Top MarketRank™ StocksTop MarketRank™NYSE:COF Capital One Financial (COF) Stock Price, News & Analysis $194.75 +0.27 (+0.14%) Closing price 10/2/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$194.62 -0.13 (-0.07%) As of 10/2/2026 07:32 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Capital One Financial Stock (NYSE:COF) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Capital One Financial alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$192.93▼$197.0450-Day Range$193.45▼$227.1952-Week Range$174.24▼$259.64Volume4.30 million shsAverage Volume3.50 million shsMarket Capitalization$119.48 billionP/E Ratio12.05Dividend Yield1.64%Price Target$258.41Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Capital One Financial Corp. is a diversified financial services company headquartered in McLean, Virginia. Founded in 1994, the company provides credit cards, consumer banking products, auto financing and commercial banking services through its Capital One brand. Capital One offers credit cards for consumers and businesses, checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, personal loans and auto loans. Its commercial banking operations serve businesses, institutions and commercial real estate clients with lending, deposit, treasury management and other financial services. Capital One primarily serves customers in the United States, with additional operations in Canada and the United Kingdom. In 2025, the company completed its acquisition of Discover Financial Services, expanding its consumer finance, payments and transaction-processing capabilities. Richard D. Fairbank is Capital One’s founder, chairman and chief executive officer.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Capital One Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks100th Percentile Overall ScoreCOF MarketRank™: Capital One Financial scored higher than 100% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 1st out of 839 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion4.4 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingCapital One Financial has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.88, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 21 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialCapital One Financial has a consensus price target of $258.41, representing about 32.7% upside from its current price of $194.75.Amount of Analyst CoverageCapital One Financial has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Capital One Financial's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation4.4 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth17.42% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Capital One Financial are expected to grow by 17.42% in the coming year, from $20.32 to $23.86 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Capital One Financial is 12.05, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.65.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Capital One Financial is 12.05, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.42.Price to Earnings Growth RatioCapital One Financial has a PEG Ratio of 0.72. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioCapital One Financial has a P/B Ratio of 1.09. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Capital One Financial's valuation and earnings. Short Interest5.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted1.62% of the float of Capital One Financial has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverCapital One Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.14, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Capital One Financial has recently decreased by 10.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldCapital One Financial pays a meaningful dividend of 1.64%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthCapital One Financial does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Capital One Financial is 19.80%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Capital One Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 13.41% next year. This indicates that Capital One Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Capital One Financial's dividend. News and Social Media3.4 / 5News Sentiment0.50 News SentimentCapital One Financial has a news sentiment score of 0.50. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Capital One Financial this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.Search Interest43 people have searched for COF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 2% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows14 people have added Capital One Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 27% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Capital One Financial insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $7,208,382.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders0.78% of the stock of Capital One Financial is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions89.84% of the stock of Capital One Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Capital One Financial's insider trading history. 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Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. COF Stock News HeadlinesCitigroup Cuts Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) Price Target to $280.00October 2 at 1:06 AM | americanbankingnews.comCredit Card Stocks Q2 In Review: Capital One (NYSE:COF) Vs PeersOctober 1 at 5:40 PM | finance.yahoo.comThe case for $20,000 gold before year endPresident Trump reposted a warning from precious metals expert Jim Rickards, tying the November midterms and America's $40 trillion national debt to a potential surge in gold prices, with some forecasts pointing to $10,000 or even $20,000 gold. Dr. David Eifrig, a 40-year market veteran and former Goldman Sachs Vice President, says an unusual plan involving Trump and two other top officials could fuel the biggest gold bull run in decades. Eifrig has shared his top gold pick tied to this developing story.October 4 at 1:00 AM | Stansberry Research (Ad)Credit card stocks Q2 in review: Capital One (NYSE:COF) vs peersOctober 1 at 7:36 AM | msn.comCapital One Celebrates Venture X Business’ Third Anniversary With Limited Time Travel Offer for Existing CardholdersSeptember 30, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comCapital One Celebrates Venture X Business' Third Anniversary With Limited Time Travel Offer for Existing CardholdersSeptember 30, 2026 | businesswire.com3 Reasons to Avoid COF and 1 Stock to Buy InsteadSeptember 30, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comCapital One Financial (NYSE:COF) Insider Sells $415,643.19 in StockSeptember 17, 2026 | insidertrades.comSee More Headlines COF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have COF shares performed this year? Capital One Financial's stock was trading at $242.52 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, COF stock has decreased by 19.7% and is now trading at $194.7540. How were Capital One Financial's earnings last quarter? Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 21st. The financial services provider reported $5.81 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $4.79 by $1.02. The business's revenue was up 26.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. Does Capital One Financial have any subsidiaries? The following companies are subsidiaries of Capital One Financial: Lola.com, Freebird, Freebird, KippsDeSanto & Co, Capital One Investing, United Income, Capital One Trade Credit, and more. Who are Capital One Financial's major shareholders? Capital One Financial's top institutional shareholders include Montecito Bank & Trust, CX Institutional, First Citizens Financial Corp and GoalVest Advisory LLC. Insiders that own company stock include Richard D Fairbank, Matthew W Cooper, Robert M Alexander, Lia Dean, Celia Karam, Ann F Hackett, Frank G LapradeIii, Kevin S Borgmann, Jason P Hanson, Neal Blinde, Michael Zamsky, Ravi Raghu, Mark Daniel Mouadeb, Kara West and Timothy P Golden. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Capital One Financial? Shares of COF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Capital One Financial own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Capital One Financial investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Verizon Communications (VZ), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR). Company Calendar Last Earnings7/21/2026Record date for 9/1 Dividend8/17/2026Ex-Dividend for 9/1 Dividend8/17/2026Dividend Payable9/01/2026Today10/04/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)10/20/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (3d) 1-Year History Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 As of 3 days ago, COF's financial health entered the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry Consumer Finance Sub-IndustryConsumer Finance Current SymbolNYSE:COF CIK927628 Webwww.capitalone.com Phone(703) 720-1000Fax302-636-5454Employees76,300Year Founded1994Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Capital One Financial$258.41 High Price Target$300.00 Low Price Target$220.00 Potential Upside/Downside+32.7%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.88 Research Coverage24 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$16.16 Trailing P/E Ratio12.05 Forward P/E Ratio9.58 P/E Growth0.72Net Income$2.45 billion Net Margins13.37% Pretax Margin16.52% Return on Equity11.28% Return on Assets1.90% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.39 Current Ratio1.02 Quick Ratio1.02 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$69.25 billion Price / Sales1.73 Cash Flow$24.84 per share Price / Cash Flow7.84 Book Value$178.72 per share Price / Book1.09Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares613,480,000Free Float608,700,000Market Cap$119.48 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.04 Social Links The Infrastructure's Backbone: 10 Stocks Powering the AI BuildoutThe AI boom extends far beyond the biggest tech names. 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