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.

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5 Affirm Holdings 28.27 Bn 26.55 Bn 261.64 Mn 22.68 Bn
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9 FinVolution 6.22 Bn 4.97 Bn 311.24 Mn 66.48 Mn
10 Capital One Financial - - - 5.47 Bn

Historic Data

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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