Tier I common risk-based capital ratio

17.34 

16.71 

15.25 

14.13 

14.34 

Tier I risk-based capital ratio

17.34 

16.71 

15.25 

14.13 

14.34 

Total risk-based capital ratio

18.16 

17.48 

16.03 

14.89 

15.12 

Tier I leverage ratio

12.65 

12.26 

11.25 

10.34 

9.13 

Tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio (4)

11.11 

9.92 

8.85 

7.32 

9.01 

Common cash dividend payout ratio

25.89 

26.50 

28.24 

26.10 

23.12 

(1)    Includes loans held for sale.

(2)    Revenue includes net interest income and non-interest income.

(3)    The efficiency ratio is calculated as non-interest expense (excluding intangibles amortization) as a percent of total revenue.

(4) The tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio is a measurement which management believes is a useful indicator of capital adequacy and utilization. It provides a meaningful basis for period to period and company to company comparisons, and also assists regulators, investors and analysts in analyzing the financial position of the Company. Tangible common equity and tangible assets are non-GAAP measures and should not be viewed as substitutes for, or superior to, data prepared in accordance with GAAP.

The following table is a reconciliation of the GAAP financial measures of total equity and total assets to the non-GAAP measures of total tangible common equity and total tangible assets.

(Dollars in thousands)

2025

2024

2023

2022

2021

Total equity

$

3,814,772 

$

3,332,475 

$

2,964,230 

$

2,481,577 

$

3,448,324 

Less non-controlling interest

23,401 

22,594 

20,114 

16,286 

11,026 

Less goodwill

146,539 

146,539 

146,539 

138,921 

138,921 

Less intangible assets*

3,723 

3,864 

4,058 

4,305 

4,604 

Total tangible common equity (a)

$

3,641,109 

$

3,159,478 

$

2,793,519 

$

2,322,065 

$

3,293,773 

Total assets

$

32,915,089 

$

31,996,627 

$

31,701,061 

$

31,875,931 

$

36,689,088 

Less goodwill

146,539 

146,539 

146,539 

138,921 

138,921 

Less intangible assets*

3,723 

3,864 

4,058 

4,305 

4,604 

Total tangible assets (b)

$

32,764,827 

$

31,846,224 

$

31,550,464 

$

31,732,705 

$

36,545,563 

Tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio (a)/(b)

11.11

%

9.92

%

8.85

%

7.32

%

9.01

%

* Intangible assets other than mortgage servicing rights.

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Results of Operations

$ Change

% Change

(Dollars in thousands)

2025

2024

2023

 '25-'24

 '24-'23

 '25-'24

 '24-'23

Net interest income

$

1,111,858 

$

1,040,246 

$

998,129 

$

71,612 

$

42,117 

6.9

%

4.2

%

Provision for credit losses

(56,138)

(32,903)

(35,451)

23,235 

(2,548)

70.6 

(7.2)

Non-interest income

652,281 

615,553 

573,045 

36,728 

42,508 

6.0 

7.4 

Investment securities gains (losses), net

3,660 

7,823 

14,985 

(4,163)

(7,162)

(53.2)

(47.8)

Non-interest expense

(979,826)

(951,229)

(930,982)

28,597 

20,247 

3.0 

2.2 

Income taxes

(161,136)

(145,089)

(134,549)

16,047 

10,540 

11.1 

7.8 

Income (expense) attributable to non-controlling interest

(4,448)

(8,070)

(8,117)

(3,622)

(47)

(44.9)

(.6)

Net income attributable to Commerce

   Bancshares, Inc.

$

566,251 

$

526,331 

$

477,060 

$

39,920 

$

49,271 

7.6

%

10.3

%

N.M. - Not meaningful.

Net income attributable to Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (net income) for 2025 was $566.3 million, an increase of $39.9 million, or 7.6%, compared to $526.3 million in 2024. Diluted income per common share was $4.04 in 2025, compared to $3.69 in 2024. The growth in net income resulted mainly from increases of $71.6 million in net interest income and $36.7 million in non-interest income, partly offset by increases in non-interest expense and the provision for credit losses of $28.6 million and $23.2 million, respectively. The return on average assets was 1.79% in 2025 compared to 1.72% in 2024, and the return on average common equity was 15.76% in 2025 compared to 16.66% in 2024. At December 31, 2025, the ratio of tangible common equity to tangible assets increased to 11.11%, compared to 9.92% at year end 2024.

During 2025, net interest income grew mainly due to an increase of $38.4 million in interest income earned on investment securities and $19.7 million in interest income on securities purchased under resell agreements, both due to higher average balances and rates, and a decrease of $39.7 million in interest expense on deposits, mainly due to lower average rates. These increases to net interest income were partly offset by a decrease of $26.3 million in interest earned on loans, due to lower average rates, partly offset by higher average balances. Total rates earned on average interest earning assets decreased six basis points this year, while funding costs decreased 28 basis points for deposits and 69 basis points for borrowings.  The provision for credit losses increased mainly due to higher net loan charge-offs and an increase in the estimate of the allowance for credit losses on loans this year compared to last year. These increases were slightly offset by a decrease in the liability for unfunded lending commitments. Net loan charge-offs increased $1.8 million, mainly due to higher consumer credit card and business loan net charge-offs in 2025.

Non-interest income grew 6.0% in 2025, mainly due to increases in trust fees and deposit account fees. Net investment securities gains of $3.7 million were recorded in 2025 and were comprised mainly of fair value gains on the Company's private equity investment portfolio, partly offset by losses on sales of available for sale debt securities. Non-interest expense increased $28.6 million in 2025 compared to 2024, mainly due to higher salaries and benefits expense, data processing and software expense and professional and other services expense.

Net income for 2024 was $526.3 million, an increase of $49.3 million, or 10.3%, compared to $477.1 million in 2023. Diluted income per common share was $3.69 in 2024, compared to $3.30 in 2023. The growth in net income resulted mainly from increases of $42.5 million in non-interest income and $42.1 million in net interest income, partly offset by increases in non-interest expense and income taxes of $20.2 million and $10.5 million, respectively. The return on average assets was 1.72% in 2024 compared to 1.49% in 2023, and the return on average common equity was 16.66% in 2024 compared to 17.94% in 2023. At December 31, 2024, the ratio of tangible common equity to tangible assets increased to 9.92%, compared to 8.85% at year end 2023.

During 2024, net interest income grew mainly due to an increase of $78.4 million in interest income earned on loans, mainly due to higher average rates, and a decrease of $43.9 million in interest expense on borrowings, mainly due to lower average balances, partly offset by an increase in interest expense on deposits of $90.0 million, mainly due to higher average rates paid. Total rates earned on average interest earning assets increased 52 basis points in 2024, while funding costs increased 52 basis points for deposits and decreased 28 basis points for borrowings.  The provision for credit losses increased mainly due to higher net loan charge-offs and an increase in the estimate of the allowance for credit losses on loans this year compared to 2023. These increases were partly offset by a decrease in the liability for unfunded lending commitments. Net loan charge-offs increased $7.8 million, mainly due to higher credit card and consumer loan net charge-offs in 2024, partly offset by a decrease in business loan net charge-offs.

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Non-interest income grew 7.4% in 2024, mainly due to increases in trust fees and deposit account fees. Net investment securities gains of $7.8 million were recorded in 2024 and were comprised mainly of gains on the sales of equity securities, partly offset by losses on sales of available for sale debt securities. Non-interest expense increased $20.2 million in 2024 compared to 2023, mainly due to higher salaries and benefits expense and data processing and software expense, partly offset by a decrease in deposit insurance expense.

The Company distributed a 5% stock dividend for the 32nd consecutive year on December 16, 2025. All per share and average share data in this report has been restated for the 2025 stock dividend.

Critical Accounting Estimates and Related Policies

The Company's consolidated financial statements are prepared based on the application of certain accounting policies, the most significant of which are described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements. Certain of these policies require numerous estimates and strategic or economic assumptions that may prove inaccurate or be subject to variations which may significantly affect the Company's reported results and financial position for the current period or future periods. The use of estimates, assumptions, and judgments are necessary when financial assets and liabilities are required to be recorded at, or adjusted to reflect, fair value. Current economic conditions may require the use of additional estimates, and some estimates may be subject to a greater degree of uncertainty due to the current instability of the economy. The Company has identified several policies as being critical because they require management to make particularly difficult, subjective and/or complex judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain and because of the likelihood that materially different amounts would be reported under different conditions or using different assumptions. These estimates and related policies are the Company's allowance for credit losses and fair value measurement policies.

Allowance for Credit Losses

The Company's Allowance for Credit Losses policies govern the processes and procedures used to estimate the collectability of its loan portfolio and unfunded lending commitments, and the potential for credit losses in its available for sale debt securities portfolio.

Allowance for Credit Losses – Loans and Unfunded Lending Commitments

The Company performs periodic and systematic detailed reviews of its loan portfolio and unfunded lending commitments to assess overall collectability. The level of the allowance for credit losses on loans and unfunded lending commitments reflects the Company's estimate of the losses expected in the loan portfolio and unfunded lending commitments over the assets’ contractual term.

The allowance for credit loss is an estimate that is subject to uncertainty due to the various assumptions and judgments used in the estimation process.

The allowance for credit losses is measured on a collective (pool) basis. Loans are aggregated into pools based on similar risk characteristics including borrower type, collateral type and expected credit loss patterns. Loans that do not share similar risk characteristics, primarily large loans on non-accrual status, are evaluated on an individual basis.

The allowance for credit losses is measured using an average historical loss model which incorporates relevant information about past events (including historical credit loss experience on loans with similar risk characteristics), current conditions, and an economic forecast that may affect the collectability of the remaining cash flows over the contractual term of the loans. The calculated loss rate is increased or decreased to reflect expectations of future losses given a single path economic forecast. These adjustments to the loss rate are based on results from various regression models projecting the impact of the macroeconomic variables. The forecast is used for a reasonable and supportable period before reverting to historical averages using a straight-line method.

Additionally, the allowance for credit losses considers other qualitative factors not included in historical loss rates or macroeconomic forecast such as changes in portfolio composition, underwriting practices, or significant unique events or conditions.

Adjustments to the allowance for credit losses are made by increases to or reductions in the provision for credit losses, which are reflected in the consolidated statements of income.

Assumptions, Judgments, and Uncertainties: The uncertainty in the estimation of the allowance for credit losses is created because key assumptions and judgments are applied throughout the process. Key assumptions include segmentation

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of the portfolio into pools, calculations of life of a loan using a combination of contractual terms and expected prepayment speeds and forecast of macroeconomic conditions. The Company utilizes a third-party macro-economic forecast that continuously changes due to economic conditions and events. The single path economic forecast includes key macroeconomic variables including GDP, disposable income, unemployment rate, various interest rates, consumer price index (CPI) inflation rate, housing price index (HPI), commercial real estate price index (CREPI) and market volatility. Each reporting period, the base macroeconomic forecast scenario is evaluated to ensure it is not inconsistent with management’s expectations. Changes in the forecast cause fluctuations in the estimates of the allowance for credit losses on loans and the liability for unfunded lending commitments. Potential changes in any one economic variable may or may not affect the overall allowance because a variety of economic variables and inputs are considered in estimating the allowance, and changes in those variables and inputs may not occur at the same rate, may not be consistent across product types and may have offsetting impacts to other changing variables and inputs.

Data points such as loan mix, level of loan balances outstanding, portfolio performance, line utilization trends and risk ratings change throughout the life of a portfolio which could cause changes to the expected credit losses.

Qualitative factors not included in historical information or macroeconomic forecast require significant judgment to identify and determine how to apply to the estimate for credit losses. The qualitative factors continuously evolve in reaction to other changing assumptions, data inputs and industry trends.

The Company uses its best judgment to assess the macroeconomic forecast, key assumptions and internal and external data in estimating the allowance for credit losses on loans and the liability for unfunded lending commitments. These estimates are subject to continuous refinement based on changes in the underlying external and internal data.

Impact if actual results differ from assumptions: The allowance for credit losses represents management’s best estimate of expected current credit losses in the loan portfolio and within the Company’s unfunded lending commitments, but changes in the inputs and assumptions described above could significantly impact the calculated estimated credit losses. Therefore, actual credit losses may differ significantly from estimated results. Significant deterioration in circumstances relating to loan quality and economic conditions could result in a requirement for additional allowance. Likewise, an upturn in loan quality and improved economic conditions may require a reduction in the allowance for credit losses. In either instance, changes could have a significant impact on our financial condition and results of operations.

Allowance for Credit Losses - Available for Sale Debt Securities

The level of the allowance for credit losses on available for sale securities reflects the Company’s estimate of the losses expected in the available for sale debt security portfolio. In order to estimate the allowance for credit losses on available for sale debt securities, the Company performs quarterly reviews of its investment portfolio to identify securities in an unrealized loss position.

Changes to the allowance for credit losses are made by changes to or reductions in the provision for credit losses, which are reflected in the consolidated statements of income.

Assumptions, Judgments, and Uncertainties: Securities for which fair value is less than amortized cost are reviewed for impairment. Special emphasis is placed on securities whose credit rating has fallen below Baa3 (Moody's) or BBB- (Standard & Poor's), whose fair values have fallen more than 20% below purchase price, or those which have been identified based on management’s judgment. These securities are placed on a watch list and cash flow analyses are prepared on an individual security basis. Certain securities are analyzed using a projected cash flow model, discounted to present value, and compared to the current amortized cost bases of the securities. The model uses input factors such as cash flow projections, contractual payments required, expected delinquency rates, credit support from other tranches, prepayment speeds, collateral loss severity rates (including loan to values), and various other information related to the underlying collateral. Securities not analyzed using the cash flow model are analyzed by reviewing risk ratings, credit support agreements, and industry knowledge to project future cash flows and any possible credit impairment.

Impact if actual results differ from assumptions: The allowance for credit losses represents management’s best estimate of expected credit losses in the available for sale debt securities portfolio, but significant change in interest rates and deterioration in economic conditions could result in a requirement for additional allowance. Likewise, an increase in interest rates and improved economic conditions may require a reduction in the allowance for credit losses. In either instance, anticipated changes could have a significant impact on our financial condition and results of operations.

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Fair Value Measurement

Investment securities, including available for sale debt, trading, equity and other securities, residential mortgage loans held for sale, derivatives and deferred compensation plan assets and associated liabilities are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Additionally, from time to time, other assets and liabilities may be recorded at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, such as loan values that have been reduced based on the fair value of the underlying collateral, other real estate (primarily foreclosed property), non-marketable equity securities and certain other assets and liabilities. These nonrecurring fair value adjustments typically involve write-downs of individual assets or application of lower of cost or fair value accounting.

Assumptions, Judgments, and Uncertainties: Fair value is an estimate of the exchange price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction (i.e., not a forced transaction, such as a liquidation or distressed sale) between market participants at the measurement date and is based on the assumptions market participants would use when pricing an asset or liability. Fair value measurement and disclosure guidance establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of assets and liabilities recorded at fair value.

Fair value is measured based on a variety of inputs. Fair value may be based on quoted market prices for identical assets or liabilities traded in active markets (Level 1 valuations). If market prices are not available, quoted market prices for similar instruments traded in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, or model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market are used (Level 2 valuations). Where observable market data is not available, the valuation is generated from model-based techniques that use significant assumptions not observable in the market (Level 3 valuations). Unobservable assumptions reflect the Company’s estimates for assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Valuation techniques typically include discounted cash flow models and similar techniques, but may also include the use of market prices of assets or liabilities that are not directly comparable to the subject asset or liability.

The selection and weighting of the various fair value techniques may result in a fair value higher or lower than carrying value. Considerable judgment may be involved in determining the amount that is most representative of fair value.

For assets and liabilities recorded at fair value, the Company looks to active and observable market data when developing fair value measurements for those items where there is an active market. Certain assets and liabilities are not actively traded in observable markets, and the Company must use alternative valuation techniques to derive an estimated fair value measurement. In doing so, the Company may be required to make judgments about assumptions market participants would use in estimating the fair value of the financial instrument. The assumptions used to determine fair value adjustments are regularly evaluated by management for relevance under current facts and circumstances.

Changes in market conditions may reduce the availability of quoted prices or observable data. For example, reduced liquidity in the capital markets or changes in secondary market activities could result in observable market inputs becoming unavailable. When market data is not available, the Company uses valuation techniques requiring more management judgment to estimate the appropriate fair value.

Impairment analysis also relates to long-lived assets and core deposit and other intangible assets. An impairment loss is recognized if the carrying amount of the asset is not likely to be recoverable and exceeds its fair value. In determining the fair value, management uses models and applies the techniques and assumptions previously discussed.

At December 31, 2025, assets and liabilities measured using observable inputs that are classified as either Level 1 or Level 2 represented 98.0% and 99.8% of total assets and liabilities recorded at fair value, respectively. Valuations generated from model-based techniques that use at least one significant assumption not observable in the market are considered Level 3, and the Company's Level 3 assets totaled $185.5 million, or 2.0% of total assets recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. The fair value hierarchy, the extent to which fair value is used to measure assets and liabilities, and the valuation methodologies and key inputs used are discussed in Note 17 on Fair Value Measurements.

Impact if actual results differ from assumptions: Changes in fair value are recorded either in earnings or accumulated other comprehensive income. Adjustments in the inputs and assumptions described above could significantly impact the fair values of the Company’s assets and liabilities and have a significant impact on our financial condition and results of operations.

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Net Interest Income

Net interest income, the largest source of revenue, results from the Company’s lending, investing, borrowing, and deposit gathering activities. It is affected by both changes in the level of interest rates and changes in the amounts and mix of interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities. The following table summarizes the changes in net interest income on a fully taxable equivalent basis, by major category of interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities, identifying changes related to volumes and rates. Changes not solely due to volume or rate changes are allocated to rate.

2025

2024

Change due to

Change due to

(In thousands)

Average Volume

Average Rate

 Total

Average Volume

Average Rate

Total

Interest income, fully taxable-equivalent basis

Loans:

Business

$

18,119 

$

(25,213)

$

(7,094)

$

8,671 

$

24,588 

$

33,259 

Real estate - construction and land

(2,146)

(13,594)

(15,740)

(2,780)

4,099 

1,319 

Real estate - business

3,066 

(12,389)

(9,323)

4,510 

8,004 

12,514 

Real estate - personal

432 

8,024 

8,456 

2,374 

10,597 

12,971 

Consumer

2,721 

(2,824)

(103)

591 

15,607 

16,198 

Revolving home equity

2,260 

(425)

1,835 

2,312 

211 

2,523 

Consumer credit card

219 

(4,196)

(3,977)

(35)

864 

829 

Total interest on loans

24,671 

(50,617)

(25,946)

15,643 

63,970 

79,613 

Loans held for sale

(40)

6 

(34)

(402)

(16)

(418)

Investment securities:

U.S. government and federal agency obligations

44,467 

9,132 

53,599 

14,982 

20,893 

35,875 

Government-sponsored enterprise obligations

(12)

(2)

(14)

(208)

(154)

(362)

State and municipal obligations

(5,079)

454 

(4,625)

(10,249)

(691)

(10,940)

Mortgage-backed securities

(16,979)

(2,148)

(19,127)

(18,183)

1,977 

(16,206)

Asset-backed securities

(6,017)

15,743 

9,726 

(21,116)

8,309 

(12,807)

Other securities

(2,588)

1,468 

(1,120)

9,165 

(13,175)

(4,010)

Total interest on investment securities

13,792 

24,647 

38,439 

(25,609)

17,159 

(8,450)

 Federal funds sold

(13)

(5)

(18)

(619)

9 

(610)

 Securities purchased under agreements to resell

13,090 

6,642 

19,732 

(5,434)

5,143 

(291)

Interest earning deposits with banks

5,524 

(23,165)

(17,641)

18,170 

22 

18,192 

Total interest income

57,024 

(42,492)

14,532 

1,749 

86,287 

88,036 

Interest expense

Interest bearing deposits:

Savings

(16)

(95)

(111)

(76)

93 

17 

Interest checking and money market

14,474 

(30,931)

(16,457)

5,890 

74,577 

80,467 

Certificates of deposit of less than $100,000

(69)

(8,125)

(8,194)

1,619 

1,917 

3,536 

Certificates of deposit of $100,000 and over

(3,794)

(11,180)

(14,974)

843 

5,160 

6,003 

Federal funds purchased

(5,321)

(1,382)

(6,703)

(13,553)

509 

(13,044)

Securities sold under agreements to resell

4,020 

(15,044)

(11,024)

1,478

6,266 

7,744 

Other borrowings

27 

(13)

14 

(39,487)

14 

(39,473)

Total interest expense

9,321 

(66,770)

(57,449)

(43,286)

88,536 

45,250 

Net interest income, fully taxable-equivalent basis

$

47,703 

$

24,278 

$

71,981 

$

45,035 

$

(2,249)

$

42,786 

Net interest income totaled $1.1 billion in 2025, increasing $71.6 million, or 6.9%, compared to $1.0 billion in 2024. On a fully taxable-equivalent (FTE) basis, net interest income totaled $1.1 billion, and increased $72.0 million over 2024. This growth was mainly due to increases of $38.4 million in interest earned on investment securities (FTE), due to higher average balances and rates earned and a decrease of $39.7 million in interest expense on interest bearing deposits, mainly due to lower average rates paid. These increases to income were partly offset by a decrease of $25.9 million in interest earned on loans (FTE), due to lower average rates earned, partly offset by higher average balances. The net yield on earning assets (FTE) was 3.63% in 2025 compared with 3.47% in 2024. The fully taxable-equivalent basis uses a federal income tax rate of 21%.

