COF Fundamental Analysis & Score

Capital One Financial Corporation Financial Services Credit Services
$195.14
Quote dated October 05, 2026
76/100
Buy

What this score covers. It is a fixed screen of five reported ratios with no valuation input, so a company can score highly while its valuation risk remains elevated. The full report scores valuation separately, as one of nine scored sections. How the score is calculated

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Page generated: October 06, 2026 at 11:26 UTC

Key Financial Metrics

Market Cap
$119.72B
P/E Ratio (TTM)
12.5x
P/E Forward
8.2x
Revenue Growth
1111.0%
Gross Margin
0.0%
Net Margin
21.9%
Return on Equity
9.0%

Rule-Based Financial Screen Summary

Capital One Financial Corporation (COF) is a Financial Services company in the Credit Services industry. It has a 76/100 Buy score on our five-factor fundamentals screen. Key strengths include Revenue Growth (1111.0%), Net Margin (21.9%). The score is a five-factor screen — revenue growth, gross margin, net margin, return on equity and debt-to-equity — each scored against fixed thresholds from a neutral starting point of 50 points. The full report scores nine sections, including moat, free cash flow, dilution and valuation, which this screen does not.

Revenue Growth: Strong Gross Margin: Average Net Margin: Excellent Return on Equity: Low

This page score and the strengths and concerns above are produced by deterministic, rule-based calculations from the available third-party financial inputs documented below. AI does not choose the score, strengths, or concerns. Data and automated summaries can contain errors. This is not personalized investment advice. See our methodology and disclaimer.

How this page score was calculated

The calculation starts at 50 points and applies the five fixed adjustments shown below. Missing or invalid inputs contribute no adjustment. A finite provider-reported zero is treated as a measured value and evaluated against that input's displayed threshold. The pre-clamp result is 76; the published result is clamped to a minimum of 10 and maximum of 98, producing 76/100.

COF score inputs and fixed adjustments
Input Displayed value Threshold applied Adjustment Data status
Revenue Growth 1111.0% > 20% +12 Available
Gross Margin 0.0% 35% or lower +2 Available
Net Margin 21.9% > 20% +10 Available
Return on Equity 9.0% > 0% to 12% +2 Available
Debt/Equity Not available No threshold applied +0 Missing — contributes zero

Score bands

80 or higher: Strong Buy; 65–79: Buy; 50–64: Hold; below 50: Caution.

These are fixed names for score ranges. The score is not a success probability, recommendation, or forecast, and 80/100 does not mean an 80% chance of a gain.

Not included in this score

  • Peer results or relative peer ranking
  • Demand zones or liquidity
  • Technical momentum
  • News or market sentiment
  • DCF valuation or the downloadable report score

Sources, freshness, and limitations

This page was generated . The provider identifies the latest underlying financial period as June 30, 2026. The displayed market quote is dated October 05, 2026. Generation time is not the same as the date of the underlying filing or market observation.

Financial inputs may be delayed, restated, differently standardized by the data provider, or unavailable. Missing, invalid, or non-finite values receive no positive or negative adjustment rather than being estimated. A finite provider-reported zero is retained and evaluated against that metric's displayed threshold; it is not treated as missing. This can make a sparse-data score less informative. The screen does not capture every business, market, valuation, or portfolio risk, and investors can lose money.

What the full COF report adds

The 76/100 on this page comes from a fixed screen of 5 ratios. The downloadable report is a separate analysis with its own score, built from 9 weighted sections.

This page: fixed screen

  • Revenue Growth
  • Gross Margin
  • Net Margin
  • Return on Equity
  • Debt/Equity

Each factor is scored against fixed thresholds from a starting point of 50 points. No factor prices the stock, so valuation is not part of the 76/100.

Full report: 9 scored sections

  1. Business Moat weight 15 of 100
  2. Revenue Growth Consistency weight 14 of 100
  3. Margin Quality weight 12 of 100
  4. Free Cash Flow Strength weight 12 of 100
  5. Balance Sheet Safety weight 12 of 100
  6. Returns on Capital weight 12 of 100
  7. Dilution vs Self-Funded Growth weight 8 of 100
  8. Valuation vs Growth weight 10 of 100
  9. Structural vs Cyclical Growth weight 5 of 100

When the inputs allow, the report also shows a fair-value estimate with its discounted cash flow (DCF) assumptions and a 3×3 sensitivity table, a confidence figure, and the data limitations that reduced that confidence. Its headline label can add a valuation-risk flag next to the fundamental-quality rating.

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Supplementary Metrics for COF

4 data points drawn from analyst targets, consensus estimates, and ownership data. These are supplementary observations, not event predictions or causal explanations:

The provider-reported analyst mean target is $257.71 (+32.1% from the displayed price), based on 21 estimates. This is third-party opinion, not a StrongBuyAnalytics target.
The provider-reported third-party analyst consensus category is Buy; it is not a StrongBuyAnalytics recommendation.
The current provider record reports institutional ownership of 89.2%.
The current provider record reports a dividend yield of 1.64%.

COF vs. AXP, PYPL, MA, V

Compared against other Credit Services companies we cover, picked for having a similar market capitalisation to COF.

Comparison context only: this peer set is selected statically from our covered companies using industry and company-size context. Peer data and peer selection do not change the COF page score.

