Capital One Financial (COF) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Capital One Financial's (COF) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $9.0 billion in 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.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 29.35% year-over-year to $9.0 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $35.1 billion, a 44.52% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $30.5 billion, up 41.94% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses was $9.0 billion for Q2 2026 at Capital One Financial, up from $8.5 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $9.3 billion in Q4 2025 and troughed at $4.6 billion in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $6.1 billion and a median of $5.2 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses retreated 1.8% in 2023 and surged 55.49% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $5.1 billion in 2022, then rose by 12.54% to $5.7 billion in 2023, then climbed by 6.51% to $6.1 billion in 2024, then soared by 53.42% to $9.3 billion in 2025, then dropped by 3.2% to $9.0 billion in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $9.0 billion (Q2 2026), $8.5 billion (Q1 2026), and $9.3 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bank Of America | 405.01 Bn | -183.49 Bn | 30.39 Bn | 18.63 Bn |
| 2 | Morgan Stanley | 318.33 Bn | 158.20 Bn | - | 13.90 Bn |
| 3 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 284.62 Bn | 57.78 Bn | - | 7.02 Bn |
| 4 | Goldman Sachs | 274.43 Bn | -701.92 Bn | - | 11.67 Bn |
| 5 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 274.26 Bn | -110.06 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 17.50 Bn |
| 6 | Wells Fargo & Company | 260.84 Bn | 59.01 Bn | - | 13.66 Bn |
| 7 | American Express | 210.32 Bn | 161.00 Bn | 17.99 Bn | 14.48 Bn |
| 8 | Banco Santander | 210.20 Bn | 217.82 Bn | 28.01 Bn | -7.44 Bn |
| 9 | Toronto Dominion Bank | 206.68 Bn | 45.35 Bn | - | 6.08 Bn |
| 10 | Capital One Financial | 124.11 Bn | 69.40 Bn | - | 9.04 Bn |
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 |