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During 2025, loan interest income (FTE) declined $25.9 million from 2024 mainly due to a decrease in rates earned, partly offset by growth of $387.3 million, or 2.3%, in average loan balances. The average fully taxable-equivalent rate earned on the loan portfolio decreased 29 basis points to 5.97% in 2025 compared to 6.26% in 2024. The rates earned on the loan portfolio were impacted by actions taken by the Federal Reserve in 2025 and 2024 to lower short-term interest rates, which caused most of the Company's variable rate loan portfolio to re-price lower and fixed rate loans to originate at lower interest rates than the weighted-average of the portfolio of fixed rate loans. Lower interest earned on construction and land, business real estate and business loans was the main driver of overall lower loan interest income. Interest on construction and land loans decreased $15.7 million due to a 96 basis point decline in the average rate earned and a $26.0 million, or 1.8%, decrease in the average balance. Business real estate loan interest decreased $9.3 million as the average rate earned decreased 33 basis points, while the average balance increased $49.5 million, or 1.4%. Business loan interest income decreased $7.1 million due to a 39 basis point decrease in the average rate earned, partly offset by an increase of $279.8 million, or 4.7%, in average balances. Interest on consumer credit card loans was lower by $4.0 million due to a decrease of 75 basis points in the average rate earned. Consumer loan interest income decreased $103 thousand mainly due to a decrease of 13 basis points in the average rate earned, mostly offset by an increase of $41.7 million, or 2.0%, in the average balance. The decreases in loan interest income were partly offset by an increase in personal real estate loan interest of $8.5 million as a result of an increase of 26 basis points in the average rate earned. In addition, revolving home equity loan interest increased $1.8 million due to growth in average balances of $29.8 million, or 8.9%.

Fully taxable-equivalent interest income on total investment securities increased $38.4 million during 2025, as the average rate earned increased 43 basis points, while average balances declined $236.5 million. The average rate on the total investment securities portfolio was 3.06% in 2025 compared to 2.63% in 2024, while the average balance of the total investment securities portfolio (excluding unrealized fair value adjustments on available for sale debt securities) was $10.2 billion in 2025 compared to an average balance of $10.4 billion in 2024. The increase in interest income was mainly due to higher interest income earned on U.S. government and asset-backed securities, partly offset by lower interest earned on mortgage-backed and state and municipal securities. Interest earned on U.S. government securities increased $53.6 million due to higher average balances of $1.2 billion, or 73.2%, and an increase in the average rate earned of 33 basis points. Contributing to the increase in interest earned on U.S. government securities was growth of $2.4 million in inflation income on treasury inflation-protected securities (TIPS). Interest earned on asset-backed securities increased $9.7 million, due to growth of 105 basis points in the average rate earned, partly offset by a decline in average balances of $230.5 million, or 13.2%. Interest earned on mortgage-backed securities decreased $19.1 million due to lower average balances of $808.5 million, or 15.1%, and a decrease of four basis points in the average rate earned. The decrease of $4.6 million in interest earned on state and municipal securities was mainly due to a decline of $255.2 million, or 25.0%, in average balances.

Interest on securities purchased under resell agreements increased $19.7 million compared to 2024 due to a $412.9 million, or 97.9%, increase in average balances and growth of 79 basis points in the average rate earned. Interest income on balances at the Federal Reserve decreased $17.6 million from 2024, due to a decline in the average rate earned of 96 basis points, partly offset by an increase in average balances of $104.8 million, or 4.5%.

During 2025, interest expense on deposits decreased $39.7 million from 2024 and resulted from a 28 basis point decrease in the overall average rate paid on deposits, slightly offset by an increase in average balances of $475.8 million, or 2.8%. Interest expense on interest checking and money market accounts decreased $16.5 million due to lower rates paid, which declined 20 basis points, partly offset by growth in average balances of $646.1 million, or 4.8%. Interest expense on certificates of deposit declined $23.2 million, due to a 71 basis point decrease in the average rate paid, coupled with a $144.0 million decrease in average balances. The overall rate paid on total deposits decreased from 1.96% in 2024 to 1.68% in the current year. Interest expense on borrowings decreased $17.7 million mainly due to a 69 basis point decrease in the average rate paid. Interest expense on federal funds purchased decreased $6.7 million, due to a $100.2 million decline in average balances and a 106 basis point decrease in the average rate paid. Interest expense on securities sold under repurchase agreements decreased $11.0 million due to a 60 basis point decrease in the average rate earned, partly offset by an increase of $118.9 million in average balances. The overall average rate incurred on all interest bearing liabilities was 1.83% in 2025, compared to 2.17% in 2024.

Net interest income totaled $1.0 billion in 2024, increasing $42.1 million, or 4.2%, compared to $998.1 million in 2023. On an FTE basis, net interest income totaled $1.0 billion, and increased $42.8 million over 2023. This growth was due to increases of $79.6 million in interest earned on loans (FTE), due to higher average rates and balances, and $18.2 million in interest earned on balances at the Federal Reserve, due to higher average balances, and a decrease of $44.8 million in interest expense on borrowings, mainly due to lower average balances. These increases to income were partly offset by an increase of $90.0 million in interest expense on deposits, mainly due to higher average rates paid, and lower interest earned on investment securities of $8.5 million, due to lower average balances, partly offset by higher average rates. The net yield on earning assets (FTE) was 3.47% in 2024 compared with 3.16% in 2023.

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During 2024, loan interest income (FTE) grew $79.6 million over 2023 mainly due to an increase in rates earned for all loan categories and growth of $310.2 million, or 1.8%, in average loan balances. The average fully taxable-equivalent rate earned on the loan portfolio increased 36 basis points to 6.26% in 2024 compared to 5.90% in 2023. Increased interest earned on business, consumer, personal real estate and business real estate loans was the main driver of overall higher loan interest income. Business loan interest income increased $33.3 million due to a 40 basis point increase in the average rate earned and an increase of $164.3 million, or 2.84%, in average balances. Interest earned on consumer loans increased $16.2 million mainly due to an increase of 74 basis points in the average rate earned. Personal real estate loan interest grew $13.0 million in 2024 compared to 2023 as a result of an increase of 35 basis points in the average rate earned and higher average balances of $63.8 million, or 2.14%. Interest on construction and land loans grew $1.3 million over 2023 due to growth in the average rate earned of 29 basis points, partly offset by a decrease of $35.0 million, or 2.4%, in average loan balances. Interest on business real estate loans increased $12.5 million as the average rate earned increased 21 basis points and the average balance grew $75.3 million, or 2.1%. Revolving home equity loan interest increased $2.5 million mainly due to growth in average balances of $30.7 million, or 10.1%. Interest on consumer credit card loans was higher by $829 thousand due to an increase of 16 basis points in the average rate earned.

Fully taxable-equivalent interest income on total investment securities decreased $8.5 million during 2024, as average balances declined $1.9 billion, while the average rate earned increased 34 basis points. The average rate on the total investment securities portfolio was 2.63% in 2024 compared to 2.29% in 2023, while the average balance of the total investment securities portfolio (excluding unrealized fair value adjustments on available for sale debt securities) was $10.4 billion in 2024 compared to an average balance of $12.4 billion in 2023. The decrease in interest income was mainly due to lower interest income earned on mortgage-backed, asset-backed and state and municipal securities, partly offset by higher interest income earned on U.S. government securities. Interest earned on mortgage-backed securities decreased $16.2 million due to lower average balances of $878.4 million, slightly offset by an increase of three basis points in the average rate earned. Interest earned on asset-backed securities decreased $12.8 million, due to a decline in average balances of $991.4 million, partly offset by an increase of 48 basis points in the average rate earned. The decrease of $10.9 million in interest earned on state and municipal securities was due to a decrease of $497.5 million in average balances and a decline of seven basis points in the average rate earned. Interest earned on U.S. government securities increased $35.9 million mainly due to higher average balances of $601.7 million, or 60.0%, and an increase in the average rate earned of 130 basis points. Interest earned on U.S. government securities was impacted by a decline of $2.5 million in inflation TIPS income.

Interest on federal funds sold decreased $610 thousand and interest on securities purchased under resell agreements decreased $291 thousand compared to 2023 both due to declines in average balances, partly offset by growth in the average rate earned. Interest income on balances at the Federal Reserve increased $18.2 million over 2023, due to growth in average balances of $344.8 million, or 17.6%.

During 2024, interest expense on deposits increased $90.0 million over 2023 and resulted mainly from a 52 basis point increase in the overall average rate paid on deposits. Interest expense on interest checking and money market accounts increased $80.5 million due to higher rates paid, which grew 59 basis points, and growth in average balances of $226.3 million, or 1.7%. Interest expense on certificates of deposit grew $9.5 million, due to a 33 basis point increase in the average rate paid, coupled with a $33.1 million increase in average balances. The overall rate paid on total deposits increased from 1.44% in 2023 to 1.96% in 2024. Interest expense on borrowings decreased $44.8 million mainly due to a $975.0 million decrease in average balances. Interest expense on federal funds purchased decreased $13.0 million, mainly due to a $265.7 million decline in average balances, while interest expense on securities sold under repurchase agreements increased $7.7 million due to a 26 basis point increase in the average rate earned and an increase of $47.4 million in average balances. Interest expense on Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) borrowings declined $39.5 million due to a decline of $756.7 million in average balances. The Company did not have any outstanding FHLB borrowings at December 31, 2024. The overall average rate incurred on all interest bearing liabilities was 2.17% in 2024, compared to 1.86% in 2023.

Provision for Credit Losses

The provision for credit losses is comprised of provisions for credit losses on loans and unfunded lending commitments and is recorded to adjust the allowance for credit losses on loans and the liability for unfunded lending commitments to a level deemed adequate by management based on the factors mentioned in the “Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans and Liability for Unfunded Lending Commitments” section of this discussion. The provision for credit losses was $56.1 million in 2025, an increase of $23.2 million from the 2024 provision.

The provision for credit losses on loans for the year ended December 31, 2025 was $57.4 million, compared to $39.2 million in 2024. The allowance for credit losses on loans totaled $179.5 million at December 31, 2025, an increase of $16.7 million compared to the prior year, and represented 1.01% of loans at year end 2025, compared to .95% at December 31, 2024.

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The provision for unfunded lending commitments was a benefit of $1.3 million during 2025, compared to a benefit of $6.3 million in 2024. The liability for unfunded lending commitments was $17.7 million at December 31, 2025, compared to $18.9 million at December 31, 2024.

Non-Interest Income

% Change

(Dollars in thousands)

2025

2024

2023

 '25-'24

 '24-'23

Trust fees

$

232,700 

$

214,430 

$

190,954 

8.5

%

12.3

%

Bank card transaction fees

184,267 

189,784 

191,156 

(2.9)

(.7)

Deposit account charges and other fees

108,246 

100,336 

90,992 

7.9 

10.3 

Consumer brokerage services

22,051 

18,141 

17,223 

21.6 

5.3 

Capital market fees

20,655 

19,776 

14,100 

4.4 

40.3 

Loan fees and sales

13,882 

12,890 

11,165 

7.7 

15.5 

Other

70,480 

60,196 

57,455 

17.1 

4.8 

Total non-interest income

$

652,281 

$

615,553 

$

573,045 

6.0

%

7.4

%

Non-interest income as a % of total revenue*

37.0

%

37.2

%

36.5

%

Total revenue per full-time equivalent employee

$

378.0 

$

352.8 

$

333.0 

*    Total revenue is calculated as net interest income plus non-interest income.

Below is a summary of net bank card transaction fees for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

% Change

(Dollars in thousands)

2025

2024

2023

 '25-'24

 '24-'23

Net corporate card fees

$

102,715 

$

106,662 

$

110,641 

(3.7)

%

(3.6)

%

Net debit card fees

44,029 

44,517 

43,881 

(1.1)

1.4 

Net merchant fees

23,121 

22,593 

22,186 

2.3 

1.8 

Net credit card fees

14,402 

16,012 

14,448 

(10.1)

10.8 

Total bank card transaction fees

$

184,267 

$

189,784 

$

191,156 

(2.9)

%

(.7)

%

Non-interest income totaled $652.3 million, an increase of $36.7 million, or 6.0%, compared to $615.6 million in 2024. Trust fee income increased $18.3 million, or 8.5%, mainly as a result of higher private client trust fees (up 9.1%), which comprised 81.4% of trust fee income in 2025. The market value of total customer trust assets totaled $81.6 billion at year end 2025, which was an increase of 9.1% over year end 2024 balances. Bank card fees decreased $5.5 million, or 2.9%, from the prior year, mainly due to decreases in net corporate card fees of $3.9 million, net credit card fees of $1.6 million and net debit card fees of $488 thousand, partly offset by an increase in net merchant fees of $528 thousand. The decline in net corporate card fees from the prior year was mainly due to higher rewards expense. Net debit card fees decreased mainly due to lower interchange income, while net credit card fees decreased due to higher rewards expense. Net merchant fees increased mainly due to lower interchange and royalty fee expense, partly offset by lower merchant discount fee revenue. Deposit account fees increased $7.9 million, or 7.9%, mainly due to higher corporate cash management fees of $7.4 million. In 2025, corporate cash management fees comprised 66.7% of total deposit fees, while overdraft fees comprised 10.7% of total deposit fees. Revenue from consumer brokerage services increased $3.9 million, or 21.6%, mainly due to higher annuity fees, advisory fees and life insurance income. Capital markets fees increased $879 thousand, or 4.4%, mainly due to higher gains on trading securities, while loan fees and sales increased $992 thousand, or 7.7%, mainly due to higher loan commitment fees and mortgage banking revenue. Other non-interest income increased $10.3 million, or 17.1%, over the prior year mainly due to higher gains on asset sales of $3.8 million, tax credit sales fees of $2.2 million, cash sweep commissions of $2.0 million and international fees of $802 thousand. Additionally, an increase in fair value adjustments of $1.4 million was recorded on the Company's deferred compensation plan assets and liabilities, which affect both other income and other expense.

During 2024, non-interest income totaled $615.6 million, an increase of $42.5 million, or 7.4%, compared to $573.0 million in 2023. Trust fee income increased $23.5 million, or 12.3%, mainly as a result of higher private client trust fees (up 13.1%), which comprised 81.0% of trust fee income in 2024. The market value of total customer trust assets totaled $74.8 billion at year end 2024, which was an increase of 8.6% over year end 2023 balances. Bank card fees decreased $1.4 million, or .7%, from 2023, mainly due to a decrease in net corporate card fees of $4.0 million, partly offset by increases in net credit card fees of $1.6 million, net debit card fees of $636 thousand and net merchant fees of $407 thousand. The decline in net corporate card fees from 2023 was mainly due to lower interchange income coupled with higher rewards expense. Net debit card fees increased mainly due to higher interchange income, while net credit card fees increased due to lower rewards expense. Net

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merchant fees increased mainly due to higher merchant discount fees, partly offset by lower interchange fees. Deposit account fees increased $9.3 million, or 10.3%, mainly due to higher corporate cash management fees of $8.5 million and other deposit fees of $894 thousand. In 2024, corporate cash management fees comprised 64.6% of total deposit fees, while overdraft fees comprised 11.5% of total deposit fees. Capital markets fees increased $5.7 million, or 40.3%, mainly due to higher trading securities income of $4.1 million and underwriting income of $2.4 million. Revenue from consumer brokerage services increased $918 thousand, or 5.3%, mainly due to higher annuity fees, while loan fees and sales increased $1.7 million, or 15.5%, mainly due to higher loan commitment fees and mortgage banking revenue. Other non-interest income increased $2.7 million, or 4.8%, over 2023 mainly due to higher gains on asset sales of $2.5 million, cash sweep commissions of $2.2 million and tax credit sales fees of $2.1 million. These increases were partly offset by lower letter of credit fees of $2.3 million and swap fees of $1.2 million.

Investment Securities Gains (Losses), Net

(In thousands)

2025

2024

2023

 Net gains (losses) on sales of available for sale debt securities

$

(8,410)

$

(196,283)

$

(8,444)

 Net gains (losses) on equity securities

1,376 

178,092 

(487)

 Net gains (losses) on sales of private equity investments

(1,042)

1,880 

(100)

 Fair value adjustments of private equity investments

11,736 

24,134 

24,016 

 Total investment securities gains (losses), net

$

3,660 

$

7,823 

$

14,985 

Net gains and losses on investment securities during 2025, 2024 and 2023 are shown in the table above. Included in these amounts are gains and losses arising from sales of securities from the Company’s available for sale debt portfolio, net gains and losses on equity securities, and gains and losses relating to private equity investments, which are primarily held by the Parent’s majority-owned private equity subsidiary. The gains and losses on private equity investments include fair value adjustments, in addition to gains and losses realized upon disposition. The portions of private equity investment gains and losses that are attributable to minority interests are reported as non-controlling interest in the consolidated statements of income, and resulted in expense of $2.1 million in 2025, $4.2 million in 2024, and $4.8 million in 2023.

Net securities gains of $3.7 million were recorded in 2025, which included net gains of $11.7 million in fair value adjustments on private equity investments and net gains of $1.4 million on equity securities. These gains were offset by net losses of $8.4 million realized on sales of available for sale debt securities resulting from the Company's sale of approximately $78.6 million (book value) in bonds, mainly non-agency mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed securities, and net losses of $1.0 million on sales of private equity investments.

Net securities gains of $7.8 million were recorded in 2024, which included net gains of $178.1 million on equity securities, net gains of $24.1 million in fair value adjustments on private equity investments, and net gains of $1.9 million on sales of private equity investments. These gains were offset by net losses of $196.3 million realized on sales of available for sale debt securities resulting from the Company's sale of approximately $1.3 billion (book value) in bonds, mainly state and municipal, mortgage-backed, and corporate debt securities.

Net securities gains of $15.0 million were recorded in 2023, which included net gains of $24.0 million in fair value adjustments on private equity investments. This increase was partly offset by losses of $8.4 million realized on sales of available for sale debt securities resulting from the Company's sale of approximately $1.1 billion (book value) in bonds, mainly state and municipal securities and asset-backed securities, net losses of $100 thousand on sales of private equity investments, and net losses of $487 thousand on equity securities.

