Capital One Financial (COF) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Capital One Financial (COF) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of $8.1 billion for Q2 2026, up 42.53% year-over-year from $5.7 billion in Q2 2025, and up 47.66% quarter-over-quarter from $5.5 billion in Q1 2026.
Analysis
Capital One Financial (COF) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Capital One Financial (COF) has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 consecutive years, with $8.1 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 42.53% year-over-year to $8.1 billion; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at $29.7 billion (up 62.98% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $26.1 billion, up 54.17% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow rose to $8.1 billion in Q2 2026 per COF's latest filing, from $5.5 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $8.8 billion in Q3 2025 and bottomed at -$309.0 million in Q1 2022.
- Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $5.0 billion across 5 years, with a median of $5.6 billion in 2025.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow slumped 121.19% — and 2023, when it jumped 992.23%.
- Capital One Financial's Free Cash Flow stood at $7.9 billion in 2022, then decreased by 13.07% to $6.8 billion in 2023, then sank by 69.41% to $2.1 billion in 2024, then jumped by 253.11% to $7.4 billion in 2025, then increased by 9.34% to $8.1 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows COF's Free Cash Flow at $8.1 billion in Q2 2026, $5.5 billion in Q1 2026, and $7.4 billion in Q4 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 680.39 Bn | 668.03 Bn | - | 6.14 Bn |
| 2 | Mastercard | 518.33 Bn | 504.84 Bn | - | 3.51 Bn |
| 3 | American Express | 224.91 Bn | 175.59 Bn | 17.99 Bn | 4.47 Bn |
| 4 | Capital One Financial | 132.31 Bn | 77.60 Bn | - | 8.08 Bn |
| 5 | PayPal Holdings | 46.25 Bn | 35.00 Bn | - | 1.78 Bn |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 26.22 Bn | 24.59 Bn | - | -12.97 Bn |
| 7 | Synchrony Financial | 25.37 Bn | 9.17 Bn | - | 2.42 Bn |
| 8 | SoFi Technologies | 23.30 Bn | 20.18 Bn | 1.02 Bn | -3.99 Bn |
| 9 | Ally Financial | 12.85 Bn | 5.01 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 1.35 Bn |
| 10 | FirstCash Holdings | 9.51 Bn | 9.34 Bn | 533.67 Mn | 83.04 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.08 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.08 Bn |
| 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 |