Capital One Financial COF
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$215.67 -0.98 (-0.45%)
At close: Aug 28, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Capital One Financial (COF) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

Capital One Financial (COF) posted quarterly Tax Rate of 20.9% for Q2 2026, down 720.0% year-over-year from 3.37% in Q2 2025, and up 8.9% quarter-over-quarter from 19.19% in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Capital One Financial (COF) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Capital One Financial (COF) has reported Tax Rate for 18 consecutive years, with 20.9% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Tax Rate fell 720.0% year-over-year to 20.9%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 21.93% (down 8018.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 8.46%, down 1122.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate climbed to 20.9% in Q2 2026 per COF's latest filing, from 19.19% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 28.1% in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 8.29% in Q2 2024.
  • Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 20.18% across 5 years, with a median of 19.66% in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Tax Rate plunged 889 bps — and 2025, when it jumped 1980 bps.
  • Capital One Financial's Tax Rate stood at 20.21% in 2022, then climbed by 20 bps to 24.25% in 2023, then grew by 3 bps to 25.09% in 2024, then plunged by 34 bps to 16.44% in 2025, then advanced by 27 bps to 20.9% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows COF's Tax Rate at 20.9% in Q2 2026, 19.19% in Q1 2026, and 16.44% in Q4 2025.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Visa 680.39 Bn 668.03 Bn - 17.64%
2 Mastercard 518.33 Bn 504.84 Bn - 20.01%
3 American Express 224.91 Bn 175.59 Bn 17.99 Bn 23.61%
4 Capital One Financial 132.31 Bn 77.60 Bn - 20.90%
5 PayPal Holdings 46.25 Bn 35.00 Bn - 15.73%
6 Affirm Holdings 26.22 Bn 24.59 Bn - -856.07%
7 Synchrony Financial 25.37 Bn 9.17 Bn - 25.38%
8 SoFi Technologies 23.30 Bn 20.18 Bn 1.02 Bn 23.36%
9 Ally Financial 12.85 Bn 5.01 Bn 2.08 Bn 23.65%
10 FirstCash Holdings 9.51 Bn 9.34 Bn 533.67 Mn 26.41%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 20.90
Jun 30, 2026 20.90
Jun 30, 2026 20.90
Mar 31, 2026 19.19
Mar 31, 2026 19.19
Mar 31, 2026 19.19
Dec 31, 2025 16.44
Dec 31, 2025 16.44
Dec 31, 2025 16.44
Sep 30, 2025 27.13
Sep 30, 2025 27.13
Sep 30, 2025 27.13
Jun 30, 2025 28.10
Jun 30, 2025 28.10
Jun 30, 2025 28.10
Mar 31, 2025 18.80
Mar 31, 2025 18.80
Mar 31, 2025 18.80
Dec 31, 2024 25.09
Dec 31, 2024 25.09