The Company's significant gains in equity securities for the year ended December 31, 2024 primarily relate to gains recorded on its shares of Visa, as described in Note 3, Investment Securities. Likewise, the $196.3 million losses realized on the Company's available for sale debt securities portfolio mainly relate to the successful execution of its planned available for sale debt security portfolio repositioning, in which the Company sold bonds with an amortized cost of $1.2 billion and subsequently reinvested the proceeds into higher yielding available for sale debt securities. Additional information about the Company's available for sale debt portfolio repositioning transactions is discussed in Note 3, Investment Securities.

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Non-Interest Expense

% Change

(Dollars in thousands)

2025

2024

2023

 '25-'24

 '24-'23

Salaries

$

531,326 

$

514,262 

$

492,977 

3.3

%

4.3

%

Employee benefits

97,127 

93,600 

91,086 

3.8 

2.8 

Data processing and software

133,970 

127,390 

118,758 

5.2 

7.3 

Net occupancy

54,320 

53,223 

53,629 

2.1 

(.8)

Professional and other services

48,856 

35,077 

36,198 

39.3 

(3.1)

Marketing

24,688 

22,353 

24,511 

10.4 

(8.8)

Equipment

21,508 

20,619 

19,548 

4.3 

5.5 

Supplies and communication

19,686 

19,291 

19,420 

2.0 

(.7)

Deposit insurance

10,049 

16,482 

33,163 

(39.0)

(50.3)

Other

38,296 

48,932 

41,692 

(21.7)

17.4 

Total non-interest expense

$

979,826 

$

951,229 

$

930,982 

3.0

%

2.2

%

Efficiency ratio

55.5

%

57.4

%

59.2

%

Salaries and benefits as a % of total non-interest expense

64.1

%

63.9

%

62.7

%

Number of full-time equivalent employees

4,667 

4,693 

4,718 

N.M. - Not meaningful.

Non-interest expense was $979.8 million in 2025, an increase of $28.6 million, or 3.0%, over the previous year. Salaries and benefits expense increased $20.6 million, or 3.4%, mainly due to higher full-time salaries, incentive compensation and healthcare expense. Full-time equivalent employees totaled 4,667 at December 31, 2025, compared to 4,693 at December 31, 2024. Data processing and software expense increased $6.6 million, or 5.2%, primarily due to increased costs for service providers and higher software expense. Net occupancy expense increased $1.1 million, or 2.1%, mainly due to higher building depreciation expense and demolition costs, partly offset by higher external rent income. Professional and other services expense increased $13.8 million, or 39.3%, mainly due to higher legal, professional and loan recording fees. Professional and other services expense included acquisition related expense of $5.6 million in 2025. Marketing expense increased $2.3 million, or 10.4%, and equipment expense increased $889 thousand, or 4.3%, mainly due to higher furniture and equipment rental and service contract expense. Supplies and communication expense increased $395 thousand, or 2.0%, while deposit insurance expense decreased $6.4 million mainly due to accrual adjustments in 2024 and 2025 related to the FDIC's special assessment to replenish the Deposit Insurance Fund. Other non-interest expense decreased $10.6 million, or 21.7%, mainly due to litigation settlement expense of $10.0 million, net of insurance, and a $5.0 million donation to a related charitable foundation, both recorded in 2024. In addition, a $1.5 million reimbursement related to a litigation settlement was recorded in 2025. These decreases were partly offset by higher in travel and entertainment expense of $1.3 million, and an increase in fair value adjustments of $1.4 million recorded on the Company's deferred compensation plan assets and liabilities.

In 2024, non-interest expense was $951.2 million, an increase of $20.2 million, or 2.2%, over 2023. Salaries and benefits expense increased $23.8 million, or 4.1%, mainly due to higher costs for full-time salaries, incentive compensation, payroll taxes and 401(k) expense, slightly offset by lower contract labor expense. Full-time equivalent employees totaled 4,693 at December 31, 2024, compared to 4,718 at December 31, 2023. Data processing and software expense increased $8.6 million, or 7.3%, primarily due to increased costs for service providers and higher software expense and bank card processing fees. Net occupancy expense decreased $406 thousand, or .8%, mainly due to higher external rent income, partly offset by higher building depreciation expense. Professional and other services expense decreased $1.1 million, or 3.1%, mainly due to declines in other professional fees, loan collection fees, and pension plan expense, partly offset by an increase in legal fees. Marketing expense decreased $2.2 million, or 8.8%, while equipment expense increased $1.1 million, or 5.5%, mainly due to higher furniture and equipment depreciation expense. Supplies and communication expense decreased $129 thousand, or .7%, while deposit insurance expense decreased $16.7 million due to a $16.0 million accrual recorded in 2023 for a special assessment by the FDIC to replenish the Deposit Insurance Fund. Other non-interest expense increased $7.2 million, or 17.4%, mainly due to litigation settlement expense of $10.0 million and a $5.0 million donation to a related charitable foundation, both recorded in 2024. These increases were partly offset by deconversion costs of $2.1 million recorded in 2023, as well as decreases in swap fee amortization expense of $859 thousand, travel and entertainment expense of $687 thousand and recruiting expense of $489 thousand.

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Income Taxes

Income tax expense was $161.1 million in 2025, compared to $145.1 million in 2024 and $134.5 million in 2023. The effective tax rate, including the effect of non-controlling interest, was 22.2% in 2025 compared to 21.6% in 2024 and 22.0% in 2023. The increase in the effective tax rate in 2025 compared to the rate for 2024 was mostly due to higher state and local income taxes. Additional information about income tax expense is provided in Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements.

Financial Condition

Loan Portfolio Analysis

Classifications of consolidated loans by major category at December 31, 2025 and 2024 are shown in the table below. This portfolio consists of loans which were acquired or originated with the intent of holding to their maturity. Loans held for sale are separately discussed in a following section. A schedule of average balances invested in each loan category below is disclosed within the Average Balance Sheets section of Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations below.

Balance at December 31

(In thousands)

2025

2024

Commercial:

Business

$

6,439,380 

$

6,053,820 

Real estate — construction and land

1,438,012 

1,409,901 

Real estate — business

3,674,567 

3,661,218 

Personal banking:

Real estate — personal

3,053,435 

3,058,195 

Consumer

2,196,822 

2,073,123 

Revolving home equity

375,159 

356,650 

Consumer credit card

589,694 

595,930 

Overdrafts

4,194 

11,266 

Total loans

$

17,771,263 

$

17,220,103 

The table below presents contractual maturities of the loan portfolio, based on payment due dates, as well as a breakdown of fixed rate and floating rate loans at December 31, 2025.

Principal Payments Due

(In thousands)

In

One Year

or Less

After One

Year Through

Five Years

After Five

Years Through Fifteen Years

After Fifteen Years

Total

Commercial:

Business

$

2,805,183 

$

3,277,257 

$

356,579 

$

361 

$

6,439,380 

Real estate — construction and land

235,148 

1,170,557 

27,603 

4,704 

1,438,012 

Real estate — business

1,112,788 

2,248,289 

305,716 

7,774 

3,674,567 

Personal banking:

Real estate — personal

173,977 

525,558 

1,033,192 

1,320,708 

3,053,435 

Consumer

979,752 

1,051,861 

163,653 

1,556 

2,196,822 

Revolving home equity

15,612 

68,248 

291,299 

— 

375,159 

Consumer credit card

66,998 

200,041 

322,655 

— 

589,694 

Overdrafts

4,194 

— 

— 

— 

4,194 

Total loans

$

5,393,652 

$

8,541,811 

$

2,500,697 

$

1,335,103 

$

17,771,263 

Loans with fixed rates

$

1,498,178 

$

3,511,334 

$

1,084,471 

$

503,924 

$

6,597,907 

Loans with floating rates

3,895,474 

5,030,477 

1,416,226 

831,179 

11,173,356 

Total loans

$

5,393,652 

$

8,541,811 

$

2,500,697 

$

1,335,103 

$

17,771,263 

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The following table shows loan balances at December 31, 2025, segregated between those with fixed interest rates and those with variable rates that fluctuate with an index.

(In thousands)

Fixed Rate Loans

Variable Rate Loans

Total

% Variable Rate Loans

Business

$

2,116,159 

$

4,323,221 

$

6,439,380 

67.1

%

Real estate — construction and land

74,956 

1,363,056 

1,438,012 

94.8 

Real estate — business

1,392,551 

2,282,016 

3,674,567 

62.1 

Real estate — personal

1,594,779 

1,458,656 

3,053,435 

47.8 

Consumer

1,389,515 

807,307 

2,196,822 

36.7 

Revolving home equity

— 

375,159 

375,159 

100.0 

Consumer credit card

25,753 

563,941 

589,694 

95.6 

Overdrafts

4,194 

— 

4,194 

— 

Total loans

$

6,597,907 

$

11,173,356 

$

17,771,263 

62.9

%

Total loans at December 31, 2025 were $17.8 billion, an increase of $551.2 million, or 3.2%, over balances at December 31, 2024. The increase in loans during 2025 occurred mainly due to growth in business and consumer loans. Business loans increased $385.6 million, or 6.4%, mainly due to increases in commercial and industrial loans and commercial card loans of $290.2 million and $92.5 million, respectively. Construction loans increased $28.1 million, or 2.0%, mainly due to an increase in commercial construction lending. Business real estate loans increased $13.3 million, or .4%, mainly due to an increase in industrial lending, partly offset by a decline in senior living lending. Personal real estate loans decreased $4.8 million, or .2%. The Company sells certain long-term fixed rate mortgage loans to the secondary market, and loan sales in 2025 totaled $92.2 million, compared to $70.0 million in 2024. Consumer loans increased $123.7 million, or 6.0%, mainly due to an increase in private banking lending. Consumer credit card loans decreased $6.2 million, or 1.0%, while revolving home equity loan balances increased $18.5 million, or 5.2%, compared to balances at year end 2024.

The Company currently holds approximately 31% of its loan portfolio in the Kansas City market, 25% in the St. Louis market, and 44% in other regional markets. The portfolio is diversified from a business and retail standpoint, with 65% in loans to businesses and 35% in loans to consumers. The Company believes a diversified approach to loan portfolio management, strong underwriting criteria and an aversion toward credit concentrations from an industry, geographic and product perspective, have contributed to low levels of problem loans and credit losses on loans experienced over the last several years.

The Company participates in credits of large, publicly traded companies which are defined by regulation as shared national credits, or SNCs. Regulations define SNCs as loans exceeding $100 million that are shared by three or more financial institutions. The Company typically participates in these loans when business operations are maintained in the local communities or regional markets and opportunities to provide other banking services are present. At December 31, 2025, the balance of SNC loans totaled approximately $1.5 billion, with an additional $2.6 billion in unfunded commitments, compared to a balance of $1.6 billion, with an additional $2.5 billion in unfunded commitments, at year end 2024.

Commercial Loans

Business

Total business loans amounted to $6.4 billion at December 31, 2025 and includes loans used mainly to fund customer accounts receivable, inventories, and capital expenditures. The business loan portfolio includes tax-advantaged loans and leases which carry tax-free interest rates. These loans totaled $702.1 million at December 31, 2025, an increase of $12.9 million, or 1.9%, over December 31, 2024 balances. In addition to tax-advantaged leases, the business loan portfolio also includes other direct financing and sales type leases totaling $717.3 million at December 31, 2025, a decrease of $10.0 million, or 1.4%, from December 31, 2024. These loans are used by commercial customers to finance capital purchases ranging from computer equipment to office and transportation equipment. Additionally, the Company has $296.6 million of outstanding loans included within its $303.0 million oil and gas energy-related loan portfolio at December 31, 2025, which is further discussed within the Oil and Gas Energy Lending section of the Risk Elements of the Loan Portfolio section located within Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. Also included in the business portfolio are corporate card loans, which totaled $424.6 million at December 31, 2025 and are made in conjunction with the Company’s corporate card business for corporate trade purchases. Corporate card loans are made to corporate, non-profit and government customers nationwide, but have very short-term maturities, which limits credit risk.

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Business loans, excluding corporate card loans, are made primarily to customers in the regional trade area of the Company, generally the central Midwest, encompassing the states of Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, and nearby Midwestern markets, including Iowa, Oklahoma, Colorado, Texas, Tennessee, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio. This portfolio is diversified from an industry standpoint and includes businesses engaged in manufacturing, wholesaling, retailing, agribusiness, insurance, financial services, public utilities, health care, and other service businesses. Emphasis is upon middle-market and community businesses with known local management and financial stability. Consistent with management’s strategy and emphasis upon relationship banking, most borrowing customers also maintain deposit accounts and utilize other banking services. Net loan charge-offs in this category totaled $1.5 million in 2025 compared to $1.1 million in 2024. Non-accrual business loans were $123 thousand (less than .1% of business loans) at December 31, 2025 compared to $101 thousand at December 31, 2024.

Real Estate-Construction and Land

The portfolio of loans in this category amounted to $1.4 billion at December 31, 2025, an increase of $28.1 million, or 2.0%, over the prior year and comprised 8.1% of the Company’s total loan portfolio. Commercial construction and land development loans totaled $1.3 billion, or 88.3% of total construction loans at December 31, 2025. These loans increased $31.2 million over 2024 year end balances, driving the increase in the total construction portfolio. Commercial construction loans are made during the construction phase for small and medium-sized office and medical buildings, manufacturing and warehouse facilities, apartment complexes, shopping centers, hotels and motels, and other commercial properties. Commercial land development loans relate to land owned or developed for use in conjunction with business properties. Residential construction and land development loans at December 31, 2025 totaled $169.2 million, or 11.7% of total construction loans. Net loan charge-offs in this category totaled $40 thousand in 2025 compared to no net loan charge-offs in 2024.

Real Estate-Business

Total business real estate loans were $3.7 billion at December 31, 2025 and comprised 20.7% of the Company’s total loan portfolio. This category includes mortgage loans for small and medium-sized office and medical buildings, manufacturing and warehouse facilities, distribution facilities, multi-family housing, farms, shopping centers, hotels and motels, churches, and other commercial properties. The business real estate borrowers and/or properties are generally located in local and regional markets where Commerce does business, and emphasis is placed on owner-occupied lending (34.0% of this portfolio), which presents lower risk levels. Additional information about business real estate loans by borrower is disclosed within the Real Estate - Business Loans section of the Risk Elements of the Loan Portfolio section located within Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. At December 31, 2025, balances of non-accrual loans amounted to $14.8 million, or .4% of business real estate loans, down $169 thousand from year end 2024. The Company experienced net loan recoveries of $95 thousand in 2025, compared to net loan recoveries of $106 thousand in 2024.

Personal Banking Loans

Real Estate-Personal

At December 31, 2025, there were $3.1 billion in outstanding personal real estate loans, which comprised 17.2% of the Company’s total loan portfolio. The mortgage loans in this category are mainly for owner-occupied residential properties. The Company originates both adjustable and fixed rate mortgage loans, and at December 31, 2025, 48% of the portfolio was comprised of adjustable rate loans, while 52% was comprised of fixed rate loans. The Company does not purchase any loans from outside parties or brokers.

The Company originates certain mortgage loans with the intent to sell to the secondary market, generally FNMA or FHLMC conforming fixed rate loans. The remaining loans are originated with the intent to hold to maturity. Of the $455.3 million of mortgage loans originated in 2025, $92.2 million were sold to the secondary market. This compares to $453.0 million of mortgage loans originated and $70.0 million of loans sold to the secondary market in 2024. The increase in loan sales during 2025 compared to 2024 was mainly due to a continued demand for fixed rate mortgage loans. Net loan charge-offs in 2025 totaled $556 thousand, compared to net loan charge-offs of $239 thousand in 2024. Balances of non-accrual loans in this category were $842 thousand at December 31, 2025, compared to $1.0 million at year end 2024.

Consumer

Consumer loans consist of private banking, automobile, motorcycle, marine, tractor/trailer, recreational vehicle (RV), fixed rate home equity, patient health care financing and other types of consumer loans. These loans totaled $2.2 billion at December 31, 2025. Approximately 35% of the consumer portfolio consists of automobile loans, 40% in private banking loans, 9% in fixed rate home equity loans, and 11% in patient healthcare financing loans. Total consumer loans increased $123.7 million at year end 2025 compared to year end 2024, mainly due to increases of $154.2 million in private banking loans and $8.9 million in patient healthcare financing. These increases in consumer loan balances were partly offset by declines of $16.2

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million in fixed rate home equity loans and $7.3 million in other vehicle and equipment loans. Net charge-offs on total consumer loans were $9.8 million in both 2025 and 2024, averaging .46% of consumer loans in both 2025 and 2024.

Revolving Home Equity

Revolving home equity loans, of which 100% are adjustable rate loans, totaled $375.2 million at year end 2025. An additional $946.9 million was available in unused lines of credit, which can be drawn at the discretion of the borrower. Home equity loans are secured mainly by second mortgages (and less frequently, first mortgages) on residential property of the borrower. The underwriting terms for the home equity line product permit borrowing availability, in the aggregate, generally up to 80% or 90% of the appraised value of the collateral property at the time of origination. Net loan charge-offs were $5 thousand in 2025, compared to net loan recoveries of $166 thousand in 2024.

Consumer Credit Card

Total consumer credit card loans amounted to $589.7 million at December 31, 2025 and comprised 3.3% of the Company’s total loan portfolio. The credit card portfolio is concentrated within regional markets served by the Company. The Company offers a variety of credit card products, including affinity cards, rewards cards, and standard and premium credit cards, and emphasizes its credit card relationship product, Special Connections. Approximately 36% of the households that own a Commerce credit card product also maintain a deposit relationship with the subsidiary bank. Approximately 96% of the outstanding credit card loan balances had a floating interest rate at year end 2025, compared to 95% at year end 2024. Net charge-offs amounted to $27.1 million in 2025, an increase of $1.0 million over $26.0 million in 2024.

Loans Held for Sale

At December 31, 2025, loans held for sale were mainly comprised of certain long-term fixed rate personal real estate loans. The personal real estate loans are carried at fair value and totaled $4.0 million at December 31, 2025. This portfolio is further discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements.

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Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans and Liability for Unfunded Lending Commitments

To determine the amount of the allowance for credit losses on loans and the liability for unfunded lending commitments, the Company has established a process which assesses the risks and losses expected in its portfolios. This process provides an allowance based on estimates of allowances for pools of loans and unfunded lending commitments, as well as a second, smaller component based on certain individually evaluated loans and unfunded lending commitments. The Company's policies and processes for determining the allowance for credit losses on loans and the liability for unfunded lending commitments are discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements and in the "Allowance for Credit Losses" discussion within Critical Accounting Policies above.

Loans subject to individual evaluation generally consist of business, construction, business real estate and personal real estate loans on non-accrual status. These non-accrual loans are evaluated individually for impairment based on factors such as payment history, borrower financial condition and collateral. For collateral dependent loans, appraisals of collateral (including exit costs) are normally obtained annually but discounted based on the date last received and market conditions. From these evaluations of expected cash flows and collateral values, specific allowances are determined.

Loans which are not individually evaluated are segregated by loan type and sub-type and are collectively evaluated. These loans consist of commercial loans (business, construction and business real estate) which have been graded pass, special mention, or substandard, and also include all personal banking loans except personal real estate loans on non-accrual status.

The allowance for credit losses on loans and the liability for unfunded lending commitments are estimates that require significant judgment including projections of the macro-economic environment. The Company utilizes a third-party macro-economic forecast that continuously changes due to economic conditions and events. These changes in the forecast cause fluctuations in the allowance for credit losses on loans and the liability for unfunded lending commitments. The Company uses judgment to assess the macro-economic forecast and internal loss data in estimating the allowance for credit losses on loans and the liability for unfunded lending commitments. These estimates are subject to periodic refinement based on changes in the underlying external and internal data.

At December 31, 2025, the allowance for credit losses on loans was $179.5 million, compared to $162.7 million at December 31, 2024. The allowance for credit losses relating to commercial loans and personal banking loans increased $10.1 million and $6.6 million, respectively, during 2025. The increase in the allowance for credit losses on commercial loans was primarily due to weakness in soft commodity prices impacting certain industries and model enhancements related to the forecast, while the allowance for credit losses on personal banking loans increased over the December 31, 2024 allowance due to recent increased loan net charge-off trends impacting expected loss rate assumptions for the consumer credit card, automobile, and other non-real estate consumer portfolios along with forecast model enhancements targeted at the consumer credit card portfolio. The percentage of allowance to loans increased to 1.01% at December 31, 2025, compared to .95% at December 31, 2024. See Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements for the various model assumptions utilized in the Company's CECL estimate at December 31, 2025.

