COF vs V vs WFC Stock Comparison

Capital One Financial, Visa and Wells Fargo & Company Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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COF Capital One Financial Corp
$204.91 +4.3% 1M -7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$129.68B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
1 win
V Visa Inc.
$401.02 +9.0% 1M +15.6% 1Y
Market cap
$685.66B
P/E
27.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.90B
Div. yield
–
Payment Networks Financial Services
5 wins
WFC Wells Fargo & Company/Mn
$83.74 +3.6% 1M -3.6% 1Y
Market cap
$256.07B
P/E
11.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$87.23B
Div. yield
0.02%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Visa leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Visa 5, Wells Fargo & Company 2, Capital One Financial 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOFVWFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $129.68B $685.66B $256.07B V
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.3x 27.1x 11.7x WFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.0x 29.0x 10.7x COF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +14.8% +5.4% V
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 25.2% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 15.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.3% +15.6% -3.6% V
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.3%/yr +13.6%/yr +10.4%/yr V
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.5% 22.2% 25.6% V
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 49/100 51/100 WFC

Percentile Scorecard

COFVWFC

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

AxisCOFVWFC
Valuation 78 #80 of 361 10 #847 of 941 47 #193 of 361
Growth – 56 #280 of 636 52 #84 of 172
Profitability – 95 #32 of 612 65 #53 of 149
Financial Health – 79 #145 of 693 12 #140 of 158
Shareholder Returns 19 #275 of 338 7 #657 of 706 79 #71 of 338
Overall – 49 51
  • COF ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • V ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • WFC ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOFVWFCSPY
1 month +4.3%+9.0%+3.6% +0.9%
3 months -1.9%+8.6%-0.2% +5.9%
6 months +7.4%+19.8%+2.7% +8.5%
Year to date -15.5%+14.3%-10.2% +13.3%
1 year -7.3%+15.6%-3.6% +12.4%
3 years +109.6%+74.9%+116.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +28.0%+20.5%+29.3% +23.5%
5 years +35.7%+89.4%+63.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +6.3%+13.6%+10.4% +11.0%
10 years +174.6%+387.7%+81.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year +10.6%+17.2%+6.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCOFVWFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.5%22.2%25.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.9%19.9%29.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.310.280.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.230.70-0.14 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.9%-24.5%-38.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.6%-3.2%-13.1% -0.9%
52-week high $257.94$414.26$96.39 $779.14
52-week low $176.10$295.52$73.42 $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.

MultipleCOFVWFC
P/E now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 12.1x 27.1xmedian 12.9x 11.5xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 3.4x 15.6xmedian 3.2x 2.9xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.1x —median 7.5x 6.0xmedian 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 10.8x 31.1xmedian 10.8x 8.7xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x 19.8xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.46median 1.32 —median 0.87 0.80median 1.32

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 monthsCOFVWFC
Revenue – $45.90B $87.23B
Operating income – $28.11B –
Net income – $23.50B $22.97B
Free cash flow – – $28.91B
EPS (diluted) $16.91 – $7.20
Cash & equivalents – $12.94B –
Total debt – – $221.04B
Shares (diluted) 621.10M 1.90B 3.05B
Enterprise value $129.68B $685.66B $256.07B

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
MetricCOFVWFC
P/E 12.1x 27.1x 11.5x
P/FCF 4.1x 31.1x 8.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 30.1x 8.7x
P/S 1.9x 15.6x 2.9x
P/B 1.1x 19.8x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 81.8x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA – – 6.0x
EV/EBIT – – 6.7x
EV/Revenue – 15.6x 5.4x
EV/FCF – – 16.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 30.1x 16.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.46 – 0.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOFVWFC
Revenue growth (1Y) – 14.8% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 12.0% 2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 17.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 10.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 17.2% 9.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 10.8% 6.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 889.3% – 16.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.3% – 14.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 2.9% 303.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.6% -0.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 303.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -0.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOFVWFC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 89.8%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – 31.7%
Net margin – – 25.2%
FCF margin – – 33.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 51.7% 33.1%
Return on equity – 65.9% 12.9%
Return on assets – 24.9% 1.0%
Return on invested capital – – 15.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.0x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOFVWFC
Debt / assets – – 9.8%
Debt / equity – – 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.8x
Debt / FCF – – 7.6x
Liabilities / assets 83.7% 61.7% 92.1%
Equity / assets 16.3% 38.3% 7.9%
Interest coverage – – 1.6x
Current ratio – 1.0x –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOFVWFC
Dividend yield 1.6% 0.7% 2.2%
Net buyback yield – – 5.6%
Shareholder yield 1.6% 0.7% 7.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 24.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 19.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 5.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 6.7%

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.

ConsensusCOFVWFC
Forward P/E 10.0xFY2026 29.0xFY2026 10.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.41FY2026 $13.83FY2026 $7.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.1%FY2026 +20.6%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.8% +11.6% +7.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $66.23BFY2026 $48.15BFY2027 $94.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.0%FY2026 +4.9%FY2027 +12.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.3% +19.9% +4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOFVWFC
Held by institutions 86.5% 87.6% 76.8%
Institutions holding 2,111 4,529 2,878
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +2.4% +1.1%
Institutions buying 1,049 2,329 1,293
Institutions selling 758 1,733 1,134
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.34 1.14

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.

COFVWFC
COF 1.00 0.39 0.56
V 0.39 1.00 0.26
WFC 0.56 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COF, V and WFC?

Visa (V) is the largest by market capitalisation: Capital One Financial (COF) $129.68B, Visa (V) $685.66B, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) $256.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, COF, V and WFC?

Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Capital One Financial (COF) 12.3x, Visa (V) 27.1x, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 11.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Capital One Financial (COF) is cheapest (Capital One Financial (COF) 10.0x, Visa (V) 29.0x, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 10.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Visa (V) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Visa (V) +14.8%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) +5.4%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Visa (V) returned the most: Capital One Financial (COF) -7.3%, Visa (V) +15.6%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) -3.6%. Over five years, Visa (V) compounded fastest (Capital One Financial (COF) +6.3%/yr, Visa (V) +13.6%/yr, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) +10.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Capital One Financial (COF) 0.00%, Visa (V) 0.00%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 0.02%. Capital One Financial (COF) and Visa (V) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Visa (V) has been the steadiest (Capital One Financial (COF) 31.5%, Visa (V) 22.2%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 25.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COF, V and WFC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Visa (V) leads on 5. 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.