Commerce Bancshares (NASDAQ:CBSH) reported quarterly earnings of $1.14 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.04 by 9.09 percent. This is a 11.76 percent increase over earnings of $1.02 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $445.760 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $435.212 million by 2.42 percent. This is a 7.54 percent increase over sales of $414.493 million the same period last year.