Net loan charge-offs totaled $40.7 million in 2025, representing a $1.8 million increase compared to net charge-offs of $38.9 million in 2024. The increase was largely due to higher net charge-offs of $1.0 million, $432 thousand and $317 thousand on consumer credit card, business and personal real estate loans, respectively, during 2025. These increases were partially offset by a $240 thousand decrease in net charge-offs on overdraft loans in 2025 compared to 2024. Consumer credit card loan net charge-offs were 4.81% of average consumer credit card loans in 2025, compared to 4.64% in 2024, and consumer loan net charge-offs were .46% of average consumer loans in both 2025 and 2024. The ratio of net loan charge-offs to total average loans outstanding was .33% in 2025 and .23% in 2024.

Total loans delinquent 90 days or more and still accruing were $24.7 million at December 31, 2025, an increase of $143 thousand compared to year end 2024. Non-accrual loans at December 31, 2025 were $15.8 million, a decrease of $2.5 million from the prior year, mainly due to a decrease in non-accrual revolving home equity loans of $2.0 million. The allowance for credit losses as a percentage of non-accrual loans was 1,139.5% at December 31, 2025, compared to 890.4% at December 31, 2024. The increase in the ratio of the allowance to non-accrual loans was driven by the decrease in non-accrual loans outstanding and the increase in the allowance for credit losses, as described above. The 2025 year-end balance of non-accrual loans was comprised of $123 thousand of business loans, $842 thousand of personal real estate loans and $14.8 million of business real estate loans.

At December 31, 2025, the liability for unfunded lending commitments was $17.7 million, a decrease of $1.3 million compared to December 31, 2024. The decrease in the liability for unfunded lending commitments during 2025 was driven primarily by decreases in the balance of unfunded lending commitments. The Company's unfunded lending commitments

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primarily relate to construction loans, and the Company's estimate for credit losses in its unfunded lending commitments utilizes the same model and forecast as its estimate for credit losses on loans. See Note 2 for further discussion of the model inputs utilized in the Company's estimate of credit losses.

The Company considers the allowance for credit losses on loans and the liability for unfunded lending commitments adequate to cover losses expected in the loan portfolio, including unfunded commitments, at December 31, 2025.

The schedules which follow summarize the relationship between loan balances and activity in the allowance for credit losses on loans:

Years Ended December 31

(Dollars in thousands)

2025

2024

2023

Loans outstanding at end of year(A)

$

17,771,263 

$

17,220,103 

$

17,205,479 

Average loans outstanding(A)

$

17,474,623 

$

17,087,314 

$

16,777,150 

Allowance for credit losses:

Balance at end of prior year

$

162,742 

$

162,395 

$

150,136 

Provision for credit losses on loans

57,413 

39,214 

43,325 

Loans charged off:

Business

2,105 

1,973 

3,751 

Real estate — construction and land

40 

— 

— 

Real estate — business

400 

62 

134 

Real estate — personal

605 

302 

41 

Consumer

12,520 

11,818 

8,323 

Revolving home equity

15 

— 

11 

Consumer credit card

31,833 

30,427 

24,105 

Overdrafts

2,522 

2,689 

3,803 

Total loans charged off

50,040 

47,271 

40,168 

Recoveries of loans previously charged off:

Business

579 

879 

647 

Real estate — construction and land

— 

— 

115 

Real estate — business

495 

168 

30 

Real estate — personal

49 

63 

78 

Consumer

2,692 

2,035 

2,075 

Revolving home equity

10 

166 

68 

Consumer credit card

4,778 

4,416 

5,052 

Overdrafts

750 

677 

1,037 

Total recoveries

9,353 

8,404 

9,102 

Net loans charged off

40,687 

38,867 

31,066 

Balance at end of year

$

179,468 

$

162,742 

$

162,395 

Ratio of allowance to loans at end of year

1.01 

%

.95

%

.94 

%

Ratio of provision to average loans outstanding

.33 

%

.23 

%

.26 

%

Non-accrual loans

$

15,750 

$

18,278 

$

7,312 

Ratio of non-accrual loans to total loans outstanding

.09 

%

.11

%

.04 

%

Ratio of allowance for credit losses on loans to non-accrual loans

1,139.48 

890.37 

2,220.94 

(A) Net of unearned income, before deducting allowance for credit losses on loans, excluding loans held for sale.

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Years Ended December 31

2025

2024

2023

Ratio of net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans outstanding, by loan category:

Business

.02

%

.02 

%

.05

%

Real estate — construction and land

— 

— 

(.01)

Real estate — personal

.02 

.01 

— 

Consumer

.46 

.46 

.30 

Revolving home equity

— 

(.05)

(.02)

Consumer credit card

4.81 

4.64 

3.40 

Overdrafts

28.16 

34.06 

56.19 

Ratio of total net charge-offs to total average loans outstanding

.23

%

.23

%

.19

%

Average loans outstanding by loan class are listed on the Company's average balance sheet on page 62.

The following schedule provides a breakdown of the allowance for credit losses on loans (ACL) by loan category and the percentage of each loan category to total loans outstanding at year end.

(Dollars in thousands)

2025

2024

Credit Loss Allowance Allocation

% of Loans to Total Loans

% of ACL to Loan Category

Credit Loss Allowance Allocation

% of Loans to Total Loans

% of ACL to Loan Category

Business

$

53,238 

36.2 

%

.83

%

$

43,826 

35.0 

%

.72 

%

RE — construction and land

29,053 

8.1 

2.02 

30,164 

8.2 

2.14 

RE — business

34,574 

20.7 

.94 

32,779 

21.3 

.90 

RE — personal

10,915 

17.2 

.36 

11,632 

17.8 

.38 

Consumer

15,624 

12.4 

.71 

11,772 

12.0 

.57 

Revolving home equity

1,738 

2.1 

.46 

1,707 

2.1 

.48 

Consumer credit card

34,178 

3.3 

5.80 

30,717 

3.5 

5.15 

Overdrafts

148 

— 

3.53 

145 

.1 

1.29 

Total

$

179,468 

100.0 

%

1.01

%

$

162,742 

100.0 

%

.95 

%

The following schedule shows a summary of the activity in the liability for unfunded lending commitments.

Years Ended December 31

(In thousands)

2025

2024

2023

LIABILITY FOR UNFUNDED LENDING COMMITMENTS

Balance at beginning of period

$

18,935 

$

25,246 

$

33,120 

Provision for credit losses on unfunded lending commitments

(1,275)

(6,311)

(7,874)

Balance at end of period

$

17,660 

$

18,935 

$

25,246 

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Risk Elements of the Loan Portfolio

Management reviews the loan portfolio continuously for evidence of problem loans. During the ordinary course of business, management becomes aware of borrowers that may not be able to meet the contractual requirements of loan agreements. Such loans are placed under close supervision with consideration given to placing the loan on non-accrual status, the need for an additional allowance for credit loss, and (if appropriate) partial or full loan charge-off. Loans are placed on non-accrual status when management does not expect to collect payments consistent with acceptable and agreed upon terms of repayment. After a loan is placed on non-accrual status, any interest previously accrued but not yet collected is reversed against current income. Interest is included in income only as received and only after all previous loan charge-offs have been recovered, so long as management is satisfied there is no impairment of collateral values. The loan is returned to accrual status only when the borrower has brought all past due principal and interest payments current, and, in the opinion of management, the borrower has demonstrated the ability to make future payments of principal and interest as scheduled. Loans that are 90 days past due as to principal and/or interest payments are generally placed on non-accrual, unless they are both well-secured and in the process of collection, or they are comprised of those personal banking loans that are exempt under regulatory rules from being classified as non-accrual. Consumer installment loans and related accrued interest are normally charged down to the fair value of related collateral (or are charged off in full if no collateral) once the loans are more than 120 days delinquent. Credit card loans and the related accrued interest are charged off when the receivable is more than 180 days past due.

The following schedule shows non-performing assets and loans past due 90 days and still accruing interest.

December 31

(Dollars in thousands)

2025

2024

2023

2022

2021

Total non-accrual loans

$

15,750 

$

18,278 

$

7,312 

$

8,306 

$

9,157 

Real estate acquired in foreclosure

1,218 

343 

270 

96 

115 

Total non-performing assets

$

16,968 

$

18,621 

$

7,582 

$

8,402 

$

9,272 

Non-performing assets as a percentage of total loans

.10 

%

.11 

%

.04 

%

.05 

%

.06 

%

Non-performing assets as a percentage of total assets

.05 

%

.06 

%

.02 

%

.03 

%

.03 

%

Loans past due 90 days and still accruing interest

$

24,659 

$

24,516 

$

21,864 

$

15,830 

$

11,726 

Non-accrual loans totaled $15.8 million at year end 2025, a decrease of $2.5 million from the balance at year end 2024. The decrease from December 31, 2024 occurred mainly in revolving home equity, which decreased $2.0 million. At December 31, 2025, non-accrual loans were comprised of business real estate (93.9%), personal real estate (5.3%), and business (0.8%) loans. Foreclosed real estate totaled $1.2 million at December 31, 2025, an increase of $875 thousand when compared to December 31, 2024. Total non-performing assets remain low compared to the overall banking industry in 2025, with the non-performing assets to total loans ratio at .1% at December 31, 2025. Total loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest were $24.7 million as of December 31, 2025, an increase of $143 thousand when compared to December 31, 2024. Balances by class for non-accrual loans and loans past due 90 days and still accruing interest are shown in the "Delinquent and non-accrual loans" section of Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements.

In addition to the non-performing and past due loans mentioned above, the Company also has identified loans for which management has concerns about the ability of the borrowers to meet existing repayment terms. They are classified as substandard under the Company’s internal rating system. The loans are generally secured by either real estate or other borrower assets, reducing the potential for loss should they become non-performing. Although these loans are generally identified as potential problem loans, they may never become non-performing. Such loans totaled $264.9 million at December 31, 2025, compared with $330.3 million at December 31, 2024, resulting in a decrease of $65.4 million or 19.8%. The decrease in potential problem loans was largely driven by a $89.9 million decrease in business real estate loans and a $19.5 million decrease in business loans, partly offset by a $44.0 million increase in construction and land loans.

December 31

(In thousands)

2025

2024

Potential problem loans:

Business

$

112,018 

$

131,527 

Real estate – construction and land

46,622 

2,662 

Real estate – business

106,163 

196,030 

Real estate – personal

91 

96 

Total potential problem loans

$

264,894 

$

330,315 

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Loans with Special Risk Characteristics

Management relies primarily on an internal risk rating system, in addition to delinquency status, to assess risk in the loan portfolio, and these statistics are presented in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements. However, certain types of loans are considered at a higher risk of loss due to their terms, location, or special conditions. Construction and land loans and business real estate loans are subject to higher risk because of the impact that volatile interest rates and a changing economy can have on real estate value, and because of the potential volatility of the real estate industry. Certain home equity loans have contractual features that could increase credit exposure in a market of declining real estate prices, when interest rates are steadily increasing, or when a geographic area experiences an economic downturn. For these home equity loans, higher risks could exist when 1) loan terms require a minimum monthly payment that covers only interest, or 2) loan-to-collateral value (LTV) ratios at origination are above 80%, with no private mortgage insurance. Information presented below for home equity loans is based on LTV ratios which were calculated with valuations at loan origination date. The Company does not obtain updated appraisals or valuations unless the loans become significantly delinquent or are in the process of being foreclosed upon. In addition, FICO scores are obtained and updated on a quarterly basis for most of the loans in the Personal Banking portfolio. This is a published credit score designed to measure the risk of default by taking into account various factors from a borrower's financial history and is considered supplementary information utilized by the Company, as management does not consider this information in evaluating the allowance for credit losses on loans. The Bank normally obtains a FICO score at the loan's origination and renewal dates, and updates are obtained on a quarterly basis. For credit monitoring purposes, the Company analyzes delinquency information, current FICO scores, and line utilization. This has remained an effective means of evaluating credit trends and identifying problem loans, partly because the Company offers standard, conservative lending products.

Real Estate - Construction and Land Loans

The Company’s portfolio of construction and land loans, as shown in the table below, amounted to 8.1% of total loans outstanding at December 31, 2025. The largest component of construction and land loans was commercial construction, which increased $29.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2025. At December 31, 2025, multi-family residential construction loans totaled approximately $553.1 million, or 45.1%, of the commercial construction loan portfolio.

(Dollars in thousands)

December 31, 2025

% of Total

% of Total Loans

December 31, 2024

% of Total

% of Total Loans

Commercial construction

$

1,226,363 

85.3 

%

6.9 

%

$

1,197,278 

84.9 

%

7.0 

%

Residential construction

105,874 

7.4 

.6 

106,884 

7.6 

.6 

Residential land and land development

63,288 

4.3 

.4 

65,342 

4.6 

.4 

Commercial land and land development

42,487 

3.0 

.2 

40,397 

2.9 

.2 

Total real estate – construction and land loans

$

1,438,012 

100.0 

%

8.1 

%

$

1,409,901 

100.0 

%

8.2 

%

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Real Estate – Business Loans

Total business real estate loans were $3.7 billion at December 31, 2025 and comprised 20.7% of the Company’s total loan portfolio. These loans include properties such as manufacturing and warehouse buildings, distribution facilities, small office and medical buildings, churches, hotels and motels, shopping centers, and other commercial properties. Approximately 34.0% of these loans were for owner-occupied real estate properties, which have historically resulted in lower net charge-off rates than non-owner-occupied commercial real estate loans.

(Dollars in thousands)

December 31, 2025

% of Total

% of Total Loans

December 31, 2024

% of Total

% of Total Loans

Owner-occupied

$

1,248,172 

34.0 

%

7.0 

%

$

1,237,265 

33.8 

%

7.2 

%

Industrial

628,223 

17.1 

3.5 

485,250 

13.3 

2.8 

Office

528,421 

14.4 

3.0 

520,715 

14.2 

3.0 

Hotels

326,147 

8.9 

1.8 

334,479 

9.1 

1.9 

Multi-family

317,541 

8.6 

1.8 

310,806 

8.5 

1.8 

Retail

292,490 

8.0 

1.6 

309,431 

8.5 

1.8 

Farm

199,678 

5.4 

1.1 

189,794 

5.2 

1.1 

Senior living

43,161 

1.2 

.2 

183,695 

5.0 

1.1 

Other

90,734 

2.4 

.7 

89,783 

2.4 

.6 

Total real estate - business loans

$

3,674,567 

100.0 

%

20.7 

%

$

3,661,218 

100.0 

%

21.3 

%

Information about the credit quality of the Company's business real estate loan portfolio as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 is provided in the table below.

(Dollars in thousands)

Pass

Special Mention

Substandard

Non-Accrual

Total

December 31, 2025

Owner-occupied

$

1,198,970 

$

18,011 

$

31,067 

$

124 

$

1,248,172 

Industrial

628,223 

— 

— 

— 

628,223 

Office

443,737 

27,175 

57,509 

— 

528,421 

Hotels

326,147 

— 

— 

326,147 

Multi-family

250,018 

56,633 

10,890 

— 

317,541 

Retail

292,490 

— 

— 

— 

292,490 

Farm

197,566 

1,686 

273 

153 

199,678 

Senior living

22,262 

— 

6,391 

14,508 

43,161 

Other

89,157 

1,577 

— 

— 

90,734 

Total

$

3,448,570 

$

105,082 

$

106,130 

$

14,785 

$

3,674,567 

December 31, 2024

Owner-occupied

$

1,203,019 

$

3,362 

$

30,598 

$

286 

$

1,237,265 

Industrial

485,250 

— 

— 

— 

485,250 

Office

451,189 

11,980 

57,546 

— 

520,715 

Retail

308,730 

— 

701 

— 

309,431 

Hotels

334,479 

— 

— 

— 

334,479 

Multi-family

299,825 

10,981 

— 

— 

310,806 

Farm

185,998 

642 

3,154 

— 

189,794 

Senior living

65,366 

— 

103,661 

14,668 

183,695 

Other

89,577 

206 

— 

— 

89,783 

Total

$

3,423,433 

$

27,171 

$

195,660 

$

14,954 

$

3,661,218 

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Revolving Home Equity Loans

The Company has revolving home equity loans that are generally collateralized by residential real estate. Most of these loans (94.3%) are written with terms requiring interest-only monthly payments. These loans are offered in three main product lines: LTV up to 80%, 80% to 90%, and 90% to 100%. As shown in the following tables, the percentage of loans with LTV ratios greater than 80% has remained a small segment of this portfolio, and delinquencies have been low and stable. The weighted average FICO score for the total portfolio balance at December 31, 2025 was 778. At maturity, the accounts are re-underwritten and if they qualify under the Company's credit, collateral and capacity policies, the borrower is given the option to renew the line of credit or to convert the outstanding balance to an amortizing loan.  If criteria are not met, amortization is required, or the borrower may pay off the loan. Over the next three years, approximately 11.1% of the Company's current outstanding balances are expected to mature. Of these balances, 85.8% have a FICO score above 700. The Company does not expect a significant increase in losses as these loans mature, due to their high FICO scores, low LTVs, and low historical loss levels.

(Dollars in thousands)

Principal Outstanding at December 31, 2025

*

New Lines Originated During 2025

*

Unused Portion of Available Lines at December 31, 2025

*

Balances Over 30 Days Past Due

*

Loans with interest-only payments

$

347,810 

94.3 

%

$

207,213 

56.2 

%

$

917,535 

96.9 

%

$

1,222 

.3 

%

Loans with LTV:

Between 80% and 90%

27,414 

7.4 

6,373 

1.7 

42,285 

4.5 

286 

.1 

Over 90%

311 

0.1 

— 

— 

980 

0.1 

— 

— 

Over 80% LTV

$

27,725 

7.5 

%

$

6,373 

1.7 

%

$

43,265 

4.6 

%

$

286 

.1 

%

Total loan portfolio from which above loans were identified

$

368,940 

$

212,915 

$

946,868 

* Percentage of total principal outstanding of $368.9 million at December 31, 2025.

** Percentage of total unused portion of available lines of $946.9 million at December 31, 2025.

(Dollars in thousands)

Principal Outstanding at December 31, 2024

*

New Lines Originated During 2024

*

Unused Portion of Available Lines at December 31, 2024

*

Balances Over 30 Days Past Due

*

Loans with interest-only payments

$

328,061 

93.5 

%

$

258,228 

73.6 

%

$

919,341 

97.0 

%

$

2,902 

.8 

%

Loans with LTV:

Between 80% and 90%

29,943 

8.5 

9,927 

2.8 

45,388 

4.8 

5,274 

1.5 

Over 90%

1,914 

0.5 

25 

— 

1,564 

0.2 

282 

.1 

Over 80% LTV

$

31,857 

9.1 

%

$

9,952 

2.8 

%

$

46,952 

5.0 

%

$

5,556 

1.6 

%

Total loan portfolio from which above loans were identified

$

350,856 

$

267,675 

$

947,918 

* Percentage of total principal outstanding of $350.9 million at December 31, 2024.

** Percentage of total unused portion of available lines of $947.9 million at December 31, 2024.

Consumer Loans

The consumer loans category is mostly comprised of private banking loans and automobile loans. Private banking loans comprised 40.4% of the consumer loan portfolio at December 31, 2025. The Company's private banking loans are mostly executive lines of credit, which are secured primarily by assets held by the Company's trust department, and insurance premium finance loans, which are primarily secured by life insurance policies. Automobile loans, which include direct and indirect product lines, comprised 35.2% of the consumer loan portfolio at December 31, 2025, and outstanding balances for auto loans were $773.6 million and $776.7 million at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The balances over 30 days past due amounted to $11.0 million at December 31, 2025, compared to $14.4 million at the end of 2024, and comprised 1.4% of the outstanding balances of these loans at December 31, 2025 compared to 1.9% at 2024. For the year ended December 31, 2025, $365.9 million of new auto loans were originated, compared to $319.5 million during 2024. At December 31, 2025, the automobile loan portfolio had a weighted average FICO score of 758, and net charge-offs on auto loans were .9% of average auto loans.

