Capital One Financial Corporation
COF · Price history
Price at last available close
$204.88
+$8.42 (+4.29%) 1M
2026-10-28
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Company & revenue
About Capital One Financial Corporation
Primary reporting period: 2025-12-31 · Research updated Oct 5, 2026. A research update is not a new financial filing.
Who they are
Capital One Financial Corporation, identified by its ticker COF, operates as a prominent financial services holding company. It oversees essential subsidiaries such as Capital One Bank (USA), National Association, and Capital One, National Association, which collectively offer a broad spectrum of financial products and services throughout the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The company structures its extensive operations into three core divisions: Credit Card, Consumer Banking, and Commercial Banking.
How they make money
Capital One Financial Corporation is a diversified financial services holding company that provides a broad range of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses, and commercial clients. The company generates revenue primarily through net interest income earned on loans and credit products, as well as non-interest income from service fees, interchange fees, and other financial services.
Products & services
Credit cards, consumer and commercial banking, auto loans, and digital financial services.
Brands & revenue mix
The primary brand under which the company offers its credit card, banking, and lending products.
Separate brand revenue is not available in this research.Source
Revenue share is not unit sales or a best-seller ranking. Parent brands and included sub-brands can overlap; do not add overlapping rows.
Product / operating segments
No reconciled product or operating-segment revenue breakdown is available for the current research period. Company-wide revenue remains separate from segment disclosure.
Geographic revenue
No reconciled geographic revenue breakdown was confirmed for the current research period.
Customer concentration
The company does not disclose any single customer that accounts for a significant portion of its total revenue as of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.
Suppliers, materials & equipment
- Technology and Cloud Service Providers — The company relies on various third-party technology and cloud infrastructure providers to support its digital banking operations and data processing needs; specific supplier names are not disclosed.Source
Competitors
- JPMorgan Chase & Co. — A global financial services firm providing credit cards, consumer banking, and commercial banking services.Source
- Citigroup Inc. — A diversified financial services company offering credit cards and banking services to consumers and businesses.Source
- American Express Company — A global financial services company primarily focused on credit card and payment services.Source
Strengths
Sources
Financial risk observations and what to check
These are saved observations about business performance, not predictions. Review the company filings alongside the interpretation below. Latest stored financial period end: 2026-06-30.
Diluted weighted-average shares increased 22.8% year over year.
Compare per-share results with total earnings and inspect the equity footnote. A change in weighted-average shares does not by itself establish the cause, the number of shares issued today, or the economic effect of a split.
Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
62
Fair
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
57
Fair
Financial Strength
30
Business Quality / Moat
72
Management
69
Growth Quality
70
Risk / Durability
54
Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
73
Fair
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
70/100
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WSS View
The quick read
The overall Wall Street Score is mixed across its combined quality, valuation and risk inputs. Review the category scores to identify what is helping or hurting the result.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as relatively attractive.
The model outlook is currently positive.
- •Asset quality scores strongly
- •Valuation scores attractively
- •Recent buyback activity is present
- •Debt service risk
- •Revenue fundamentals are weak
- •Debt / balance-sheet profile needs attention
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for COF
These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
- •Can COF maintain its current revenue growth rate and improve the amount of that revenue that turns into earnings and cash?
- •Is COF's positive free cash flow repeatable, or is the current level being helped by temporary working-capital or spending changes?
- •Does COF's balance between cash and debt leave enough flexibility if business conditions weaken?
- •Is COF's valuation discount tied to a temporary concern or to a longer-term business risk?
- •What does the current fundamental change risk warning mean for the reliability or interpretation of COF's score?
Essential Investment Snapshot
Wall Street Score
62
Opportunity Score
73
Market Cap
$125.69B
P/E Ratio
12.4
EPS
$16.16
52-Week High
$259.64
52-Week Low
$174.24
Beta
1.04
Intrinsic Value
$622.16
Analyst Target
$250.00
Shares Outstanding
541.3M
Total Revenue
$78.61B
Total Debt
$45.37B
Dividend Yield (TTM)
1.56%
Liquidation Value / Share
$210.22
Dividend / Share (TTM)
$3.20
Momentum & Volatility Signals
Two different market-behavior signals. Momentum measures direction and trend strength. Volatility measures how large and unstable the price moves are, regardless of direction.
Neutral / mixed momentum
Low movement
A high momentum score means price has been trending upward with confirming short- and medium-term strength. A low score means downward or weakening momentum.
A high volatility score means larger, less stable price swings. It can happen while a stock is rising or falling, so high volatility is not automatically bullish or bearish.
Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.
Notices for COF
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.Dividend history reported
Dividend payments are recorded. Review the dates and regular/special classification below; past payments do not guarantee future dividends.
Historical repurchase activity
Reported cash flows or share-count measures indicate past repurchase activity. This does not verify an active buyback authorization or future purchases.
Debt service risk
Interest coverage is low (~0.1x). Earnings may be strained to cover interest expense.
Community Sentiment
0 active · 0 total callsNo personal call yet on COF.
Potential upside factors
- +Growth opportunities may come from revenue expansion, margin improvement, new products, market-share gains, and stronger cash flow.
- +Strong digital banking platform and technology infrastructure.
- +Well-established brand presence in the credit card market.
- +Positive free cash flow may provide capacity to invest in growth.
Potential downside factors
- −Key risks may include competition, margin pressure, debt levels, valuation risk, and changes in demand within the Financial - Credit Services industry.
- −Economic conditions and credit risk.
- −Regulatory and compliance requirements.
- −Cybersecurity and data privacy threats.
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Scores
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Score Changes
7 historical score records availablePrevious Score
62
Oct 1, 2026
Change
Unchanged
Current Score
62
Oct 20, 2026
Category Changes
COF score was unchanged.
Projected Score
Projected Score
64
Projected Change
+2.0 points
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest improvement of approximately 2.0 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.
Price vs. Value
Review model assumptionsThis model estimate is more than three times the share price.
This is a formula-based estimate, not a verified fair value or price target. Check the earnings and growth assumptions.
Stored EPS: $16.16 · Growth assumption: 15.0% · Earnings multiplier: 38.5×.
Current Price
$204.88
Model Intrinsic Value
$622.16
Difference
−$417.28
-67.1% vs IV
Margin of Safety
67.1%
Financial Charts
Revenue
Additional Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
Total Debt
Total Assets
Net Margin %
Free includes 3 annual periods plus available TTM; Premium includes up to 10 annual periods. History depends on available company filings. Swipe the table horizontally to see older periods. A dash means unavailable, not zero.
| Line Item | TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $78.61B | $69.25B | $53.94B | $49.48B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Cost of Revenue | $26.58B | $36.47B | $26.54B | $23.12B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Gross Profit | $52.04B | $32.78B | $27.40B | $26.36B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Research & Development | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| SG&A Expenses | $23.98B | $18.36B | $13.96B | $13.31B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Expenses | $35.51B | $30.50B | $21.49B | $20.32B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| EBITDA | $23.06B | $7.54B | $9.15B | $9.27B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Income | $16.52B | $2.28B | $5.91B | $6.04B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Interest Expense | $16.68B | $15.82B | $14.83B | $12.70B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Before Tax | $13.00B | $2.28B | $5.91B | $6.04B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Tax Expense | $2.85B | $193.0M | $1.16B | $1.16B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Net Income | $10.52B | $2.45B | $4.75B | $4.89B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic EPS | $16.16 | $4.03 | $11.61 | $11.98 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic Shares | 621M | 541M | 383M | 382M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Diluted Shares | 621M | 541M | 384M | 383M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
Earnings Summary
Revenue
$19.86B
Estimate unavailable.
Revenue Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
EPS
$4.73
Estimate unavailable.
EPS Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
Debt Change
-13.9%
Cash Change
-7.4%
Margin Change
+41.3 pp
Debt and cash show percentage changes versus the comparison period; margin shows the change in percentage points (pp). These are company-wide changes, not per-share amounts.
Financial Changes Since Prior Period
What Improved
- Margins expanded
- Debt reduced
What Weakened
- Cash position declined
Potential Score Impact
Positive indicators included revenue growth, debt levels, net income margin. Pressure indicators included EPS growth, cash levels. These factors may support or pressure the Revenue, Management, Financial, and Debt categories; this summary does not claim that the stored scores changed.
Stored Earnings Analysis
Revenue increased 21.0%. EPS declined 155.1%. Cash declined 7.4%. Total debt declined 13.9%. Net income margin improved by 41.3 percentage points.
Earnings-Call Transcript
Earnings-call transcript analysis is not currently available.
These results may influence future scores when the next evaluation is completed.
Insider Activity
Guru / Smart Money
Guru Score
52
Smart Money
52
Number of Gurus
14
Total Guru Value
Avg Portfolio Weight
Largest Holder
Largest Holder %
New Positions
Increased Positions
Reduced Positions
Exited Positions
Net Guru Sentiment
Short Interest
Dividend History
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