Capital One Financial Corporation COF
- Market cap
- $122.0B
- P/E
- 12.4×
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Capital One Financial Corporation (COF) Price to free cash flow
As of 25 September 2026, Capital One Financial Corporation (COF) trades at a price to free cash flow of 4.2×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.2× (April 2020) to 7.6× (December 2025); the current reading is higher than 68% of that period. That is above the Credit Services industry median of 3.0× and below the Financial sector median of 10.0×.
Price to free cash flow, daily
Annual
| Period | Price to free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 5.0× | 24.55% |
| FY2024 | 4.0× | 56.27% |
| FY2023 | 2.6× | (8.96%) |
| FY2022 | 2.8× | (48.83%) |
| FY2021 | 5.5× | 95.35% |
| FY2020 | 2.8× | (7.35%) |
| FY2019 | 3.1× | 1.93% |
| FY2018 | 3.0× | (18.20%) |
| FY2017 | 3.7× | (9.55%) |
| FY2016 | 4.1× | (0.61%) |
Quarterly
| Period | Price to free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 4.2× | 0.72% |
| Mar 2026 | 4.2× | (17.00%) |
| Dec 2025 | 5.0× | (23.07%) |
| Sep 2025 | 6.5× | 10.40% |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Price to free cash flow against peers
| Company | Price to free cash flow |
|---|---|
| SOFI SoFi Technologies, Inc. compare | n/m |
| SYF Synchrony Financial compare | 2.5× |
| ALLY Ally Financial Inc. compare | 2.6× |
| COF Capital One Financial Corporation | 4.2× |
| PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc. compare | 7.3× |
| AXP American Express Company compare | 13.9× |
| AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc. compare | 24.2× |
| V Visa Inc. compare | 31.1× |
| MA Mastercard Incorporated compare | 31.3× |
| Credit Services industry median | 3.0× |
| Financial sector median | 10.0× |
| Market median | 14.0× |
What Price to free cash flow is
Price to Free Cash Flow Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of cash a company generates after its capital spending.
Stock Price ÷ ((Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM)) ÷ (Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)))
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