Capital One Financial (COF) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)

Capital One Financial (COF) reported EBITDA Margin of 44.55% for Q1 2026, up 1294.0% year-over-year from 3.2% in Q1 2025, and up 9.84% quarter-over-quarter from 40.56% in Q4 2025.

Capital One Financial (COF) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Capital One Financial (COF) has 18 years of EBITDA Margin data on file, last reported at 44.55% in Q1 2026.

  • EBITDA Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 44.55%, up 1294.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 31.16% (down 579.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 33.87%, down 1915.0% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin improved to 44.55% in Q1 2026 per COF's latest filing, from 40.56% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBITDA Margin peaked at 60.56% in Q3 2023 and troughed at 28.55% in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 25.78% and a median of 38.43% in 2022 frame the typical range for EBITDA Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: EBITDA Margin tumbled 5770 bps in 2022, then soared 5149 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of EBITDA Margin shows it stood at 38.77% in 2022, then grew by 24 bps to 47.95% in 2023, then increased by 4 bps to 49.83% in 2024, then fell by 19 bps to 40.56% in 2025, then increased by 10 bps to 44.55% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows COF's EBITDA Margin at 44.55% in Q1 2026, 40.56% in Q4 2025, and 56.91% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA Margin (Qtr)
1 Visa 548.22 Bn 535.81 Bn - 64.42%
2 Mastercard 437.48 Bn 427.27 Bn - 58.43%
3 American Express 231.87 Bn 177.83 Bn 17.43 Bn 18.77%
4 Capital One Financial 125.74 Bn 49.24 Bn - 44.55%
5 PayPal Holdings 38.80 Bn 29.46 Bn 7.84 Bn 17.81%
6 Synchrony Financial 25.78 Bn 5.22 Bn - 42.26%
7 Affirm Holdings 24.65 Bn 22.93 Bn 261.64 Mn 28.77%
8 SoFi Technologies 22.89 Bn 19.49 Bn 929.25 Mn 13.91%
9 Ally Financial 14.15 Bn 13.70 Bn 1.98 Bn 15.79%
10 Credit Acceptance 6.63 Bn 6.61 Bn 562.70 Mn 24.11%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 44.55%
Dec 31, 2025 40.56%
Sep 30, 2025 56.91%
Jun 30, 2025 -28.55%
Mar 31, 2025 31.61%
Dec 31, 2024 49.83%
Sep 30, 2024 59.94%
Jun 30, 2024 4.52%
Mar 31, 2024 0.15%
Dec 31, 2023 47.95%
Sep 30, 2023 60.56%
Jun 30, 2023 1.70%
Mar 31, 2023 26.24%
Dec 31, 2022 38.77%
Sep 30, 2022 38.43%
Jun 30, 2022 -9.62%
Mar 31, 2022 -25.25%
Dec 31, 2021 42.37%
Sep 30, 2021 55.79%
Jun 30, 2021 48.07%