Ticker Price Market Cap P/E Rev Growth Net Margin ROE
COF $195.14 $119.72B 12.5x 1111.0% 21.9% 9.0%
AXP $304.02 $205.31B 18.4x 12.8% 16.1% 34.4%
PYPL $54.41 $46.55B 10.3x 4.8% 14.4% 24.5%
MA $564.59 $494.59B 30.4x 14.1% 46.3% 241.2%
V $369.71 $694.08B 31.5x 14.4% 50.8% 61.2%

Risk Indicators for COF

1 measurable indicator visible in Capital One Financial Corporation's reported numbers. These are market and valuation risk metrics — not a comprehensive list of business risks, which would require qualitative analysis beyond this data:

The provider-reported short ratio is 3.1 days to cover. Short-interest data can be delayed and may reflect hedging or other strategies, so it does not establish investor intent or future direction.

COF Balance Sheet & Cash Flow

Capital One Financial Corporation's liquidity and cash generation as of the most recent filing — note the cash position of $56.64B against $48.99B of debt:

Total Cash
$56.64B
Total Debt
$48.99B
Operating Margin
33.6%

These are provider-normalized figures and may differ from the issuer's as-filed presentation, units, or latest amendment. Use source filings for verification.

COF Valuation Snapshot

Trailing P/E
12.5x
Value territory
Forward P/E
8.2x
Earnings growth expected
Price / Book
1.2x
Below asset value
PEG Ratio
0.17
Undervalued vs growth
Analyst Target (Mean)
$257.71
Range: $220 – $300
Dividend Yield
1.64%
5Y avg: 1.58%
52-Week Price Range — COF is trading at 24% of its range
$174.24 (52W Low) $259.64 (52W High)

Who Holds COF? — Institutional 13F Filings

Institutional investment managers with >$100 M in qualifying assets must disclose their equity positions quarterly on SEC Form 13F — typically within 45 days of quarter-end. Search those filings below to see which hedge funds, mutual funds, and asset managers reported COF as a holding, how many shares they held, and how positions changed quarter over quarter.

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Data limitation
13F reports covered long positions for the filing's stated reporting period, typically a quarter-end—not on its later submission date. Short positions, full derivatives, and current intent are not disclosed.

How to Interpret the COF Fundamentals Score

COF rates 76/100 on our five-factor fundamentals screen, which puts it in the "Buy" band. The band name describes a fixed range in this model; it is not a recommendation or prediction. The calculation above shows how each reported input affected the result.

76/100 · Buy band

Capital One Financial Corporation clears our thresholds on most of what we measure. The strongest readings are revenue growth (1111.0%) and net margin (21.9%). Nothing in the data we score currently works against it.

COF Earnings & Revenue Outlook

Capital One Financial Corporation reported revenue growth of 1111.0% year over year, against a Credit Services peer set where scale and pricing power vary widely. Growth at that level is the single largest positive contributor to the COF score.

Track upcoming report dates on our earnings calendar.

COF Fundamental Factors to Monitor

This is a review of reported fundamentals, not a price target or an estimate of future returns. These are the current figures that may be useful to monitor as new filings become available.

Current reading: Revenue growth of 1111.0% is above the model's 10% threshold. Net margins of 21.9% show how much reported revenue currently converts to profit. Future filings may change either figure and the resulting score.

Positive Fundamental Inputs for COF

These are the Capital One Financial Corporation figures that push the score up, taken straight from the most recent reported financials:

  • Revenue Growth (1111.0%)
  • Net Margin (21.9%)

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Fundamental Analysis Guide

How the financial statements behind this page fit together.

Understanding P/E Ratio

What COF's 12.5x multiple does and does not tell you.

Return on Equity (ROE)

Why COF's 9.0% return on equity matters for stock selection.

Stock Valuation Methods

How DCF, multiples and asset-based approaches value a company like Capital One Financial Corporation.

DCF Assumptions and Limitations

What a discounted cash flow estimate for COF depends on, and where it breaks down.

How to Read an AI Stock Report

What each section of a COF report is for, and what it leaves out.

How to Read Earnings Reports

Where the COF growth and margin figures on this page come from.

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COF SEC Filing News

Latest SEC filings for COF explained in plain English — insider buys/sells (Form 4), proposed sales (Form 144), material events (8-K), and quarterly & annual reports.

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Frequently Asked Questions about COF

What are key support and resistance levels for COF?
Support and resistance are technical levels, so they are not part of the fundamentals score. Our demand zones page tracks semiconductor stocks; coverage does not extend to every ticker. Use the chart tool to identify price levels for COF manually.
Which companies are COF's closest peers?
On this page COF is compared with AXP, PYPL, MA, V. Compared against other Credit Services companies we cover, picked for having a similar market capitalisation to COF. The table puts COF's a gross margin of 0.0%, an ROE of 9.0% next to the same figures for each peer.
Is the COF analysis PDF report free?
Your first COF report is free and does not require a card. The score on this page is a five-factor screen; the report scores nine sections, adding moat, free cash flow, share dilution and valuation work that is not on this page. Further reports are covered by a subscription; see pricing for the current plans.

This COF analysis is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Figures come from third-party feeds and can be delayed, standardized, incomplete, or inaccurate; verify material facts in primary filings and identified sources. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Read our full disclaimer.