Commerzbank stock closes at EUR 42.19, up 2.73 percent at the Xetra close

Commerzbank stock opened at EUR 41.68, reached EUR 42.44 and dipped to EUR 41.63 before closing at EUR 42.19. The gain of 2.73 percent exceeded the DAX advance of 0.56 percent.

Commerzbank closed at EUR 42.19 on Xetra at 5:36 p.m. CET on September 25, 2026, up EUR 1.12 or 2.73 percent. The stock outperformed the DAX, which closed 0.56 percent higher at 25,409 points. Commerzbank's CEO reaffirmed a planned EUR 3.2 billion capital return for 2026 in an interview published on September 25, 2026.

The session on September 25, 2026 in figures

Commerzbank AG (ISIN DE000CBK1001) opened at EUR 41.68 on Xetra, compared with a previous close of EUR 41.07. The shares reached a daily high of EUR 42.44 and a daily low of EUR 41.63. The stock finished EUR 1.18 below its 52-week high of EUR 43.37, equal to a 2.72 percent gap. Trading volume was 1,411,841 shares, below the 2,331,201-share average.

Commerzbank gained 2.73 percent during the Xetra session, while the DAX added 0.56 percent. The 2.17 percentage-point difference showed stronger performance than the reference index. Deutsche Bank rose 2.68 percent to EUR 31.76, UniCredit gained 2.15 percent to EUR 83.95 and BNP Paribas advanced 0.88 percent to EUR 99.30. The three peer prices and changes were recorded with their home-market sessions closed on September 25, 2026.

Capital return and easing oil prices shaped September 25, 2026

Commerzbank CEO Bettina Orlopp said the bank planned a EUR 3.2 billion capital return for 2026, while describing revenue and profitability as materially higher than two years earlier. As Commerzbank published on September 25, 2026, Orlopp also said UniCredit had increased its stake to almost 50 percent. The interview said the bank expected a 53 percent cost-income ratio and 12 percent return on equity for 2026. Those figures were presented as management expectations rather than new quarterly results.

Commerzbank had also defended its strategy at Bank of America's financial conference on September 24, 2026. As Investing.com reported, management kept its 2026 net interest income guidance at EUR 8.6 billion and net income guidance at EUR 3.4 billion. Reuters said European shares advanced as oil prices retreated, although investors remained cautious about Middle East developments. The Reuters report also put the STOXX 600 0.7 percent higher during the European morning.

DAX and bank peers on September 25, 2026

The DAX closed 0.56 percent higher at 25,409 points on September 25, 2026. Trading Economics reported that falling oil prices and lower government bond yields supported Frankfurt equities as hopes for progress on the Iran conflict improved. The Trading Economics report said the index halted a two-session decline and gained 0.4 percent for the week. Deutsche Bank, UniCredit and BNP Paribas all rose, with Commerzbank posting the largest percentage gain among the three named peers.

Commerzbank's Xetra close of EUR 42.19 represented a 2.73 percent daily advance, versus 0.56 percent for the DAX. Deutsche Bank's EUR 31.76 close was 2.68 percent higher, while UniCredit's EUR 83.95 close gained 2.15 percent. BNP Paribas ended at EUR 99.30, up 0.88 percent.