The Company's consumer loan portfolio also includes fixed rate home equity loans, typically for home repair or remodeling, and these loans comprised 9.4% of the consumer loan portfolio at December 31, 2025. Losses on these loans have historically been low, and the Company had net recoveries of $137 thousand in 2025. The remaining portion of the Company's consumer loan portfolio is comprised of healthcare financing, boat, RV, motorcycle, other equipment, and unsecured consumer loans.

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Net charge-offs on consumer loans, other than automobile and fixed rate home equity loans, totaled $3.4 million in 2025 and were .3% of the average balances of these loans at December 31, 2025.

Consumer Credit Card Loans

The Company offers low introductory rates on selected consumer credit card products. Out of a portfolio at December 31, 2025 of $589.7 million in consumer credit card loans outstanding, approximately $128.3 million, or 21.8%, carried a low promotional rate. Within the next six months, $54.5 million of these loans are scheduled to convert to the ongoing higher contractual rate. To mitigate some of the risk involved with this credit card promotional feature, the Company performs credit checks and detailed analysis of the customer borrowing profile before approving the loan application. Below are the FICO scores for the Company's consumer credit card loan portfolio at December 31, 2025 and 2024. Management believes that the risks in the consumer loan portfolio are reasonable and the anticipated loss ratios are within acceptable parameters.

December 31, 2025

December 31, 2024

FICO score:

Under 600

5.4 

%

5.1 

%

600 – 659

12.3 

11.9 

660 – 719

27.4 

28.3 

720 – 779

26.3 

26.3 

780 and over

28.6 

28.4 

Total

100.0 

%

100.0 

%

Oil and Gas Energy Lending

The Company's energy lending portfolio was comprised of lending to the petroleum and natural gas sectors and totaled $303.0 million at December 31, 2025, a decrease of $35.0 million from year end 2024, as shown in the table below.

(In thousands)

December 31, 2025

December 31, 2024

Unfunded commitments at December 31, 2025

Extraction

$

228,660 

$

274,265 

$

177,556 

Mid-stream shipping and storage

25,038 

36,801 

117,434 

Downstream distribution and refining

15,543 

9,757 

29,050 

Support activities

33,803 

17,226 

15,636 

Total energy lending portfolio

$

303,044 

$

338,049 

$

339,676 

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Investment Securities Analysis

Investment securities are comprised of securities that are classified as available for sale, equity, trading or other. The largest component, available for sale debt securities, decreased 3.8% during 2025 to $9.7 billion (excluding unrealized gains/losses in fair value) at year end 2025. During 2025, available for sale debt securities of $1.4 billion were purchased, which included $1.0 billion in U.S. government and federal agency obligations and $341.2 million in asset-backed securities. Total sales, maturities and pay downs of available for sale debt securities were $1.9 billion during 2025. During 2026, maturities and pay downs of approximately $1.2 billion are expected to occur. The Company's tax-exempt investment portfolio is included in its state and municipal obligations and represented 41% of this portfolio at December 31, 2025, compared to 39% at December 31, 2024. The decline in balances of tax-exempt investment securities during 2025 was mostly due to maturities within our investment securities portfolio.

At December 31, 2025, the fair value of available for sale securities was $9.1 billion, which included a net unrealized loss in fair value of $646.8 million, compared to a net unrealized loss of $990.6 million at December 31, 2024. The overall unrealized loss in fair value at December 31, 2025 included net losses of $10.2 million in government-sponsored enterprise obligations, net losses of $50.3 million in state and municipal securities, and net losses of $602.7 million in mortgage and asset-backed securities, partly offset by net gains of $21.5 million in U.S. government and federal agency obligations. For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company did not recognize a credit loss expense on any available for sale debt securities.

Available for sale investment securities at year end for the past two years are shown below:

December 31

(In thousands)

2025

2024

Amortized Cost

U.S. government and federal agency obligations

$

3,257,561 

$

2,594,130 

Government-sponsored enterprise obligations

54,951 

55,425 

State and municipal obligations

715,037 

822,790 

Agency mortgage-backed securities

3,786,811 

4,195,182 

Non-agency mortgage-backed securities

467,200 

625,539 

Asset-backed securities

1,269,503 

1,595,797 

Other debt securities

191,215 

238,563 

Total available for sale debt securities

$

9,742,278 

$

10,127,426 

Fair Value

U.S. government and federal agency obligations

$

3,279,100 

$

2,555,252 

Government-sponsored enterprise obligations

44,712 

42,849 

State and municipal obligations

664,733 

742,891 

Agency mortgage-backed securities

3,223,105 

3,444,891 

Non-agency mortgage-backed securities

435,688 

568,689 

Asset-backed securities

1,262,045 

1,557,015 

Other debt securities

186,130 

225,266 

Total available for sale debt securities

$

9,095,513 

$

9,136,853 

At December 31, 2025, the available for sale portfolio included $3.2 billion of agency mortgage-backed securities, which are collateralized bonds issued by agencies including FNMA, GNMA, FHLMC, FHLB, and Federal Farm Credit Banks. Non-agency mortgage-backed securities totaled $435.7 million and included $247.1 million collateralized by commercial mortgages and $188.6 million collateralized by residential mortgages at December 31, 2025.

At December 31, 2025, U.S. government obligations included TIPS of $419.4 million, at fair value. Other debt securities include corporate bonds, notes and commercial paper.

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The types of securities held in the available for sale security portfolio at year end 2025 are presented in the table below. Additional detail by maturity category is provided in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements.

December 31, 2025

Percent of Total Debt Securities

Weighted Average Yield

Estimated Average Maturity*

Available for sale debt securities:

U.S. government and federal agency obligations

36.1 

%

3.61 

%

4.2 

years

Government-sponsored enterprise obligations

0.5 

2.37 

10.5 

years

State and municipal obligations

7.3 

1.85 

5.9 

years

Agency mortgage-backed securities

35.4 

2.11 

7.1 

years

Non-agency mortgage-backed securities

4.8 

2.22 

3.6 

years

Asset-backed securities

13.9 

3.78 

2.3 

years

Other debt securities

2.0 

2.98 

6.6 

years

*Based on call provisions and estimated prepayment speeds.

Equity securities mainly include common and preferred stock with readily determinable fair values that totaled $47.6 million at December 31, 2025, compared to $48.4 million at December 31, 2024.

Other securities totaled $230.5 million at December 31, 2025 and $230.1 million at December 31, 2024. These include Federal Reserve Bank stock and Federal Home Loan Bank (Des Moines) stock held by the bank subsidiary in accordance with debt and regulatory requirements. These are restricted securities and are carried at cost. Also included in other securities are private equity investments which are held by a subsidiary qualified as a Small Business Investment Company. These investments are carried at estimated fair value, but are not readily marketable. While the nature of these investments carries a higher degree of risk than the normal lending portfolio, this risk is mitigated by the overall size of the investments and oversight provided by management, and management believes the potential for long-term gains in these investments outweighs the potential risks. Other securities at year end for the past two years are shown below:

December 31

(In thousands)

2025

2024

Federal Reserve Bank stock

$

35,918 

$

35,545 

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

10,198 

10,120 

Private equity investments in debt securities

67,309 

66,454 

Private equity investments in equity securities

117,034 

117,932 

Total other securities

$

230,459 

$

230,051 

In addition to its holdings in the investment securities portfolio, the Company invests in securities purchased under agreements to resell, which totaled $850.0 million at December 31, 2025 and $625.0 million at December 31, 2024. Of the total resale agreements outstanding at December 31, 2025, $250.0 million mature in 2028, $250.0 million mature in 2029, and $350.0 million mature in 2030. The resale agreements have fixed base rates and some of the agreements include structures that increase the base rate when interest rates decline to certain levels. The counterparties to these agreements are other financial institutions from whom the Company has accepted collateral of $871.4 million in marketable investment securities at December 31, 2025. The average rate earned on these agreements during 2025 was 4.0%, compared to 3.2% in 2024.

Deposits and Borrowings

Deposits, including both individual and corporate customer deposits, are the primary funding source for the Bank and are acquired from a broad base of local markets. Total period-end deposits were $25.6 billion at December 31, 2025, compared to $25.3 billion last year, reflecting an increase of $345.9 million, or 1.4%.

Average deposits increased $530.7 million, or 2.2%, in 2025 compared to 2024, mainly resulting from increases of $452.3 million, $151.5 million and $124.5 million in interest checking account balances, money market account balances, and personal demand deposits, respectively. Partly offsetting these increases were decreases in business demand deposits of $156.1 million and certificate of deposit account balances of $144.0 million.

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The following table shows year end deposit balances by type, as a percentage of total deposits.

December 31

2025

2024

Non-interest bearing

32.0 

%

32.3 

%

Savings, interest checking and money market

58.7 

58.3 

Certificates of deposit of less than $100,000

4.0 

3.9 

Certificates of deposit of $100,000 and over

5.3 

5.5 

Total deposits

100.0 

%

100.0 

%

Core deposits, which include non-interest bearing, interest checking, savings, and money market deposits, supported 73% of average earning assets in both 2025 and 2024. Average balances by major deposit category for the last six years are disclosed in the Average Balance Sheets section of Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. A maturity schedule of all certificates of deposits outstanding at December 31, 2025 is included in Note 7 on Deposits in the consolidated financial statements.

Total uninsured deposits were calculated using the same methodology that the Company uses to determine uninsured deposits for regulatory reporting and amounted to $10.0 billion and $10.8 billion at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The following table shows a detailed breakdown of the maturities of uninsured certificates of deposit at December 31, 2025. The Company estimated the uninsured deposits in the following table by aggregating all deposit balances by customer and assuming federal deposit insurance would first apply to demand deposits, followed by savings deposits, and lastly to time deposits (beginning with the earliest maturity deposits).

(In thousands)

Uninsured Certificates of Deposit at December 31, 2025

Due in 3 months or less

$

226,864 

Due in over 3 through 6 months

142,482 

Due in over 6 through 12 months

208,854 

Due in over 12 months

28,906 

Total

$

607,106 

The Company’s primary sources of overnight borrowings are federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase (repurchase agreements). Balances in these accounts can fluctuate significantly on a day-to-day basis and generally have one day maturities. Total balances of federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements outstanding at December 31, 2025 were $3.0 billion, comprised of federal funds purchased of $128.6 million and repurchase agreements of $2.9 billion. At December 31, 2025, balances of federal funds purchased increased $4.9 million and repurchase agreements outstanding increased $58.0 million compared to balances at December 31, 2024. On an average basis, these borrowings increased $18.7 million, during 2025, due to an increase of $118.9 million in repurchase agreements, largely offset by a decrease of $100.2 million in federal funds purchased. The average rates paid on federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements were 4.25% and 2.78%, respectively, during 2025, compared to rates of 5.31% on federal funds purchased and 3.38% paid on repurchase agreements during 2024.

In addition to the funding sources above, the Company may borrow from the FHLB on a short-term basis or long-term basis. During 2025 and 2024, there were no short-term borrowings from the FHLB. The Company did not borrow any long-term funds from the FHLB during 2025 or 2024.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity Management

Liquidity is managed within the Company in order to satisfy cash flow requirements of deposit and borrowing customers while at the same time meeting its own cash flow needs. The Company has taken numerous steps to address liquidity risk and has developed a variety of liquidity sources which it believes will provide the necessary funds for future growth or to replace deposit runoff during periods of stress and uncertainty in the banking industry. The Company manages its liquidity position through a variety of actions and sources including:

•A portfolio of liquid investments with overnight maturities,

•A portfolio of liquid available for sale debt securities,

•A diversified customer deposit base spread across three business segments,

•Access to the brokered certificate of deposit market,

•A loan to deposit ratio lower than industry average,

•Maintaining excellent debt ratings from both Standard & Poor's and Moody's national rating services,

•Available borrowing capacity of unsecured, overnight federal funds purchased, and

•Available borrowing capacity from the FHLB and Federal Reserve Bank.

The Company’s most liquid assets include balances at the Federal Reserve Bank, federal funds sold, available for sale debt securities, and securities purchased under agreements to resell. At December 31, 2025 and 2024, such assets were as follows:

(In thousands)

2025

2024

 Balances at the Federal Reserve Bank

$

2,744,393 

$

2,624,553 

Federal funds sold

— 

3,000 

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

850,000 

625,000 

 Available for sale debt securities

9,095,513 

9,136,853 

Total

$

12,689,906 

$

12,389,406 

Interest earning balances at the Federal Reserve Bank, which have overnight maturities and are used for general liquidity purposes, totaled $2.7 billion at December 31, 2025. The fair value of the available for sale debt portfolio was $9.1 billion at December 31, 2025 and included an unrealized loss of $692.1 million. The total net unrealized loss included net losses of $602.7 million on mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities and $50.3 million on state and municipal obligations.

Resale agreements totaled $850.0 million at December 31, 2025, with maturities in 2028 through 2030. Under these agreements, the Company lends funds to upstream financial institutions and holds marketable securities, safe-kept by a third-party custodian, as collateral. This collateral totaled $871.4 million in fair value at December 31, 2025.

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The Company's available for sale debt securities portfolio has a diverse mix of high quality and liquid investment securities with a duration of 4.3 years at December 31, 2025. Approximately $1.2 billion of the available for sale debt portfolio is expected to mature or pay down during 2026, and these funds offer substantial resources to meet either new loan demand or offset potential reductions in the Company’s deposit funding base. The Company pledges portions of its investment securities portfolio to secure public fund deposits, securities sold under agreements to repurchase, trust funds, letters of credit issued by the FHLB, and borrowing capacity at the FHLB and the Federal Reserve Bank. At December 31, 2025 and 2024, total investment securities pledged for these purposes were as follows:

(In thousands)

2025

2024

Investment securities pledged for the purpose of securing:

Federal Reserve Bank borrowings

$

538,874 

$

840,771 

FHLB borrowings and letters of credit

2,160,967 

1,473,691 

Repurchase agreements *

2,937,267 

2,866,468 

Other deposits

1,638,324 

1,755,335 

Total pledged securities

7,275,432 

6,936,265 

Unpledged and available for pledging

1,808,420 

2,175,800 

Ineligible for pledging

11,661 

24,788 

Total available for sale debt securities, at fair value

$

9,095,513 

$

9,136,853 

* Includes securities pledged for collateral swaps, as discussed in Note 20 to the consolidated financial statements

The average loans to deposits ratio is a measure of a bank's liquidity, and the Company’s average loans to deposits ratio was 69.8% for the year ended December 31, 2025. Core customer deposits, defined as non-interest bearing, interest checking, savings, and money market deposit accounts, totaled $23.3 billion and represented 90.7% of the Company’s total deposits at December 31, 2025. These core deposits are normally less volatile, often with customer relationships tied to other products offered by the Company promoting long lasting relationships and stable funding sources. Core deposits increased $347.9 million at year end 2025 compared to year end 2024, primarily due to increases in commercial, wealth, and retail banking core deposits of $197.4 million, $129.2 million, and $36.4 million, respectively. While the Company considers core retail banking and wealth deposits less volatile, corporate deposits could decline if interest rates increase significantly, encouraging corporate customers to increase investing activities, or if the economy deteriorates and companies experience lower cash inflows, reducing deposit balances. If these corporate deposits decline, the Company's funding needs may be met by liquidity supplied by investment security maturities and pay downs expected to total $1.2 billion over the next year, as noted above. In addition, as shown in the table of collateral available for future advances below, the Company has borrowing capacity of $6.3 billion through advances from the FHLB and the Federal Reserve.

(In thousands)

2025

2024

Core deposit base:

Non-interest bearing

$

8,205,711 

$

8,150,669 

Interest checking

7,360,515 

7,301,288 

Savings and money market

7,686,891 

7,453,283 

Total

$

23,253,117 

$

22,905,240 

Certificates of deposit of $100,000 or greater totaled $1.4 billion at December 31, 2025. These deposits are normally considered more volatile and higher costing, and comprised 5.3% of total deposits at December 31, 2025.

During the third quarter of 2024, the Company issued $100.0 million of brokered certificates, all of which matured by December 31, 2024. The Company may occasionally issue brokered certificates of deposit to test the reliability of this potential funding source. While it is not clear how many brokered certificates of deposit the market would allow the Company to issue, the Company believes brokered certificates of deposits may be an additional, reliable source of liquidity during periods of stress in the banking industry.

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Other important components of liquidity are the level of borrowings from third party sources and the availability of future credit. The Company’s outside borrowings are mainly comprised of federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements, as follows:

(In thousands)

2025

2024

Borrowings:

Federal funds purchased

$

128,625 

$

123,715 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

2,861,016 

2,803,043 

Other debt

12,798 

56 

Total

$

3,002,439 

$

2,926,814 

Federal funds purchased, which totaled $128.6 million at December 31, 2025, are unsecured overnight borrowings obtained mainly from upstream correspondent banks with which the Company maintains approved lines of credit. At December 31, 2025, the Company had approved lines of credit totaling $4.3 billion. Since these borrowings are unsecured and limited by market trading activity, their availability may be less certain than collateralized sources of borrowings. Retail repurchase agreements are offered to customers wishing to earn interest in highly liquid balances and are used by the Company as a funding source considered to be stable, but short-term in nature. Repurchase agreements are collateralized by securities in the Company’s investment portfolio. Total repurchase agreements at December 31, 2025 were comprised of non-insured customer funds totaling $2.9 billion, and securities pledged as collateral for these retail agreements totaled $2.9 billion.

The Company pledges certain assets, including loans and investment securities, to both the Federal Reserve Bank and the FHLB as security to establish lines of credit and borrow from these entities. Based on the amount and type of collateral pledged, the FHLB establishes a collateral value from which the Company may draw advances against the collateral. Additionally, this collateral is used to enable the FHLB to issue letters of credit in favor of public fund depositors of the Company. The Federal Reserve Bank also establishes a collateral value of assets pledged and permits borrowings from the discount window. The following table reflects the collateral value of assets pledged, borrowings, and letters of credit outstanding, in addition to the estimated future funding capacity available to the Company at December 31, 2025.

December 31, 2025

(In thousands)

FHLB

Federal Reserve

Total

Total collateral value established by FHLB and FRB

$

3,728,696 

$

2,804,557 

$

6,533,253 

Letters of credit issued

(198,350)

— 

(198,350)

Available for future advances

$

3,530,346 

$

2,804,557 

$

6,334,903 

The Company receives outside ratings from both Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s on both the consolidated company and its subsidiary bank, Commerce Bank. These ratings are as follows:

Standard & Poor’s

Moody’s

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

Issuer rating

A-

Rating outlook

Stable

Commerce Bank

Issuer rating

A

A3

Baseline credit assessment

a2

Short-term rating

A-1

P-1

Rating outlook

Stable

Stable

The Company considers these ratings to be indications of a sound capital base and strong liquidity and believes that these ratings would help ensure the ready marketability of its commercial paper, should the need arise. No commercial paper has been outstanding during the past ten years. The Company has no subordinated or hybrid debt instruments which would affect future borrowing capacity. Because of its lack of significant long-term debt, the Company believes that, through its Commercial Tradable Products division or in other public debt markets, it could generate additional liquidity from sources such as jumbo certificates of deposit, privately-placed corporate notes or other forms of debt.

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The cash flows from the operating, investing and financing activities of the Company resulted in a net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of $171.7 million in 2025, as reported in the consolidated statements of cash flows. Operating activities, consisting mainly of net income adjusted for certain non-cash items, provided cash flow of $645.1 million and has historically been a stable source of funds. Investing activities used cash of $462.4 million. Sales and maturities proceeds of investment securities (net of purchases) provided cash of $409.3 million, securities purchased under agreements to resell (net of repayments of securities purchased under agreements to resell) used cash of $225.0 million, and a net increase in the loan portfolio used cash of $594.0 million. Investing activities are somewhat unique to financial institutions in that, while large sums of cash flow are normally used to fund growth in investment securities, loans, or other bank assets, they are normally dependent on the financing activities described below.

