Capital One Financial (COF) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Capital One Financial's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 9.31% for Q2 2026, up 6.45 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Capital One Financial (COF) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Capital One Financial's Return on Equity [ROE] was 2.81%, down 5.18 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has declined in each of the last four years, with a five-year change of -1.78 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Equity [ROE] was 7.99% in FY2024 (-0.84 pp), 8.83% in FY2023 (-4.12 pp), 12.96% in FY2022 (-7.48 pp) and 20.44% in FY2021 (+15.85 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q3 2023.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Equity [ROE] over five years came in Q3 2021 (a gain of 17.24 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2023 (a drop of 8.51 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows COF's Return on Equity [ROE] at 2.85% (Q1 2026), 2.16% (Q4 2025) and 1.26% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 896.53 Bn | 896.53 Bn | - | 17.67% |
| 2 | Bank Of America | 354.20 Bn | -2,021.91 Bn | - | 10.78% |
| 3 | Hsbc Holdings | 303.54 Bn | -1,800.05 Bn | - | 14.29% |
| 4 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 283.29 Bn | -546.75 Bn | - | 15.91% |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 281.19 Bn | -262.84 Bn | - | 17.55% |
| 6 | Goldman Sachs | 256.26 Bn | -3,487.19 Bn | - | 17.90% |
| 7 | Wells Fargo & Company | 253.33 Bn | 253.33 Bn | - | 12.93% |
| 8 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 238.77 Bn | -102.62 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 11.72% |
| 9 | American Express | 216.03 Bn | 15.51 Bn | - | 34.98% |
| 10 | Capital One Financial | 123.02 Bn | 123.02 Bn | - | 9.73% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 9.73% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.31% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.85% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.16% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.26% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.84% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.68% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.21% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.55% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.99% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.75% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.00% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.74% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.04% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.23% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.41% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 18.15% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 19.54% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 19.89% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 19.55% |
API Access
Capital One Financial Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=COF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "COF", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=COF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();