COF vs MA vs SHOP Stock Comparison

Capital One Financial, Mastercard and Shopify Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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COF Capital One Financial Corp
$201.33 +2.6% 1M -8.5% 1Y
Market cap
$125.54B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$62.02B
Div. yield
0.02%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
4 wins
MA Mastercard Inc
$623.47 +11.3% 1M +8.7% 1Y
Market cap
$541.87B
P/E
33.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.08B
Div. yield
–
Payment Networks Financial Services
7 wins
SHOP Shopify Inc.
$168.68 +18.5% 1M +1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$217.88B
P/E
113.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.27B
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Mastercard leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Mastercard 7, Capital One Financial 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOFMASHOPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $125.54B $541.87B $217.88B MA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.3x 33.3x 113.0x COF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.3x 29.7x 90.7x COF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +45.3% +16.0% +32.5% COF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.4% 46.3% 14.5% MA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.4% 59.0% — MA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 0.6x — MA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.5% +8.7% +1.0% MA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.7%/yr +11.7%/yr +3.4%/yr MA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.6% 22.6% 59.1% MA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 82/100 51/100 57/100 COF

Percentile Scorecard

COFMASHOP

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

AxisCOFMASHOP
Valuation 86 #52 of 361 13 #822 of 945 19 #136 of 167
Growth 95 #17 of 344 68 #268 of 822 64 #56 of 153
Profitability 70 #106 of 348 99 #11 of 835 76 #38 of 153
Financial Health 66 #116 of 340 49 #461 of 905 92 #15 of 179
Shareholder Returns 95 #17 of 352 28 #521 of 726 37 #60 of 94
Overall 82 51 57
  • COF ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • MA ranked among 1,011 companies in Financial Services
  • SHOP ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOFMASHOPSPY
1 month +2.6%+11.3%+18.5% -1.0%
3 months -0.7%+15.5%+48.3% +2.9%
6 months +5.2%+23.7%+34.1% +6.4%
Year to date -16.9%+9.2%+4.8% +11.4%
1 year -8.5%+8.7%+1.0% +13.1%
3 years +125.7%+61.1%+222.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +31.2%+17.3%+47.7% +21.5%
5 years +20.0%+73.8%+18.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year +3.7%+11.7%+3.4% +10.9%
10 years +168.8%+506.2%+3,777.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +10.4%+19.7%+44.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCOFMASHOPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.6%22.6%59.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.6%22.4%60.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.300.271.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.270.380.02 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.2%-28.6%-84.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.9%-1.5%-5.9% -2.5%
52-week high $257.94$632.81$179.22 $779.14
52-week low $176.10$471.55$95.40 $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.

MultipleCOFMASHOP
P/E now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 12.5x 33.8xmedian 13.4x 113.3xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 3.5x 15.5xmedian 3.2x 16.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 4.8x 23.1xmedian 5.9x 114.0xmedian 14.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 11.4x 32.5xmedian 11.1x 92.9xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x 96.7xmedian 1.2x 17.2xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.58median 1.48 1.73median 0.89 —median 0.42

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 monthsCOFMASHOP
Revenue $62.02B $35.08B $13.27B
Gross profit – – $6.34B
Operating income – $20.47B $1.84B
Net income $10.52B $16.26B $1.93B
Free cash flow $29.70B $16.70B $2.35B
R&D – – $1.65B
EPS (diluted) $16.37 $18.41 $1.49
Cash & equivalents – $11.29B $1.66B
Total debt $44.68B $81.59B –
Shares (diluted) 621.10M 883.00M 1.30B
Enterprise value $125.54B $501.79B $195.06B