During 2025, financing activities used cash of $11.0 million. This decrease in cash was largely driven by treasury stock purchases, which used cash of $207.6 million. The Company paid cash dividends of $146.6 million on common stock, while an increase in deposits provided cash of $271.1 million during 2025. Federal funds purchases and short-term securities sold under agreements to repurchase provided cash of $62.9 million. Future short-term liquidity needs for daily operations are not expected to vary significantly, and the Company believes it maintains adequate liquidity to meet these cash flows.

Cash outflows resulting from the Company’s transactions in its common stock were as follows:

(In millions)

2025

2024

2023

Purchases of treasury stock

$

207.6 

$

170.5 

$

76.4 

Common cash dividends paid

146.6 

139.5 

134.7 

Cash used

$

354.2 

$

310.0 

$

211.1 

The Parent faces unique liquidity constraints due to legal limitations on its ability to borrow funds from its bank subsidiary. The Parent obtains funding to meet its obligations from two main sources: dividends received from bank and non-bank subsidiaries (within regulatory limitations) and management fees charged to subsidiaries as reimbursement for services provided by the Parent, as presented below:

(In millions)

2025

2024

2023

Dividends received from subsidiaries

$

240.0 

$

215.0 

$

280.0 

Management fees

45.8 

42.3 

47.8 

Total

$

285.8 

$

257.3 

$

327.8 

These sources of funds are used mainly to pay cash dividends on outstanding stock, pay general operating expenses, and purchase treasury stock. At December 31, 2025, the Parent’s investment securities totaled $13.3 million at fair value, consisting mainly of equity securities. To support its various funding commitments, the Parent maintains a $20.0 million line of credit with its subsidiary bank. There were no borrowings outstanding under the line during 2025 or 2024.

Company senior management is responsible for measuring and monitoring the liquidity profile of the organization with oversight by the Company’s Asset/Liability Committee. This is done through a series of controls, including a written Contingency Funding Policy and risk monitoring procedures, which include daily, weekly and monthly reporting. In addition, the Company prepares forecasts to project changes in the balance sheet affecting liquidity and to allow the Company to better plan for forecasted changes.

Material Cash Requirements, Contractual Obligations, Commitments, and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company's material cash requirements include commitments for contractual obligations (both short-term and long-term), commitments to extend credit, and off-balance sheet arrangements. The Company's material cash requirements for the next 12 months are primarily to fund loan growth. Additionally, the Company will utilize cash to fund deposit maturities and withdrawals that may occur in the next 12 months. Other contractual obligations, purchase commitments, lease obligations, and unfunded commitments may require cash payments by the Company within the next 12 months, and these, along with longer-term obligations, are discussed below.

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A table summarizing contractual cash obligations of the Company at December 31, 2025, and the expected timing of these payments follows:

Payments Due by Period

(In thousands)

In One Year or Less

After One Year Through Three Years

After Three Years Through Five Years

After Five Years

Total

Operating lease obligations

$

6,884 

$

13,007 

$

8,275 

$

13,495 

$

41,661 

Purchase obligations

269,886 

393,268 

153,192 

147,233 

963,579 

Certificates of Deposit*

2,272,894 

107,372 

6,185 

8 

2,386,459 

Total

$

2,549,664 

$

513,647 

$

167,652 

$

160,736 

$

3,391,699 

*Includes principal payments only.

In the normal course of business, various commitments and contingent liabilities arise that are not required to be recorded on the balance sheet. The most significant of these are loan commitments totaling $15.8 billion (including approximately $6.1 billion in unused, approved credit card lines) and the contractual amount of standby letters of credit totaling $648.2 million at December 31, 2025. As many commitments expire unused or only partially used, these totals do not necessarily reflect future cash requirements. Management does not anticipate any material losses arising from commitments or contingent liabilities and believes there are no material commitments to extend credit that represent risks of an unusual nature.

The Company funds a defined benefit pension plan for a portion of its employees. Under the funding policy for the plan, contributions are made as necessary to provide for current service and for any unfunded accrued actuarial liabilities over a reasonable period. No contributions to the defined benefit plan were made in 2025, 2024 or 2023, and the Company is not required nor does it expect to make a contribution in 2026.

The Company has investments in low-income housing partnerships generally within the areas it serves. These partnerships supply funds for the construction and operation of apartment complexes that provide affordable housing to that segment of the population with lower family income. If these developments successfully attract a specified percentage of residents falling in that lower income range, federal (and sometimes state) income tax credits are made available to the partners. The tax credits are normally recognized over ten years, and they play an important part in the anticipated yield from these investments. In order to continue receiving the tax credits each year over the life of the partnership, the low-income residency targets must be maintained. Under the terms of the partnership agreements, the Company has a commitment to fund a specified amount that will be due in installments over the life of the agreements, which ranges from 1 to 21 years. The Company's investments in low-income housing partnerships, which are recorded within other assets in the Company's consolidated balance sheets, totaled $99.7 million and $94.4 million December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The Company's obligations related to unfunded commitments, which are recorded within other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets, amounted to $54.6 million and $56.9 million at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

The net income tax benefit associated with these investments, which consists of proportional amortization expense, affordable housing tax credits and other related tax benefits, was reported in income tax expense in the Company's consolidated statements of income. The amount of proportional amortization expense recognized during the fiscal years 2025, 2024 and 2023 was $8.8 million, $7.1 million and $6.0 million, respectively, and the amount of affordable housing tax credits and other related tax benefits was $10.2 million, $8.2 million and $7.0 million, respectively. The resulting net income tax benefit during the fiscal years 2025, 2024 and 2023 was $1.4 million, $1.1 million and $1.0 million, respectively.

The Company regularly purchases various state tax credits arising from third-party property redevelopment. These credits are either resold to third parties for a profit or retained for use by the Company. During 2025, purchases and sales of tax credits amounted to $179.4 million and $178.6 million, respectively. Income from the sales of tax credits were $7.4 million, $5.2 million and $3.1 million in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. At December 31, 2025, the Company had outstanding purchase commitments totaling $165.2 million that it expects to fund in 2026. These commitments, along with the commitments for the next five years, are included in the table above.

Through the various sources of liquidity described above, the Company maintains a liquidity position that it believes will adequately satisfy its financial obligations.

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Capital Management

Under Basel III capital guidelines, at December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company met all capital adequacy requirements and had regulatory capital ratios in excess of the levels established for well-capitalized institutions, as shown in the following table.

(Dollars in thousands)

2025

2024

Minimum Capital Requirement

Capital Conservation Buffer

Minimum Ratios Requirement including Capital Conservation Buffer

Minimum Ratios for Well-Capitalized Banks*

Risk-adjusted assets

$

23,970,761 

$

23,500,396 

Tier I common risk-based capital

4,156,776 

3,926,446 

Tier I risk-based capital

4,156,776 

3,926,446 

Total risk-based capital

4,353,905 

4,108,270 

Tier I common risk-based capital ratio

17.34

%

16.71

%

4.50

%

2.50

%

7.00

%

6.50

%

Tier I risk-based capital ratio

17.34 

16.71 

6.00

2.50

8.50 

8.00 

Total risk-based capital ratio

18.16 

17.48 

8.00

2.50

10.50 

10.00 

Tier I leverage ratio

12.65 

12.26 

4.00 

N/A

4.00 

5.00 

Tangible common equity to tangible assets

11.11 

9.92 

Dividend payout ratio

25.89 

26.50 

* Under Prompt Corrective Action requirements

The Company is subject to a 2.5% capital conservation buffer, which is an amount above the minimum ratios under capital adequacy guidelines, and is intended to absorb losses during periods of economic stress. Failure to maintain the buffer will result in constraints on dividends, share repurchases, and executive compensation.

In the first quarter of 2020, the interim final rule of the Federal Reserve Bank and other U.S. banking agencies became effective, providing banks that adopted CECL (ASU 2016-13) during the 2020 calendar year the option to delay recognizing the estimated impact on regulatory capital until after a two year deferral period, followed by a three year transition period. In connection with the adoption of CECL on January 1, 2020, the Company elected to utilize this option. As a result, the two year deferral period for the Company extended through December 31, 2021. Beginning on January 1, 2022, the Company was required to phase in 25% of the previously deferred estimated capital impact of CECL, with an additional 25% to be phased in at the beginning of each subsequent year until fully phased in, which was during the first quarter of 2025.

The Company maintains a treasury stock buyback program under authorizations by its Board of Directors and periodically purchases stock in the open market. During 2024, the Company purchased 2.9 million shares, and during 2025 the Company purchased 3.6 million shares. At December 31, 2025, 3.2 million shares remained available for purchase under the current Board authorization.

The Company’s common stock dividend policy reflects its earnings outlook, desired payout ratios, the need to maintain adequate capital levels and alternative investment options. Per share cash dividends paid by the Company increased 6.9% in 2025 compared with 2024, and the Company increased its first quarter 2026 cash dividend 5%, making 2026 the Company's 58th consecutive year of regular cash dividend increases. The Company also distributed its 32nd consecutive annual 5% stock dividend in December 2025.

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Interest Rate Sensitivity

The Company’s Asset/Liability Management Committee (ALCO) measures and manages the Company’s interest rate risk on a monthly basis to identify trends and establish strategies to maintain stability in net interest income throughout various rate environments. Analytical modeling techniques provide management insight into the Company’s exposure to changing rates. These techniques include net interest income simulations and market value analysis. Management has set guidelines specifying acceptable limits within which net interest income and market value may change under various rate change scenarios.

The Company’s main interest rate measurement tool, income simulation, projects net interest income under various rate change scenarios in order to quantify the magnitude and timing of potential rate-related changes. Income simulations are able to capture option risks within the balance sheet where expected cash flows may be altered under various rate environments. Modeled rate movements include “shocks, ramps and twists.” Shocks are intended to capture interest rate risk under extreme conditions by immediately shifting rates up and down, while ramps measure the impact of gradual changes and twists measure yield curve risk. The size of the balance sheet is assumed to remain constant so that results are not influenced by growth predictions.

The Company also employs a sophisticated simulation technique known as a stochastic income simulation. This technique allows management to see a range of results from hundreds of income simulations. The stochastic simulation creates a vector of potential rate paths around the market’s best guess (forward rates) concerning the future path of interest rates and allows rates to randomly follow paths throughout the vector. This allows for the modeling of non-biased rate forecasts around the market consensus. Results give management insight into a likely range of rate-related risk as well as worst and best-case rate scenarios.

Additionally, the Company uses market value analyses to help identify longer-term risks that may reside on the balance sheet. This is considered a secondary risk measurement tool by management. The Company measures the market value of equity as the net present value of all asset and liability cash flows discounted along the current swap curve plus appropriate market risk spreads. It is the change in the market value of equity under different rate environments, or effective duration, that gives insight into the magnitude of risk to future earnings due to rate changes. Market value analyses also help management understand the price sensitivity of non-marketable bank products under different rate environments.

The tables below show the effects of gradual shifts in interest rates over a twelve month period on the Company’s net interest income versus the Company's net interest income in a flat rate scenario.  The simulation presents three rising rate scenarios and three falling rate scenarios and in each scenario, rates are assumed to change evenly over 12 months. In these scenarios, the current balance sheet is held constant.

The Company utilizes this simulation for monitoring interest rate risk.  While the future effects of rising and falling rates on deposit balances cannot be known, the Company maintains a practice of running multiple rate scenarios to better understand interest rate risk and its effect on the Company’s performance. 

December 31, 2025

September 30, 2025

 (Dollars in millions)

$ Change in

Net Interest

Income

% Change in

Net Interest

Income

$ Change in

Net Interest

Income

% Change in

Net Interest

Income

300 basis points rising

$

53.3 

4.80

%

$

44.1 

4.02

%

200 basis points rising

41.0 

3.69 

36.1 

3.28 

100 basis points rising

27.0 

2.43 

23.8 

2.17 

100 basis points falling

(23.6)

(2.13)

(23.7)

(2.16)

200 basis points falling

(39.4)

(3.54)

(42.6)

(3.88)

300 basis points falling

(53.7)

(4.84)

(54.9)

(5.00)

Under the simulation, in the three rising interest rate scenarios, interest rate risk is more asset sensitive when compared to the scenarios in the previous quarter. This change is primarily due to an increase in average interest earning cash balances at the Federal Reserve coupled with a reduction in the Federal funds rate, which resulted in lower projected deposit rates. In the falling interest rate scenarios, there was no material change from the previous quarter, which was mainly the result of an increase in average interest earning cash balances at the Federal Reserve. This increase was mostly offset by the Company's use of interest rate floors, which limits the repricing down of variable-rate assets while funding costs move lower.

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Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company maintains an overall interest rate risk management strategy that permits the use of derivative instruments to modify exposure to interest rate risk. Such instruments include interest rate swaps, interest rate floors, interest rate caps, credit risk participation agreements, mortgage loan commitments, forward sale contracts, and forward to-be-announced (TBA) contracts. The Company’s interest rate risk management strategy includes the ability to modify the re-pricing characteristics of certain assets and liabilities so that changes in interest rates do not adversely affect the net interest margin and cash flows.

In addition to using derivatives to manage interest rate risk, the Company enters into foreign exchange derivative instruments as an accommodation to customers and offsets the related foreign exchange risk by entering into offsetting third-party forward contracts with approved, reputable counterparties. This trading activity is managed within a policy of specific controls and limits.

In all of these contracts, the Company is exposed to credit risk in the event of nonperformance by counterparties, who may be bank customers or other financial institutions. The Company controls the credit risk of its financial contracts through credit approvals, limits and monitoring procedures. Because the Company generally only enters into transactions with high quality counterparties, there have been no losses associated with counterparty nonperformance on derivative financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the notional amounts and estimated fair values of the Company’s derivative instruments at December 31, 2025 and 2024. Notional amount, along with the other terms of the derivative, is used to determine the amounts to be exchanged between the counterparties. Because the notional amount does not represent amounts exchanged by the parties, it is not a measure of loss exposure related to the use of derivatives nor of exposure to liquidity risk. All of these derivative instruments utilized by the Company are further discussed in Note 19 on Derivative Instruments in the consolidated financial statements.

2025

2024

(In thousands)

Notional Amount

Positive Fair Value

Negative Fair Value

 Notional Amount

Positive Fair Value

Negative Fair Value

Interest rate swaps

$

1,968,679 

$

18,294 

$

(18,294)

$

2,065,400 

$

26,759 

$

(26,759)

Interest rate floors

2,000,000 

32,524 

— 

2,000,000 

35,544 

— 

Interest rate caps

105,770 

2 

(2)

37,488 

44

(44)

Credit risk participation agreements

474,951 

56 

(77)

503,196 

35 

(58)

Foreign exchange contracts

29,451 

396 

(401)

16,978 

179 

(101)

Mortgage loan commitments

6,297 

133 

— 

3,060 

58 

— 

Mortgage loan forward sale contracts

1,794 

15 

— 

1,759 

14 

— 

Forward TBA contracts

7,000 

1 

(21)

3,500 

15 

(1)

Total at December 31

$

4,593,942 

$

51,421 

$

(18,795)

$

4,631,381 

$

62,648 

$

(26,963)

Operating Segments

The Company segregates financial information for use in assessing its performance and allocating resources among three operating segments. The results are determined based on the Company’s management accounting process, which assigns balance sheet and income statement items to each responsible segment. These segments are defined by customer base and product type. The management process measures the performance of the operating segments based on the management structure of the Company and is not necessarily comparable with similar information for any other financial institution. Each segment is managed by executives who, in conjunction with the Chief Executive Officer, make strategic business decisions regarding that segment. The three reportable operating segments are Retail Banking, Commercial, and Wealth. Additional information is presented in Note 13 on Segments in the consolidated financial statements.

The Company uses a funds transfer pricing method to value funds used (e.g., loans, fixed assets, cash, etc.) and funds provided (deposits, borrowings, and equity) by the business segments and their components. This process assigns a specific value to each new source or use of funds with a maturity, based on current swap rates, thus determining an interest spread at the time of the transaction. Non-maturity assets and liabilities are valued using weighted average pools. The funds transfer pricing process attempts to remove interest rate risk from valuation, allowing management to compare profitability under various rate environments. The Company also assigns loan charge-offs and recoveries (labeled in the table below as “provision for credit

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losses”) directly to each operating segment instead of allocating an estimated credit loss provision. The operating segments also include a number of allocations of income and expense from various support and overhead centers within the Company.

The table below is a summary of segment pre-tax income results for the past three years.

(Dollars in thousands)

Retail Banking

Commercial

Wealth

Segment Totals

Other/Elimination

Consolidated Totals

Year ended December 31, 2025:

Net interest income

$

504,475 

$

532,786 

$

90,660 

$

1,127,921 

$

(16,063)

$

1,111,858 

Provision for credit losses

(38,811)

(1,838)

(22)

(40,671)

(15,467)

(56,138)

Non-interest income

98,543 

280,844 

266,287 

645,674 

6,607 

652,281 

Investment securities gains (losses), net

— 

— 

— 

— 

3,660 

3,660 

Non-interest expense

(337,732)

(430,291)

(166,255)

(934,278)

(45,548)

(979,826)

Income before income taxes

$

226,475 

$

381,501 

$

190,670 

$

798,646 

$

(66,811)

$

731,835 

Year ended December 31, 2024:

Net interest income

$

511,643 

$

516,263 

$

87,819 

$

1,115,725 

$

(75,479)

$

1,040,246 

Provision for loan losses

(37,610)

(1,446)

148 

(38,908)

6,005 

(32,903)

Non-interest income

99,896 

262,238 

243,476 

605,610 

9,943 

615,553 

Investment securities gains (losses), net

— 

— 

— 

— 

7,823 

7,823 

Non-interest expense

(328,328)

(405,180)

(158,649)

(892,157)

(59,072)

(951,229)

Income before income taxes

$

245,601 

$

371,875 

$

172,794 

$

790,270 

$

(110,780)

$

679,490 

2025 vs 2024

Increase (decrease) in income before income taxes:

Amount

$

(19,126)

$

9,626 

$

17,876 

$

8,376 

$

43,969 

$

52,345 

Percent

(7.8)

%

2.6

%

10.3

%

1.1

%

(39.7)

%

7.7

%

Year ended December 31, 2023:

Net interest income

$

552,215 

$

522,009 

$

99,798 

$

1,174,022 

$

(175,893)

$

998,129 

Provision for loan losses

(27,458)

(3,514)

(28)

(31,000)

(4,451)

(35,451)

Non-interest income

97,029 

249,063 

218,241 

564,333 

8,712 

573,045 

Investment securities gains (losses), net

— 

— 

— 

— 

14,985 

14,985 

Non-interest expense

(323,582)

(395,098)

(157,441)

(876,121)

(54,861)

(930,982)

Income before income taxes

$

298,204 

$

372,460 

$

160,570 

$

831,234 

$

(211,508)

$

619,726 

2024 vs 2023

Increase (decrease) in income before income taxes:

Amount

$

(52,603)

$

(585)

$

12,224 

$

(40,964)

$

100,728 

$

59,764 

Percent

(17.6)

%

(.2)

%

7.6

%

(4.9)

%

(47.6)

%

9.6

%

Retail Banking

The Retail Banking segment, previously called the Consumer segment, includes consumer deposits, consumer finance, and consumer debit and credit cards. The Company renamed the Consumer segment to the Retail Banking segment in January 2026, however, there were no changes to the composition of the segment in conjunction with the name change. During 2025, income before income taxes for the Retail Banking segment decreased $19.1 million, or 7.8%, compared to 2024. This decrease was due to increases in non-interest expense of $9.4 million, or 2.9%, and the provision for credit losses of $1.2 million, or 3.2%, and declines in net interest income of $7.2 million, or 1.4%, and non-interest income of $1.4 million, or 1.4%. Net interest income decreased due to a $15.1 million decline in net allocated funding credits assigned to the Retail Banking segment's loan and deposit portfolios and a $1.8 million increase in loan interest income, partly offset by a decrease of $9.8 million in deposit interest expense. Non-interest income decreased mainly due to lower net bank card fees (mainly credit and debit card fees). Non-interest expense increased over the previous year mainly due to higher data processing and software, marketing and miscellaneous losses expense. In addition, allocated servicing and support costs increased due to higher allocated costs for retail administration and operations, while branch employee servicing costs declined. The provision for credit losses totaled $38.8 million, a $1.2 million increase over the prior year, which resulted mainly from higher auto and

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consumer credit card loan net charge-offs, partly offset by lower other vehicle and equipment loan net charge-offs. Total average loans in this segment decreased $98.0 million in 2025 compared to 2024 mainly due to declines in personal real estate and auto loans, partly offset by higher revolving and fixed-rate home equity loans. Average deposits increased $37.3 million, or .3%, over the prior year, resulting from growth in personal demand and certificate of deposit account balances, partly offset by declines in savings, interest checking and money market deposit account balances.

