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.
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 Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 618.21 Bn | 605.85 Bn | - | 6.14 Bn |
| 2 | Mastercard | 506.53 Bn | 493.04 Bn | - | 3.51 Bn |
| 3 | American Express | 232.32 Bn | 183.00 Bn | 17.99 Bn | 4.47 Bn |
| 4 | Capital One Financial | 136.19 Bn | 81.48 Bn | - | 8.08 Bn |
| 5 | PayPal Holdings | 52.34 Bn | 41.08 Bn | - | 1.78 Bn |
| 6 | Eason Technology | 35.89 Bn | 35.89 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Synchrony Financial | 26.09 Bn | 9.90 Bn | - | 2.42 Bn |
| 8 | Affirm Holdings | 25.93 Bn | 24.20 Bn | - | -32.90 Bn |
| 9 | SoFi Technologies | 23.04 Bn | 22.68 Bn | -41.62 Mn | -2.38 Bn |
| 10 | Ally Financial | 13.61 Bn | 5.77 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 1.35 Bn |
Historic Data
Download 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 |