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
MetricCOFMASHOP
P/E 12.3x 33.8x 113.3x
P/FCF 4.2x 32.5x 92.9x
P/Operating cash flow 3.9x 31.1x 91.9x
P/S 2.0x 15.5x 16.5x
P/B 1.1x 96.7x 17.2x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 3,744x 17.3x
EV/EBITDA 4.6x 23.1x 114.0x
EV/EBIT 5.7x 27.2x 115.8x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 15.9x 16.1x
EV/FCF 5.7x 33.3x 90.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.3x 31.9x 89.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.58 1.73 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOFMASHOP
Revenue growth (1Y) 45.3% 16.0% 32.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.1% 14.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 28.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 21.3% 48.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 16.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 19.7% -17.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 25.5% 16.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 2,849% 23.2% -17.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 19.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 60.2% 2.9% 29.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.1% 14.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 63.0% 0.9% 29.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.1% 14.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOFMASHOP
Gross margin – – 47.8%
EBITDA margin 58.4% 68.6% 14.1%
Operating margin – 58.3% 13.9%
Pretax margin 21.0% 57.5% 17.6%
Net margin 16.4% 46.3% 14.5%
FCF margin 47.9% 47.6% 17.7%
Operating cash flow margin 50.7% 49.7% 17.9%
Return on equity 9.3% 263.6% 15.3%
Return on assets 1.6% 29.5% 13.5%
Return on invested capital 14.4% 59.0% –
Return on capital employed – 68.1% 14.4%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.0x 1.1x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 1.8% 3.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOFMASHOP
Debt / assets 6.6% 42.7% –
Debt / equity 0.4x 4.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 0.6x –
Debt / FCF 1.5x 1.5x –
Liabilities / assets 83.1% 90.3% 12.3%
Equity / assets 16.9% 9.7% 87.7%
Interest coverage 1.8x 27.4x –
Current ratio – 1.1x 5.4x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 3.7x
Cash ratio – 0.5x 3.4x
Altman Z-score – 10.29 75.63

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOFMASHOP
Dividend yield 1.6% 0.6% –
Net buyback yield 7.0% 2.9% 0.8%
Shareholder yield 8.6% 3.4% 0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 18.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 6.4% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 74.4% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 26.8% – –

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.

ConsensusCOFMASHOP
Forward P/E 10.3xFY2026 29.7xFY2026 90.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $19.55FY2026 $20.99FY2026 $1.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -0.3%FY2026 +23.4%FY2026 +31.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.7% +14.7% +26.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $66.18BFY2026 $38.98BFY2026 $15.58BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.9%FY2026 +18.9%FY2026 +36.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.0% +0.4% +14.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOFMASHOP
Held by institutions 86.5% 88.6% 68.9%
Institutions holding 2,110 3,581 1,704
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +0.6% +3.6%
Institutions buying 1,048 1,587 788
Institutions selling 758 1,526 651
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.04 1.21

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.

COFMASHOP
COF 1.00 0.45 0.36
MA 0.45 1.00 0.31
SHOP 0.36 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COF, MA and SHOP?

Mastercard (MA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Capital One Financial (COF) $125.54B, Mastercard (MA) $541.87B, Shopify (SHOP) $217.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, COF, MA and SHOP?

Capital One Financial (COF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Capital One Financial (COF) 12.3x, Mastercard (MA) 33.3x, Shopify (SHOP) 113.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Capital One Financial (COF) is cheapest (Capital One Financial (COF) 10.3x, Mastercard (MA) 29.7x, Shopify (SHOP) 90.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Capital One Financial (COF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Capital One Financial (COF) +45.3%, Mastercard (MA) +16.0%, Shopify (SHOP) +32.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mastercard (MA) has the highest net margin (Capital One Financial (COF) 16.4%, Mastercard (MA) 46.3%, Shopify (SHOP) 14.5%). On return on invested capital, Mastercard (MA) leads (Capital One Financial (COF) 14.4%, Mastercard (MA) 59.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mastercard (MA) returned the most: Capital One Financial (COF) -8.5%, Mastercard (MA) +8.7%, Shopify (SHOP) +1.0%. Over five years, Mastercard (MA) compounded fastest (Capital One Financial (COF) +3.7%/yr, Mastercard (MA) +11.7%/yr, Shopify (SHOP) +3.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Capital One Financial (COF) 0.02%, Mastercard (MA) 0.00%, Shopify (SHOP) 0.00%. Mastercard (MA) and Shopify (SHOP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mastercard (MA) has been the steadiest (Capital One Financial (COF) 31.6%, Mastercard (MA) 22.6%, Shopify (SHOP) 59.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.