COF vs EVTC vs MA Stock Comparison

Capital One Financial, Evertec and Mastercard Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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COF Capital One Financial Corp
$203.46 +1.7% 1M -9.0% 1Y
Market cap
$127.44B
P/E
12.1x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
1 win
EVTC EVERTEC, Inc.
$30.73 +9.0% 1M +0.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.89B
P/E
19.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$996.16M
Div. yield
0.01%
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins
MA Mastercard Inc
$609.78 +7.4% 1M +6.5% 1Y
Market cap
$540.67B
P/E
33.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.08B
Div. yield
–
Payment Networks Financial Services
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Mastercard leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Mastercard 8, Evertec 2, Capital One Financial 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOFEVTCMALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $127.44B $1.89B $540.67B MA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.1x 19.4x 33.3x COF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.0x 7.3x 29.1x EVTC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +12.4% +16.0% MA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 9.8% 46.3% MA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.8% 59.0% MA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.0x 0.6x MA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.0% +0.6% +6.5% MA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.9%/yr -7.2%/yr +12.9%/yr MA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.5% 41.4% 22.7% MA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 63/100 53/100 EVTC

Percentile Scorecard

COFEVTCMA

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCOFEVTCMA
Valuation 78 #79 of 360 85 #16 of 99 14 #809 of 940
Growth – 55 #43 of 94 66 #226 of 655
Profitability – 82 #17 of 90 99 #8 of 633
Financial Health – 40 #63 of 105 49 #363 of 714
Shareholder Returns 18 #279 of 341 52 #30 of 61 36 #457 of 709
Overall – 63 53
  • COF ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • EVTC ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • MA ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCOFEVTCMASPY
1 month +1.7%+9.0%+7.4% -0.2%
3 months -4.2%-2.4%+8.4% +3.9%
6 months +5.9%+2.4%+20.1% +8.2%
Year to date -16.1%+5.6%+6.8% +12.9%
1 year -9.0%+0.6%+6.5% +12.3%
3 years +108.2%-6.7%+67.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +27.7%-2.3%+18.8% +23.3%
5 years +33.4%-31.0%+83.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +5.9%-7.2%+12.9% +10.9%
10 years +172.0%+98.9%+488.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +10.5%+7.1%+19.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCOFEVTCMASPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.5%41.4%22.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.8%45.2%22.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.310.650.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.280.010.29 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.9%-55.9%-28.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.1%-7.8%-3.6% -1.2%
52-week high $257.94$33.34$632.81 $779.14
52-week low $176.10$22.34$471.55 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCOFEVTCMA
P/E now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 12.1x 19.2xmedian 20.0x 33.1xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 3.4x 1.8xmedian 2.3x 15.1xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.0x 8.7xmedian 17.5x 22.6xmedian 7.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 10.9x 8.8xmedian 15.9x 31.8xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x 2.8xmedian 2.0x 94.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.45median 1.34 -0.85median 1.03 1.69median 0.87

