Capital One Financial (COF) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)
Capital One Financial (COF) reported Share-based Compensation of $131.0 million for Q1 2026, down 25.99% year-over-year from $177.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 34.5% on a QoQ basis from $200.0 million in Q4 2025.
Capital One Financial (COF) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Capital One Financial (COF) has 18 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $131.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Share-based Compensation fell 25.99% year-over-year to $131.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $730.0 million (up 32.01% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $776.0 million, up 36.38% from the prior year.
- Share-based Compensation retreated to $131.0 million in Q1 2026 per COF's latest filing, from $200.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $225.0 million in Q2 2025 and bottomed at $65.0 million in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $131.0 million (2026), against an average of $135.5 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2025, when Share-based Compensation surged 114.29%; it then slipped 25.99% in 2026.
- Tracing COF's Share-based Compensation over 5 years: stood at $76.0 million in 2022, then surged by 85.53% to $141.0 million in 2023, then rose by 2.13% to $144.0 million in 2024, then surged by 38.89% to $200.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 34.5% to $131.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest COF Share-based Compensation figures stand at $131.0 million (Q1 2026), $200.0 million (Q4 2025), and $174.0 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Share-based Compensation (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 539.53 Bn | 527.13 Bn | - | 275.00 Mn |
| 2 | Mastercard | 441.81 Bn | 431.60 Bn | - | 136.00 Mn |
| 3 | American Express | 215.01 Bn | 160.96 Bn | 17.43 Bn | 203.00 Mn |
| 4 | Capital One Financial | 114.99 Bn | 38.50 Bn | - | 131.00 Mn |
| 5 | PayPal Holdings | 41.29 Bn | 31.95 Bn | 7.84 Bn | 259.00 Mn |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 24.62 Bn | 22.89 Bn | 261.64 Mn | 73.84 Mn |
| 7 | Synchrony Financial | 24.22 Bn | 3.66 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | SoFi Technologies | 23.71 Bn | 20.31 Bn | 929.25 Mn | 72.01 Mn |
| 9 | Ally Financial | 13.13 Bn | 12.69 Bn | 1.98 Bn | - |
| 10 | Credit Acceptance | 6.46 Bn | 6.44 Bn | 562.70 Mn | 13.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 131.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 131.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 200.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 200.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 174.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 174.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 225.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 225.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 177.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 177.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 144.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 144.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 127.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 127.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 105.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 105.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 193.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 193.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 141.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 141.00 Mn |