Capital One Financial (COF) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Capital One Financial (COF) reported Free Cash Flow of $5.5 billion for Q1 2026, up 26.65% year-over-year from $4.3 billion in Q1 2025, and down 25.95% quarter-over-quarter from $7.4 billion in Q4 2025.
Capital One Financial (COF) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Capital One Financial (COF) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $5.5 billion in Q1 2026.
- Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $5.5 billion, up 26.65% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $27.3 billion (up 47.43% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $26.1 billion, up 54.17% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow declined to $5.5 billion in Q1 2026 per COF's latest filing, from $7.4 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $8.8 billion in Q3 2025 and troughed at -$309.0 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $4.8 billion and a median of $5.5 billion in 2026 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Free Cash Flow slumped 121.19% in 2022, then jumped 992.23% in 2023.
- 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 plunged 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.
- Business Quant data shows COF's Free Cash Flow at $5.5 billion in Q1 2026, $7.4 billion in Q4 2025, and $8.8 billion in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 541.66 Bn | 529.25 Bn | - | 2.63 Bn |
| 2 | Mastercard | 437.55 Bn | 427.34 Bn | - | 2.82 Bn |
| 3 | American Express | 212.80 Bn | 158.76 Bn | 17.43 Bn | 2.66 Bn |
| 4 | Capital One Financial | 112.47 Bn | 35.97 Bn | - | 5.47 Bn |
| 5 | PayPal Holdings | 37.70 Bn | 28.36 Bn | 7.84 Bn | 903.00 Mn |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 24.26 Bn | 3.70 Bn | - | 2.18 Bn |
| 7 | Affirm Holdings | 21.24 Bn | 19.51 Bn | 261.64 Mn | 22.68 Bn |
| 8 | SoFi Technologies | 20.46 Bn | 17.06 Bn | 929.25 Mn | -2.38 Bn |
| 9 | Ally Financial | 13.30 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 1.37 Bn |
| 10 | Credit Acceptance | 6.24 Bn | 6.21 Bn | 562.70 Mn | 268.90 Mn |
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 |