During 2024, income before income taxes for the Retail Banking segment decreased $52.6 million, or 17.6%, compared to 2023. This decrease was due to a decline in net interest income of $40.6 million, or 7.3%, an increase in the provision for credit losses of $10.2 million, or 37.0%, and higher non-interest expense of $4.7 million, or 1.5%, partly offset by an increase in non-interest income of $2.9 million, or 3.0%. Net interest income decreased due to an increase of $66.4 million in deposit interest expense, partly offset by a $19.7 million increase in loan interest income and a $6.1 million increase in net allocated funding credits. Non-interest income increased mainly due to growth in net bank card fees (mainly credit and debit card fees), deposit account fees and mortgage banking revenue. Non-interest expense increased over 2023 mainly due to higher miscellaneous losses and allocated support costs for information technology and retail operations, partly offset by lower salaries and benefits expense and allocated management support costs. The provision for credit losses totaled $37.6 million, a $10.2 million increase over 2023, which resulted mainly from higher consumer credit card and auto loan net charge-offs, partly offset by lower other vehicle and equipment loan net charge-offs. Total average loans in this segment decreased $1.7 million in 2024 compared to 2023 mainly due to declines in auto and other vehicle loans and personal real estate loans, partly offset by higher revolving and fixed-rate home equity loans. Average deposits increased $44.4 million, or .4%, over 2023, resulting from growth in certificate of deposit account balances, partly offset by declines in savings, interest checking and money market deposit account balances.

Commercial

The Commercial segment provides lending (including the Small Business Banking product line within the branch network), leasing, international services, and business, government deposit, and related commercial cash management services, as well as merchant and commercial bank card products. The segment includes the Commercial Tradable Products division, which sells fixed-income securities, underwrites municipal bonds, and provides securities safekeeping and accounting services to its business and correspondent bank customers. Pre-tax income for 2025 increased $9.6 million, or 2.6%, compared to 2024, mainly due higher net interest income and non-interest income, partly offset by higher non-interest expense. Net interest income increased $16.5 million, or 3.2%, due to lower interest expense on deposits and customer repurchase agreements of $25.0 million and $10.4 million, respectively, coupled with higher net allocated funding credits of $12.7 million. These increases to income were partly offset by lower loan interest income of $32.1 million. Non-interest income increased $18.6 million, or 7.1%, over the previous year mainly due to higher gains on asset sales and growth in deposit account fees (mainly corporate cash management fees). These increases were partly offset by a decrease in net bank card fees (mainly corporate card fees). Non-interest expense increased $25.1 million, or 6.2%, mainly due to higher legal fees, salaries and benefits expense and allocated service and support costs for commercial payments and product support, commercial loan servicing and branch employee expense. The provision for credit losses increased $392 thousand over the same period last year, mainly due to higher commercial and industrial loan net charge-offs. Average segment loans increased $274.1 million, or 2.4%, compared to 2024, mainly due to growth in business and business real estate loans. Average deposits increased $386.9 million, or 3.9%, mainly due to an increase in interest checking account balances, partly offset by a decline in certificate of deposit account balances.

Pre-tax income for 2024 decreased $585 thousand, or .2%, compared to 2023, mainly due to lower net interest income and higher non-interest expense, mostly offset by higher non-interest income and a decrease in the provision for credit losses. Net interest income decreased $5.7 million, or 1.1%, mainly due to lower net allocated funding credits of $30.8 million, coupled with higher interest expense on deposits and customer repurchase agreements of $21.0 million and $8.2 million, respectively. These decreases to income were partly offset by higher loan interest income of $53.1 million. Non-interest income increased $13.2 million, or 5.3%, over 2023 mainly due to growth in deposit account fees (mainly corporate cash management fees), capital market fees, tax credit sales fees and loan commitment fees. These increases were partly offset by decreases in net bank card fees (mainly corporate card fees), letter of credit fees and swap fees. Non-interest expense increased $10.1 million, or 2.6%, mainly due to higher salaries and benefits expense and allocated servicing and support costs for management and bank operations. These increases were partly offset by lower insurance and marketing expense. The provision for credit losses decreased $2.1 million from 2023, mainly due to lower commercial and industrial loan net charge-offs. Average segment loans increased $240.8 million, or 2.2%, compared to 2023, mainly due to growth in business real estate, floor plan, tax free, and commercial and industrial loans. Average deposits decreased $498.9 million, or 4.8%, mainly due to declines in business demand and certificate of deposit account balances, partly offset by increases in interest checking and money market account balances.

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Wealth

The Wealth segment provides traditional trust and estate planning, advisory and discretionary investment management services, brokerage services, and includes Private Banking accounts. At December 31, 2025, the Trust group managed investments with a market value of $50.6 billion and administered an additional $31.0 billion in non-managed assets. It also provides investment management services to The Commerce Funds, a series of mutual funds with $2.6 billion in total assets at December 31, 2025. In 2025, pre-tax income for the Wealth segment was $190.7 million, compared to $172.8 million in 2024, an increase of $17.9 million, or 10.3%. Net interest income increased $2.8 million, or 3.2%, mainly due to a $9.4 million increase in loan interest income and a $3.7 million decrease in deposit interest expense. These increases to income were partly offset by a $10.3 million decrease in net allocated funding credits. Non-interest income increased $22.8 million, or 9.4%, over the prior year mainly due to higher private client and institutional trust fees and brokerage services fees (mainly life insurance, annuity and advisory fees). Non-interest expense increased $7.6 million, or 4.8%, mainly due to higher salaries and benefits, data processing and software, and allocated support costs for information technology. The provision for credit losses increased $170 thousand over the same period last year, mainly due to fixed-rate home equity loan net recoveries recorded in the prior year. Average assets increased $212.9 million, or 10.8%, during 2025 mainly due to higher personal real estate, fixed-rate home equity and business loan balances. Average deposits increased $148.6 million, or 6.2%, mainly due to growth in money market and certificate of deposit account balances.

In 2024, pre-tax income for the Wealth segment was $172.8 million, compared to $160.6 million in 2023, an increase of $12.2 million, or 7.6%. Net interest income decreased $12.0 million, or 12.0%, mainly due to a $20.3 million increase in deposit interest expense and a $510 thousand decline in net allocated funding credits assigned to the Wealth segment's loan and deposit portfolios, partly offset by an $8.9 million increase in loan interest income. Non-interest income increased $25.2 million, or 11.6%, over 2023 mainly due to higher private client and institutional trust fees, brokerage services fees and cash sweep commissions. Non-interest expense increased $1.2 million, or .8%, mainly due to higher salaries and benefits expense, partly offset by deconversion costs recorded in 2023. The provision for credit losses decreased $176 thousand from 2023 mainly due to net recoveries on fixed-rate home equity loans in 2024. Average assets increased $72.3 million, or 3.8%, during 2024 mainly due to higher personal real estate loan balances, partly offset by lower commercial and industrial and fixed-rate home equity loan balances. Average deposits increased $1.6 million, or .1%, due to growth in certificate of deposit and money market deposit account balances, mostly offset by declines in interest checking and business demand deposit account balances.

The segment activity, as shown above, includes both direct and allocated items. Amounts in the “Other/Elimination” column include the activity of various support and overhead operating units of the Company, in addition to the investment securities portfolio, brokered deposits and other items not allocated to the segments. In accordance with the Company's transfer pricing procedures, the difference between the total provision and total net charge-offs/recoveries is not allocated to a business segment and is included in this category. In 2025, the pre-tax net loss in this category was $66.8 million, compared to a net loss of $110.8 million in 2024. Net interest income increased $59.4 million and non-interest expense declined $13.5 million. These increases to income were partly offset by an increase of $21.5 million in the provision for credit losses and a $3.3 million decrease in non-interest income. Additionally, unallocated securities gains were $3.7 million in 2025, compared to securities gains of $7.8 million in 2024. The increase in net interest income was mainly due to higher interest income on investment securities and securities purchased under resell agreements, which are not allocated to the segments for management reporting purposes. The increase in the unallocated provision for credit losses was primarily driven by an increase in the provision for credit losses on loans, partly offset by a decrease in the liability for unfunded lending commitments, which are both not allocated to the segments for management reporting purposes. Net charge-offs are allocated to segments when incurred for management reporting purposes. The provision for credit losses on loans was $16.7 million in excess of net-charge offs in 2025, due to an increase in the allowance for credit losses on loans, while the provision was $347 thousand higher than net charge-offs in 2024. For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company's provision for credit losses on unfunded lending commitments was a benefit of $1.3 million, compared to a benefit of $6.3 million in 2024.

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Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Income Taxes The FASB issued ASU 2023-09, "Income Taxes (Topic 740) - Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures", in December 2023. The amendments in this Update require additional disclosures regarding the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. This Update also removed certain existing disclosure requirements. The Company adopted this Update for the year ended December 31, 2025, and applied the new disclosures on a retrospective basis.

Income Statement Reporting The FASB issued ASU 2024-03, "Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses" in November 2024. The amendments in this Update require new disclosures providing further detail of a company's income statement expense items. This Update is effective for annual periods beginning January 1, 2027, and interim periods beginning January 1, 2028. Early adoption is permitted. The amendments in this Update should be applied on a prospective basis. Other than the inclusion of additional disclosures, the adoption is not expected to have a significant effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Internal-Use Software Development Costs The FASB issued ASU 2025-06, "Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvement to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software" in September 2025. The amendments in this Update are intended to modernize the accounting for internal-use software by eliminating references to software development project stages, making the guidance neutral to various development methodologies, including those currently in use and those that may be developed in the future. This Update is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of an annual reporting period. The amendments may be applied on a prospective, modified retrospective or full retrospective basis. The adoption is not expected to have a significant effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Purchased Loans The FASB issued ASU 2025-08 "Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Purchased Loans" in November 2025. This new guidance makes significant changes to the accounting for certain acquired seasoned loans subject to the current expected credit loss model (CECL). Under the ASU, the initial allowance for credit losses recorded upon the acquisition of loans in scope is recognized as an adjustment to the amortized cost basis of the loan - similar to the model for purchased credit deteriorated assets. For these loans, the "day-one" credit loss estimate does not impact earnings immediately but is instead amortized over time as an adjustment to interest income. Subsequent changes in the allowance for credit losses are reported in earnings within credit loss expense. The ASU is effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim periods within. Early adoption is permitted and amendments are to be applied prospectively. The Company adopted this Update on January 1, 2026.

Derivatives and Hedging The FASB issued ASU 2025-09 "Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Hedge Accounting Improvements" in December 2025. The amendments in this Update make targeted improvements to hedge account intended to better align financial reporting with an entity's risk-management activities. At a high level, the Update provides for a broader application of grouping forecasted transactions in cash flow hedges by replacing 'same risk exposure' requirements with a more flexible 'similar risk exposure' standard, which may apply to the Company's current cash flow hedges. This Update is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2026. Early adoption is permitted in an interim or annual reporting period. The amendments should be applied on a prospective basis for all hedging relationships, and the Company may elect to adopt the amendments for existing hedging relationships as of the adoption, without dedesignating the hedges. The Company is currently evaluating the provisions of this Update.

Interim Reporting The FASB issued ASU 2025-11 "Interim Reporting (Topic 270): Narrow-Scope Improvements" in December 2025. The amendments in this Update are intended to clarify interim disclosure requirements and the applicability of Topic 270. The ASU is effective for interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted and amendments may be applied prospectively or retrospectively to prior periods presented. The Company does not anticipate a significant impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Corporate Governance

The Company has adopted a number of corporate governance measures. These include corporate governance guidelines, a code of ethics that applies to its senior financial officers and the charters for its audit and risk committee, its committee on compensation and human resources, and its committee on governance/directors. This information is available on the Company’s investor relations website at investor.commercebank.com/overview/corporate-governance.

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AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS — AVERAGE RATES AND YIELDS

Years Ended December 31

2025

2024

2023

(Dollars in thousands)

Average

Balance

Interest

Income/

Expense

Average

Rates

Earned/Paid

Average

Balance

Interest

Income/

Expense

Average

Rates

Earned/Paid

Average

Balance

Interest

Income/

Expense

Average

Rates

Earned/Paid

ASSETS

Loans:(A)

Business(B)

$

6,225,908 

$

352,663 

5.66

%

$

5,946,080 

$

359,757 

6.05

%

$

5,781,736 

$

326,498 

5.65

%

Real estate – construction and land

1,412,793 

102,817 

7.28 

1,438,834 

118,557 

8.24

1,473,797 

117,238 

7.95

Real estate – business

3,701,839 

217,282 

5.87 

3,652,383 

226,605 

6.20

3,577,093 

214,091 

5.99

Real estate – personal

3,053,433 

132,156 

4.33 

3,042,824 

123,700 

4.07

2,979,014 

110,729 

3.72

Consumer

2,148,399 

137,405 

6.40 

2,106,724 

137,508 

6.53

2,096,517 

121,310 

5.79

Revolving home equity

363,532 

27,133 

7.46 

333,711 

25,298 

7.58

302,967 

22,775 

7.52

Consumer credit card

562,427 

74,075 

13.17 

560,850 

78,052 

13.92

561,103 

77,223 

13.76

Overdrafts

6,292 

— 

— 

5,908 

— 

—

4,923 

— 

—

Total loans

17,474,623 

1,043,531 

5.97 

17,087,314 

1,069,477 

6.26

16,777,150 

989,864 

5.90

Loans held for sale

2,060 

131 

6.36 

2,283 

165 

7.23

5,692 

583 

10.24

Investment securities:

U.S. government & federal agency obligations

2,776,920 

114,395 

4.12 

1,603,655 

60,796 

3.79

1,001,979 

24,921 

2.49

Government-sponsored enterprise obligations

55,083 

1,307 

2.37 

55,574 

1,321 

2.38

63,436 

1,683 

2.65

State & municipal obligations(B)

766,079 

15,715 

2.05 

1,021,291 

20,340 

1.99

1,518,835 

31,280 

2.06

Mortgage-backed securities

4,550,273 

93,542 

2.06 

5,358,809 

112,669 

2.10

6,237,225 

128,875 

2.07

Asset-backed securities

1,510,178 

55,237 

3.66 

1,740,722 

45,511 

2.61

2,732,093 

58,318 

2.13

Other debt securities

223,886 

6,455 

2.88 

327,832 

6,574 

2.01

518,549 

9,590 

1.85

Trading debt securities(B)

51,730 

2,429

4.70 

47,755 

2,249 

4.71

41,092 

1,968 

4.79

  Equity securities(B)

53,657 

3,597 

6.70 

70,559 

3,597 

5.10

12,317 

2,988 

24.26

Other securities(B)

224,336 

20,050 

8.94 

222,487 

21,231 

9.54

240,808 

23,115 

9.60

Total investment securities

10,212,142 

312,727 

3.06 

10,448,684 

274,288 

2.63

12,366,334 

282,738 

2.29

Federal funds sold

560 

31

5.54 

760 

49

6.45

12,464 

659

5.29

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

834,932 

33,090 

3.96 

421,998 

13,358 

3.17

702,110 

13,649 

1.94

Interest earning deposits with banks

2,409,789 

103,799 

4.31 

2,304,969 

121,440 

5.27

1,960,185 

103,248 

5.27

Total interest earning assets

30,934,106 

1,493,309 

4.83 

30,266,008 

1,478,777 

4.89

31,823,935 

1,390,741 

4.37

Allowance for credit losses on loans

(167,111)

(159,988)

(157,398)

Unrealized gain (loss) on debt securities

(795,300)

(1,100,133)

(1,443,659)

Cash and due from banks

386,849 

326,983 

304,610 

Premises and equipment - net

501,190 

482,372 

454,360 

Other assets

806,869 

870,038 

958,767 

Total assets

$

31,666,603 

$

30,685,280 

$

31,940,615 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

Interest bearing deposits:

Savings

$

1,285,535 

662 

.05 

$

1,311,878 

773 

.06

$

1,464,639 

756 

.05

Interest checking and money market

13,971,754 

209,646 

1.50 

13,325,607 

226,103 

1.70

13,099,305 

145,636 

1.11

Certificates of deposit of less than $100,000

996,095 

34,032 

3.42 

1,024,704 

42,226 

4.12

1,005,938 

38,690 

3.85

Certificates of deposit of $100,000 and over

1,385,357 

52,086 

3.76 

1,500,739 

67,060 

4.47

1,486,403 

61,057 

4.11

Total interest bearing deposits

17,638,741 

296,426 

1.68 

17,162,928 

336,162 

1.96

17,056,285 

246,139 

1.44

Borrowings:

Federal funds purchased

129,843 

5,518 

4.25 

230,059 

12,221 

5.31

495,798 

25,265 

5.10

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

2,510,136 

69,884 

2.78 

2,391,201 

80,908 

3.38

2,343,835 

73,164 

3.12

Other borrowings(C)

1,616 

37 

2.29 

620 

23 

3.71

757,288 

39,496 

5.22

Total borrowings

2,641,595 

75,439 

2.86 

2,621,880 

93,152 

3.55

3,596,921 

137,925 

3.83

Total interest bearing liabilities

20,280,336 

371,865 

1.83

%

19,784,808 

429,314 

2.17

%

20,653,206 

384,064 

1.86

%

Non-interest bearing deposits

7,398,948 

7,344,079 

8,252,096 

Other liabilities

394,743 

397,547 

375,855 

Equity

3,592,576 

3,158,846 

2,659,458 

Total liabilities and equity

$

31,666,603 

$

30,685,280 

$

31,940,615 

Net interest margin (FTE)

$

1,121,444 

$

1,049,463 

$

1,006,677 

Net yield on interest earning assets

3.63

%

3.47

%

3.16

%

Percentage increase (decrease) in net interest margin (FTE) compared to the prior year

6.86

%

4.25

%

5.76

%

(A)    Loans on non-accrual status are included in the computation of average balances. Included in interest income above are loan fees and late charges, net of amortization of deferred loan origination fees and costs, which are immaterial. Credit card income from merchant discounts and net interchange fees are not included in loan income.E — A

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YI

Years Ended December 31

2022

2021

2020

Average Balance

Interest Income/Expense

Average Rates Earned/Paid

Average Balance

Interest Income/Expense

Average Rates Earned/Paid

Average Balance

Interest Income/Expense

Average Rates Earned/Paid

Average Balance Five Year Compound Growth Rate

$

5,376,584 

$

198,238 

3.69

%

$

5,838,682 

$

186,968 

3.20

%

$

6,387,410 

$

196,249 

3.07

%

(.51)

%

1,229,977 

61,893 

5.03 

1,144,741 

40,702 

3.56 

956,999 

38,619 

4.04

8.10 

3,205,061 

133,909 

4.18 

3,005,943 

104,329 

3.47 

2,959,068 

110,080 

3.72

4.58 

2,841,626 

94,878 

3.34 

2,797,635 

92,267 

3.30 

2,619,211 

94,835 

3.62

3.12 

2,075,781 

84,044 

4.05 

2,009,577 

76,361 

3.80 

1,967,133 

86,096 

4.38

1.78 

280,242 

12,625 

4.51 

286,064 

9,823 

3.43 

334,866 

12,405 

3.70

1.66 

547,071 

64,832 

11.85 

577,411 

64,274 

11.13 

668,810 

78,704 

11.77

(3.41)

5,645 

— 

— 

4,335 

— 

— 

3,351 

— 

—

13.43 

15,561,987 

650,419 

4.18 

15,664,388 

574,724 

3.67 

15,896,848 

616,988 

3.88

1.91 

7,754 

637 

8.22 

21,524 

880 

4.09 

18,685 

860 

4.60

(35.66)

1,097,935 

41,095 

3.74 

796,043 

32,888 

4.13 

780,903 

17,369 

2.22

28.88 

54,768 

1,293 

2.36 

50,789 

1,180 

2.32 

105,069 

3,346 

3.18

(12.12)

2,061,620 

47,121 

2.29 

2,015,635 

47,721 

2.37 

1,562,415 

42,260 

2.70

(13.28)

6,979,862 

135,920 

1.95 

6,985,897 

95,175 

1.36 

5,733,398 

109,834 

1.92

(4.52)

3,888,405 

58,716 

1.51 

2,824,993 

32,705 

1.16 

1,467,496 

29,759 

2.03

.58 

606,661 

11,811 

1.95 

603,720 

12,556 

2.08 

444,489 

10,846 

2.44

(12.82)

41,205 

1,129 

2.74 

36,534 

452 

1.24 

30,321 

659 

2.17

11.28 

9,492 

2,578 

27.16 

6,809 

2,223 

32.65 

4,206 

2,030 

48.26

66.40 

203,953 

21,103 

10.35 

171,322 

18,924 

11.05 

133,391 

8,732 

6.55

10.96 

14,943,901 

320,766 

2.15 

13,491,742 

243,824 

1.81 

10,261,688 

224,835 

2.19

(.10)

11,701 

412 

3.52 

677 

4 

.59 

278 

3 

1.08

15.03 

1,495,956 

22,647 

1.51 

1,275,837 

37,377 

2.93 

849,998 

40,647 

4.78

(.36)

1,362,863 

15,098 

1.11 

2,420,533 

3,202 

.13 

1,115,551 

2,273 

.20

16.65 

33,384,162 

1,009,979 

3.03 

32,874,701 

860,011 

2.62 

28,143,048 

885,606 

3.15

1.91 

(141,341)

(188,758)

(196,942)

(3.23)

(922,259)

198,722 

292,898 

N.M.

