Capital One Financial (COF) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Capital One Financial (COF) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $9.0 billion for Q2 2026, up 29.35% year-over-year from $7.0 billion in Q2 2025, and up 6.84% quarter-over-quarter from $8.5 billion in Q1 2026.
Analysis
Capital One Financial (COF) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Capital One Financial (COF) has reported Operating Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with $9.0 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Operating Expenses rose 29.35% year-over-year to $9.0 billion; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at $35.1 billion (up 44.52% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $30.5 billion, up 41.94% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses improved to $9.0 billion in Q2 2026 per COF's latest filing, from $8.5 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $9.3 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $4.6 billion in Q1 2022.
- Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $6.1 billion across 5 years, with a median of $5.2 billion in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Expenses decreased 1.8% — and 2025, when it soared 55.49%.
- Capital One Financial's Operating Expenses stood at $5.1 billion in 2022, then advanced by 12.54% to $5.7 billion in 2023, then increased by 6.51% to $6.1 billion in 2024, then surged by 53.42% to $9.3 billion in 2025, then fell by 3.2% to $9.0 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows COF's Operating Expenses at $9.0 billion in Q2 2026, $8.5 billion in Q1 2026, and $9.3 billion in Q4 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 680.39 Bn | 668.03 Bn | - | 4.76 Bn |
| 2 | Mastercard | 518.33 Bn | 504.84 Bn | - | 3.69 Bn |
| 3 | American Express | 224.91 Bn | 175.59 Bn | 17.99 Bn | 14.48 Bn |
| 4 | Capital One Financial | 132.31 Bn | 77.60 Bn | - | 9.04 Bn |
| 5 | PayPal Holdings | 46.25 Bn | 35.00 Bn | - | 7.26 Bn |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 26.22 Bn | 24.59 Bn | - | 1.02 Bn |
| 7 | Synchrony Financial | 25.37 Bn | 9.17 Bn | - | 1.33 Bn |
| 8 | SoFi Technologies | 23.30 Bn | 20.18 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 1.00 Bn |
| 9 | Ally Financial | 12.85 Bn | 5.01 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 1.32 Bn |
| 10 | FirstCash Holdings | 9.51 Bn | 9.34 Bn | 533.67 Mn | 406.67 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.04 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.46 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.34 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.26 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.99 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.90 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.09 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.31 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.95 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.14 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.72 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.86 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.79 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.95 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.08 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.95 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.58 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.55 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.68 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.19 Bn |