Capital One Financial (COF) Wages, Salaries and Other (2009 - 2026)
Capital One Financial (COF) reported Wages, Salaries and Other of $3.77 billion for Q2 2026, up 25.7% from $3 billion a year earlier and up 2.7% from the prior quarter.
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Capital One Financial (COF) Wages, Salaries and Other (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Capital One Financial's Wages, Salaries and Other came in at $14.37 billion, up 40.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $12.47 billion, up 32.7% from FY2024.
- Wages, Salaries and Other has increased for seven consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 12.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Wages, Salaries and Other came in at $9.4 billion in FY2024 (+1.0%), $9.3 billion in FY2023 (+10.4%), $8.43 billion in FY2022 (+13.5%) and $7.42 billion in FY2021 (+9.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Wages, Salaries and Other in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Year over year, Wages, Salaries and Other has now increased in each of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 26.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Wages, Salaries and Other in five years was Q4 2025 (growth of 47.3%); the low point was Q2 2024 (a decline of 5.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $3.67 billion (Q1 2026), $3.43 billion (Q4 2025) and $3.5 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Wages (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 885.23 Bn | 914.70 Bn | - | 15.16 Bn |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 404.41 Bn | 524.35 Bn | - | -104.91 Bn |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 381.15 Bn | -1,994.92 Bn | - | 10.99 Bn |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 319.39 Bn | 319.44 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 298.67 Bn | -210.43 Bn | - | 8.19 Bn |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 268.75 Bn | -557.52 Bn | - | 4.51 Bn |
| 7 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 265.72 Bn | -107.91 Bn | 10.89 Bn | - |
| 8 | Goldman Sachs | 261.04 Bn | -3,296.07 Bn | - | 6.10 Bn |
| 9 | Wells Fargo & Company | 253.09 Bn | 255.22 Bn | - | 8.85 Bn |
| 10 | Capital One Financial | 122.27 Bn | 122.27 Bn | - | 3.77 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.77 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.67 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.43 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.50 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.00 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.55 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.33 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.39 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.20 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.48 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.28 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.27 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.32 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.43 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.27 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.19 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.95 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.03 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.94 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.85 Bn |
API Access
Capital One Financial Wages, Salaries and Other 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=wages-salaries-and-other&ticker=COF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "wages-salaries-and-other", "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=wages-salaries-and-other&ticker=COF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();