323,296 

339,431 

343,516 

2.40 

409,235 

408,537 

399,228 

4.65 

552,224 

531,102 

634,949 

4.91 

$

33,605,317 

$

34,163,735 

$

29,616,697 

1.35 

$

1,583,983 

740 

.05 

$

1,450,495 

1,129 

.08 

$

1,123,413 

1,053 

.09

2.73 

14,475,089 

24,359 

.17 

13,370,226 

6,380 

.05 

11,539,717 

16,798 

.15

3.90 

406,580 

1,469 

.36 

478,371 

1,158 

.24 

585,695 

4,897 

.84

11.21 

670,472 

3,898 

.58 

1,244,757 

2,577 

.21 

1,358,389 

12,948 

.95

.39 

17,136,124 

30,466 

.18 

16,543,849 

11,244 

.07 

14,607,214 

35,696 

.24

3.84 

83,255 

1,836 

2.21 

23,623 

17 

.07 

126,203 

794 

.63

.57 

2,356,024 

24,022 

1.02 

2,311,214 

1,629 

.07 

1,840,276 

5,297 

.29

6.41 

46,459 

1,840 

3.96 

808 

5 

.62 

126,585 

1,029 

.81

(58.20)

2,485,738 

27,698 

1.11 

2,335,645 

1,651 

.07 

2,093,064 

7,120 

.34

4.77 

19,621,862 

58,164 

.30

%

18,879,494 

12,895 

.07

%

16,700,278 

42,816 

.26

%

3.96 

10,964,573 

11,240,267 

8,890,263 

(3.61)

198,002 

591,459 

715,033 

(11.20)

2,820,880 

3,452,515 

3,311,123 

1.65 

$

33,605,317 

$

34,163,735 

$

29,616,697 

1.35

%

$

951,815 

$

847,116 

$

842,790 

2.85

%

2.58

%

2.99

%

12.36

%

.51

%

.88

%

(B) Interest income and yields are presented on a fully taxable-equivalent basis using a federal income tax rate of 21%. Loan interest income includes tax free loan income (categorized as business loan income) which includes tax equivalent adjustments of $7,040,000 in 2025, $6,706,000 in 2024, $5,467,000 in 2023, $4,126,000 in 2022, $4,176,000 in 2021, and $4,916,000 in 2020. Investment securities interest income includes tax equivalent adjustments of $2,546,000 in 2025, $2,514,000 in 2024, $3,983,000 in 2023, $6,874,000 in 2022, $7,546,000 in 2021, and $8,042,000 in 2020. These adjustments relate to state and municipal obligations, trading securities, equity securities, and other securities.

(C) Interest expense of $2,000, $903,000, $1,370,000, $29,000 and $14,000, which was capitalized on construction projects in 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020, respectively, is not deducted from the interest expense shown above. There was no capitalized interest in 2025.

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Year ended December 31, 2025

Fourth Quarter

Third Quarter

Second Quarter

First Quarter

(Dollars in millions)

Average Balance

Average Rates Earned/Paid

Average Balance

Average Rates Earned/Paid

 Average Balance

Average Rates Earned/Paid

Average Balance

Average Rates Earned/Paid

ASSETS

Loans:

Business(A)

$

6,318 

5.48

%

$

6,229 

5.72

%

$

6,247 

5.72

%

$

6,106 

5.75

%

Real estate – construction and land

1,408 

7.05 

1,397 

7.37 

1,431 

7.39 

1,415 

7.30 

Real estate – business

3,731 

5.76 

3,716 

5.92 

3,692 

5.92 

3,668 

5.88 

Real estate – personal

3,059 

4.38 

3,060 

4.34 

3,049 

4.30 

3,046 

4.28 

Consumer

2,200 

6.23 

2,161 

6.42 

2,149 

6.43 

2,082 

6.52 

Revolving home equity

372 

7.25 

361 

7.94 

362 

7.41 

359 

7.26 

Consumer credit card

566 

12.81 

563 

13.21 

560 

13.18 

561 

13.49 

Overdrafts

7 

— 

7 

— 

6 

— 

6 

— 

Total loans

17,661 

5.84 

17,494 

6.02 

17,496 

6.01 

17,243 

6.02 

Loans held for sale

3 

5.01 

2 

6.03 

2 

9.22 

2 

5.89 

Investment securities:

U.S. government & federal agency obligations

3,198 

4.07 

2,693 

4.06 

2,624 

4.28 

2,587 

4.09 

Government-sponsored enterprise obligations

55 

2.36 

55 

2.35 

55 

2.38 

55 

2.40 

State & municipal obligations(A)

725 

2.06 

756 

2.05 

780 

2.05 

804 

2.05 

 Mortgage-backed securities

4,317 

2.05 

4,461 

2.01 

4,641 

2.08 

4,788 

2.08 

 Asset-backed securities

1,337 

3.78 

1,467 

3.69 

1,585 

3.73 

1,656 

3.46 

  Other debt securities

197 

2.97 

204 

2.97 

237 

2.94 

258 

2.69 

  Trading debt securities(A)

61 

4.61 

56 

4.67 

51 

4.63 

38 

4.97 

  Equity securities(A)

52 

6.35 

51 

6.09 

54 

6.26 

57 

8.02 

  Other securities(A)

227 

9.08 

220 

7.29 

217 

11.63 

233 

7.85 

Total investment securities

10,169 

3.12 

9,963 

2.99 

10,244 

3.16 

10,476 

2.98 

Federal funds sold

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

5.08 

2 

5.63 

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

850 

4.00 

850 

4.00 

850 

4.02 

789 

3.81 

 Interest earning deposits with banks

2,787 

3.95 

2,422 

4.45 

2,037 

4.46 

2,389 

4.46 

Total interest earning assets

31,470 

4.74 

30,731 

4.86 

30,629 

4.90 

30,901 

4.81 

Allowance for credit losses on loans

(175)

(165)

(166)

(162)

 Unrealized gain (loss) on debt securities

(646)

(766)

(838)

(935)

Cash and due from banks

418 

375 

363 

391 

Premises and equipment – net

505 

503 

501 

497 

Other assets

776 

833 

808 

810 

Total assets

$

32,348 

$

31,511 

$

31,297 

$

31,502 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

Interest bearing deposits:

Savings

$

1,261 

.05 

$

1,284 

.05 

$

1,303 

.05 

$

1,294 

.05 

Interest checking and money market

14,336 

1.45 

13,740 

1.54 

13,902 

1.49 

13,906 

1.52 

Certificates of deposit under $100,000

1,016 

3.25 

992 

3.33 

985 

3.44 

992 

3.65 

Certificates of deposit $100,000 & over

1,389 

3.60 

1,417 

3.71 

1,371 

3.78 

1,364 

3.96 

Total interest bearing deposits

18,002 

1.62 

17,433 

1.71 

17,561 

1.67 

17,556 

1.72 

Borrowings:

Federal funds purchased

130 

3.92 

130 

4.34 

130 

4.37 

128 

4.37 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

2,430 

2.54 

2,520 

2.88 

2,371 

2.85 

2,723 

2.86 

Other borrowings

1 

.65 

2 

1.71 

3 

3.79 

1 

.66 

Total borrowings

2,561 

2.61 

2,652 

2.95 

2,504 

2.93 

2,852 

2.93 

Total interest bearing liabilities

20,563 

1.75

%

20,085 

1.87

%

20,065 

1.83

%

20,408 

1.89

%

Non-interest bearing deposits

7,592 

7,345 

7,357 

7,299 

Other liabilities

396 

402 

360 

422 

Equity

3,797 

3,679 

3,515 

3,373 

Total liabilities and equity

$

32,348 

$

31,511 

$

31,297 

$

31,502 

Net interest margin (FTE)

$

286 

$

282 

$

282 

$

271 

Net yield on interest earning assets

3.60

%

3.64

%

3.70

%

3.56

%

(A)    Stated on a fully taxable-equivalent basis using a federal income tax rate of 21%.

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— AVERAGE RATES AND YIELDS

Year ended December 31, 2024

Fourth Quarter

Third Quarter

Second Quarter

First Quarter

(Dollars in millions)

Average Balance

Average Rates Earned/Paid

Average Balance

Average Rates Earned/Paid

Average Balance

Average Rates Earned/Paid

Average Balance

Average Rates Earned/Paid

ASSETS

Loans:

Business(A)

$

5,964 

5.86

%

$

5,967 

6.17

%

$

5,979 

6.11

%

$

5,873 

6.07

%

Real estate – construction and land

1,411 

7.75 

1,401 

8.44 

1,472 

8.36 

1,473 

8.40 

Real estate – business

3,636 

6.01 

3,581 

6.28 

3,666 

6.26 

3,728 

6.26 

Real estate – personal

3,047 

4.17 

3,048 

4.10 

3,045 

4.04 

3,031 

3.95 

Consumer

2,087 

6.52 

2,129 

6.64 

2,128 

6.56 

2,082 

6.40 

Revolving home equity

351 

7.28 

336 

7.69 

326 

7.68 

322 

7.70 

Consumer credit card

568 

13.60 

559 

14.01 

553 

13.96 

563 

14.11 

Overdrafts

6 

— 

5 

— 

5 

— 

8 

— 

Total loans

17,070 

6.11 

17,026 

6.35 

17,174 

6.30 

17,080 

6.27 

Loans held for sale

2 

7.65 

2 

6.34 

2 

7.54 

2 

7.49 

Investment securities:

U.S. government & federal agency obligations

2,459 

3.86 

1,889 

3.68 

1,202 

5.04 

852 

2.08 

Government-sponsored enterprise obligations

55 

2.36 

56 

2.37 

56 

2.39 

56 

2.39 

 State & municipal obligations(A)

832 

2.01 

857 

2.00 

1,070 

2.00 

1,331 

1.97 

Mortgage-backed securities

4,905 

2.17 

5,082 

1.95 

5,554 

2.09 

5,902 

2.19 

Asset-backed securities

1,571 

2.99 

1,526 

2.66 

1,786 

2.50 

2,085 

2.39 

 Other debt securities

221 

2.11 

225 

2.07 

365 

2.01 

503 

1.93 

 Trading debt securities(A)

56 

4.26 

47 

4.52 

47 

4.95 

40 

5.30 

 Equity securities(A)

57 

6.58 

85 

4.44 

128 

2.82 

13 

25.64 

 Other securities(A)

223 

5.75 

216 

6.09 

228 

13.20 

222 

13.04 

Total investment securities

10,379 

2.80 

9,983 

2.52 

10,436 

2.75 

11,004 

2.44 

Federal funds sold

1 

5.78 

— 

— 

2 

6.74 

1 

6.71 

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

566 

3.57 

475 

3.53 

304 

3.21 

341 

1.93 

Interest earning deposits with banks

2,610 

4.78 

2,565 

5.43 

2,100 

5.48 

1,938 

5.48 

Total interest earning assets

30,628 

4.83 

30,051 

4.96 

30,018 

4.98 

30,366 

4.78 

Allowance for credit losses on loans

(160)

(158)

(160)

(162)

Unrealized gain (loss) on debt securities

(896)

(962)

(1,272)

(1,274)

Cash and due from banks

396 

362 

268 

282 

Premises and equipment – net

491 

481 

479 

478 

Other assets

815 

806 

903 

955 

Total assets

$

31,274 

$

30,580 

$

30,236 

$

30,645 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

Interest bearing deposits:

Savings

$

1,281 

.05 

$

1,304 

.07 

$

1,329 

.06 

$

1,334 

.06 

Interest checking and money market

13,680 

1.63 

13,242 

1.74 

13,161 

1.73 

13,215 

1.69 

Certificates of deposit under $100,000

1,062 

3.91 

1,056 

4.17 

1,004 

4.22 

977 

4.20 

Certificates of deposit $100,000 & over

1,452 

4.24 

1,464 

4.51 

1,493 

4.55 

1,595 

4.56 

Total interest bearing deposits

17,475 

1.87 

17,066 

2.00 

16,987 

1.99 

17,121 

1.97 

Borrowings:

Federal funds purchased

122 

4.71 

207 

5.38 

265 

5.42 

328 

5.42 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

2,446 

3.11 

2,352 

3.56 

2,255 

3.44 

2,512 

3.43 

Other borrowings

1 

3.36 

— 

4.81 

1 

3.84 

— 

— 

Total borrowings

2,569 

3.18 

2,559 

3.71 

2,521 

3.65 

2,840 

3.66 

Total interest bearing liabilities

20,044 

2.04

%

19,625 

2.22

%

19,508 

2.21

%

19,961 

2.21

%

Non-interest bearing deposits

7,464 

7,285 

7,298 

7,329 

Other liabilities

375 

405 

399 

410 

Equity

3,391 

3,265 

3,031 

2,945 

Total liabilities and equity

$

31,274 

$

30,580 

$

30,236 

$

30,645 

Net interest margin (FTE)

$

269 

$

265 

$

265 

$

251 

Net yield on interest earning assets

3.49

%

3.50

%

3.55

%

3.33

%

(A)    Stated on a fully taxable-equivalent basis using a federal income tax rate of 21%.

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SUMMARY OF QUARTERLY STATEMENTS OF INCOME

Year ended December 31, 2025

For the Quarter Ended

(In thousands, except per share data)

12/31/2025

9/30/2025

6/30/2025

3/31/2025

Interest income

$

373,617 

$

374,105 

$

371,636 

$

364,365 

Interest expense

(90,465)

(94,648)

(91,489)

(95,263)

Net interest income

283,152 

279,457 

280,147 

269,102 

Non-interest income

166,208 

161,511 

165,613 

158,949 

Investment securities gains (losses), net

2,929 

7,885 

437 

(7,591)

Salaries and employee benefits

(162,889)

(157,461)

(155,025)

(153,078)

Other expense

(90,106)

(86,557)

(89,412)

(85,298)

Provision for credit losses

(15,993)

(20,061)

(5,597)

(14,487)

Income before income taxes

183,301 

184,774 

196,163 

167,597 

Income taxes

(40,620)

(41,152)

(42,400)

(36,964)

Non-controlling interest (expense) income

(2,019)

(2,104)

(1,284)

959 

Net income attributable to Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

$

140,662 

$

141,518 

$

152,479 

$

131,592 

Net income per common share — basic*

$

1.01 

$

1.01 

$

1.09 

$

.93 

Net income per common share — diluted*

$

1.01 

$

1.01 

$

1.09 

$

.93 

Weighted average shares — basic*

137,518 

138,955 

139,077 

139,563 

Weighted average shares — diluted*

137,599 

139,086 

139,212 

139,725 

Year ended December 31, 2024

For the Quarter Ended

(In thousands, except per share data)

12/31/2024

9/30/2024

6/30/2024

3/31/2024

Interest income

$

369,405 

$

372,068 

$

369,363 

$

358,721 

Interest expense

(102,758)

(109,717)

(107,114)

(109,722)

Net interest income

266,647 

262,351 

262,249 

248,999 

Non-interest income

155,436 

159,025 

152,244 

148,848 

Investment securities gains (losses), net

977 

3,872 

3,233 

(259)

Salaries and employee benefits

(153,819)

(153,122)

(149,120)

(151,801)

Other expense

(81,899)

(84,478)

(83,094)

(93,896)

Provision for credit losses

(13,508)

(9,140)

(5,468)

(4,787)

Income before income taxes

173,834 

178,508 

180,044 

147,104 

Income taxes

(36,590)

(38,245)

(38,602)

(31,652)

Non-controlling interest (expense) income

(1,136)

(2,256)

(1,889)

(2,789)

Net income attributable to Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

$

136,108 

$

138,007 

$

139,553 

$

112,663 

Net income per common share — basic*

$

.96 

$

.97 

$

.98 

$

.78 

Net income per common share — diluted*

$

.96 

$

.97 

$

.98 

$

.78 

Weighted average shares — basic*

140,185 

140,928 

141,625 

142,269 

Weighted average shares — diluted*

140,371 

141,115 

141,793 

142,427 

Year ended December 31, 2023

For the Quarter Ended

(In thousands, except per share data)

12/31/2023

9/30/2023

6/30/2023

3/31/2023

Interest income

$

362,609 

$

361,162 

$

348,663 

$

308,857 

Interest expense

(114,188)

(112,615)

(99,125)

(57,234)

Net interest income

248,421 

248,547 

249,538 

251,623 

Non-interest income

144,879 

142,949 

147,605 

137,612 

Investment securities gains (losses), net

7,601 

4,298 

3,392 

(306)

Salaries and employee benefits

(147,456)

(146,805)

(145,429)

(144,373)

Other expense

(103,798)

(81,205)

(82,182)

(79,734)

Provision for credit losses

(5,879)

(11,645)

(6,471)

(11,456)

Income before income taxes

143,768 

156,139 

166,453 

153,366 

Income taxes

(32,307)

(33,439)

(35,990)

(32,813)

Non-controlling interest (expense) income

(2,238)

(2,104)

(2,674)

(1,101)

Net income attributable to Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

$

109,223 

$

120,596 

$

127,789 

$

119,452 

Net income per common share — basic*

$

.76 

$

.83 

$

.89 

$

.82 

Net income per common share — diluted*

$

.76 

$

.83 

$

.89 

$

.82 

Weighted average shares — basic*

142,781 

143,219 

143,413 

143,550 

Weighted average shares — diluted*

142,893 

143,335 

143,554 

143,845 

* Restated for the 5% stock dividend distributed in 2025.

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