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCOFEVTCMA
Revenue – $996.16M $35.08B
Gross profit – $509.22M –
Operating income – $178.65M $20.47B
Net income – $102.12M $16.26B
Free cash flow – $208.38M $16.70B
EPS (diluted) $16.91 $1.59 $18.41
Cash & equivalents – $260.66M $11.29B
Total debt – $1.25B $81.59B
Shares (diluted) 621.10M 61.45M 883.00M
Enterprise value $127.44B $557.97M $500.60B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCOFEVTCMA
P/E 12.0x 19.2x 33.1x
P/FCF 4.1x 8.8x 31.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 7.9x 30.4x
P/S 1.9x 1.8x 15.1x
P/B 1.1x 2.8x 94.6x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 53.8x 3,662x
EV/EBITDA – 8.7x 22.6x
EV/EBIT – 15.8x 26.6x
EV/Revenue – 2.8x 15.5x
EV/FCF – 13.6x 32.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 12.2x 31.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.45 -0.85 1.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOFEVTCMA
Revenue growth (1Y) – 12.4% 16.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 16.2% 14.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 11.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 16.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -8.4% 21.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 8.6% 16.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – -27.0% 19.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -23.1% 16.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 889.3% -25.3% 23.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.3% -22.6% 19.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 7.8% 2.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 3.2% 14.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 6.7% 0.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.6% 14.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOFEVTCMA
Gross margin – 51.1% –
EBITDA margin – 32.7% 68.6%
Operating margin – 17.9% 58.3%
Pretax margin – 12.9% 57.5%
Net margin – 9.8% 46.3%
FCF margin – 20.9% 47.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 23.2% 49.7%
Return on equity – 15.5% 263.6%
Return on assets – 4.3% 29.5%
Return on invested capital – 7.8% 59.0%
Return on capital employed – 8.7% 68.1%
Asset turnover – 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.1% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOFEVTCMA
Debt / assets – 50.5% 42.7%
Debt / equity – 1.9x 4.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.0x 0.6x
Debt / FCF – 6.0x 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 83.7% 74.0% 90.3%
Equity / assets 16.3% 26.0% 9.7%
Interest coverage – 2.5x 27.4x
Current ratio – 1.7x 1.1x
Quick ratio – 1.4x 0.7x
Cash ratio – 0.8x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 1.72 10.15

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOFEVTCMA
Dividend yield 1.6% 0.7% 0.6%
Net buyback yield – 7.2% 3.0%
Shareholder yield 1.6% 7.9% 3.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 12.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 6.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -2.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCOFEVTCMA
Forward P/E 10.0xFY2026 7.3xFY2026 29.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.41FY2026 $4.20FY2026 $20.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.1%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026 +23.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.8% +7.9% +14.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $66.23BFY2026 $1.03BFY2026 $38.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.0%FY2026 +10.4%FY2026 +18.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.3% +9.0% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOFEVTCMA
Held by institutions 86.5% 100.0% 87.5%
Institutions holding 2,111 251 3,583
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% -1.4% +0.6%
Institutions buying 1,049 130 1,588
Institutions selling 758 89 1,527
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.46 1.04

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

COFEVTCMA
COF 1.00 0.30 0.44
EVTC 0.30 1.00 0.38
MA 0.44 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COF, EVTC and MA?

Mastercard (MA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Capital One Financial (COF) $127.44B, Evertec (EVTC) $1.89B, Mastercard (MA) $540.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, COF, EVTC and MA?

Capital One Financial (COF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Capital One Financial (COF) 12.1x, Evertec (EVTC) 19.4x, Mastercard (MA) 33.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Evertec (EVTC) is cheapest (Capital One Financial (COF) 10.0x, Evertec (EVTC) 7.3x, Mastercard (MA) 29.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Mastercard (MA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Evertec (EVTC) +12.4%, Mastercard (MA) +16.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mastercard (MA) has the highest net margin (Evertec (EVTC) 9.8%, Mastercard (MA) 46.3%). On return on invested capital, Mastercard (MA) leads (Evertec (EVTC) 7.8%, Mastercard (MA) 59.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mastercard (MA) returned the most: Capital One Financial (COF) -9.0%, Evertec (EVTC) +0.6%, Mastercard (MA) +6.5%. Over five years, Mastercard (MA) compounded fastest (Capital One Financial (COF) +5.9%/yr, Evertec (EVTC) -7.2%/yr, Mastercard (MA) +12.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Capital One Financial (COF) 0.00%, Evertec (EVTC) 0.01%, Mastercard (MA) 0.00%. Capital One Financial (COF) and Mastercard (MA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mastercard (MA) has been the steadiest (Capital One Financial (COF) 31.5%, Evertec (EVTC) 41.4%, Mastercard (MA) 22.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COF, EVTC and MA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Mastercard (MA) leads on 8. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.