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Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSX:CM) Debt-to-Equity : 3.55 (As of Jan. 2025)


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What is Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Debt-to-Equity?

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was C$84,253 Mil. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was C$133,720 Mil. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was C$61,342 Mil. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was 3.55.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

TSX:CM' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.42   Med: 3.58   Max: 5.98
Current: 3.55

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce was 5.98. The lowest was 1.42. And the median was 3.58.

TSX:CM's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
93.78% of 1446 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 0.63 vs TSX:CM: 3.55

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Debt-to-Equity Chart

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Annual Data
Trend Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.52 3.60 3.74 3.68 3.55

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Quarterly Data
Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25
Debt-to-Equity Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.51 3.44 3.35 3.55 3.55

Competitive Comparison of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's Debt-to-Equity

For the Banks - Diversified subindustry, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's Debt-to-Equity falls into.


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Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2024 is calculated as

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 is calculated as

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce  (TSX:CM) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.


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Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Business Description

Address
81 Bay Street, CIBC Square, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5J 0E7
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is Canada's fifth-largest bank with around CAD 1 trillion in assets. It operates four business segments: Canadian retail and business banking, Canadian commercial banking and wealth management, US commercial banking and wealth management, and capital markets. It serves approximately 14 million personal banking and business customers, primarily in Canada and the US.
Executives
Susan Rimmer Senior Officer
Sandy Sharman Senior Officer
Robert Sedran Senior Officer
Harry Kenneth Culham Director or Senior Officer of Insider or Subsidiary (other than in 4,5,6)
Victor George Dodig Director, Senior Officer
Frank Guse Senior Officer
Christina Charlotte Kramer Senior Officer
Shawn Beber Senior Officer
Katharine Berghuis Stevenson Director
Mary Lou Katherine Maher Director
Laura Lee Dottori-attanasio Director or Senior Officer of Insider or Subsidiary (other than in 4,5,6)
John Hountalas Senior Officer
Michael Capatides Director or Senior Officer of Insider or Subsidiary (other than in 4,5,6), Senior Officer
Nanci Ellen Caldwell Director
Patrick Darold Daniel Director