Capital One Financial (COF-PJ) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Capital One Financial (COF-PJ) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of $5.5 billion for Q1 2026, up 26.65% YoY from $4.3 billion in Q1 2025, and down 25.95% sequentially from $7.4 billion in Q4 2025.
Capital One Financial (COF-PJ) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Capital One Financial has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $5.5 billion for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 26.65% year-over-year to $5.5 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $27.3 billion (up 47.43% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $26.1 billion, up 54.17% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow retreated to $5.5 billion in Q1 2026, from $7.4 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for COF-PJ reached as high as $8.8 billion in Q3 2025 and fell as low as -$309.0 million in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $5.5 billion (2026), against an average of $4.8 billion.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow plunged 121.19% — and 2023, when it jumped 992.23%.
- A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $7.9 billion in 2022, then retreated by 13.07% to $6.8 billion in 2023, then slumped by 69.41% to $2.1 billion in 2024, then soared by 253.11% to $7.4 billion in 2025, then declined by 25.95% to $5.5 billion in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered $5.5 billion, $7.4 billion, and $8.8 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 587.74 Bn | 575.34 Bn | - | 2.63 Bn |
| 2 | Mastercard | 465.55 Bn | 455.34 Bn | - | 2.82 Bn |
| 3 | American Express | 238.39 Bn | 184.35 Bn | 17.43 Bn | 2.66 Bn |
| 4 | PayPal Holdings | 40.24 Bn | 30.89 Bn | 7.84 Bn | 903.00 Mn |
| 5 | Affirm Holdings | 28.27 Bn | 26.55 Bn | 261.64 Mn | 22.68 Bn |
| 6 | SoFi Technologies | 23.54 Bn | 20.13 Bn | 929.25 Mn | -2.38 Bn |
| 7 | Ally Financial | 14.34 Bn | 13.89 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 1.37 Bn |
| 8 | Credit Acceptance | 7.51 Bn | 7.49 Bn | 562.70 Mn | 268.90 Mn |
| 9 | FinVolution | 6.22 Bn | 4.97 Bn | 311.24 Mn | 66.48 Mn |
| 10 | Capital One Financial | - | - | - | 5.47 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.47 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.47 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.39 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.39 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.77 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.77 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.67 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.67 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.32 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.32 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.09 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.09 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.15 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.15 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.95 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.95 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.76 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.76 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.84 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.84 Bn |