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Capital One Financial (COF) stock analysis

$206.66+2.53%Data as of Oct 21, 2026
  • COF gained 3.0% over the past month versus 0.0% for the S&P 500, ranking 233rd of 497 S&P 500 stocks.
  • Over 12 months it returned −3.1%, 18.9 points behind the S&P 500, and trades 19.6% below its 52-week high.
  • In the last 30 days 4 analysts raised earnings estimates and 5 cut; forward EPS moved +0.1% (−0.7% over 90 days).
  • It sits in the Card issuers & consumer credit segment of the Financial Services, where the 1-month median return is +4.5%.
  • The daily chart reads Trend transition · Trend repair (since Oct 21, 2026).
Market cap$126.8B
12-month return−3.1%
Forward P/E8.6×
Mean target vs price+21.2%

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Performance vs the market

Total price return against the S&P 500 (SPY) and the median of US stocks in the same sector.

COF+3.0%
Sector median−1.1%
S&P 5000.0%
COF+3.4%
Sector median−1.6%
S&P 500+4.7%
COF+3.6%
Sector median+4.3%
S&P 500+8.7%
COF−3.1%
Sector median+15.0%
S&P 500+15.8%
1-month rank in the S&P 500233 / 497
3-month rank in its sector · Financial Services202 / 688

Chart structure

Read by our daily-bar structure engine from swing highs, swing lows and moving averages.

Trend transition · Trend repairAwaiting confirmation

Holding since Oct 21, 2026

  • Price and averages have mixed alignment
  • EMA50 fell over the last ten sessions
  • Volume exceeds 1.5× the prior 20-session average; supporting evidence only
  • Neither a stable trend nor a range is confirmed
This pattern on this stock

49 occurrences in 10 years. The median move over the next 20 sessions was −0.1%, positive 49% of the time, against +1.3% for any day in the same period.

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Analyst earnings revisions

Changes to the consensus forward-EPS estimate. Rising estimates mean analysts see more profit ahead.

Forward EPS$24.07
30-day change+0.1%
90-day change−0.7%
Mean target$250.48 +21.2%
Raised (30d) 4Cut (30d) 5

21 analysts cover the stock

Fundamental shape vs peers

Six dimensions on fixed scales. The filled shape is the company; the outline is the peer average.

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PeersV · MA · AXP · PYPL

Where it sits in the supply chain

Financial Services · Intermediaries

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Supplied by
Card networks+12.3%
V+12.7%1 monthMA+12.0%1 month
Its segment
Card issuers & consumer credit+4.5%
AXP+6.1%1 monthCOF+3.0%1 month

Issue cards and carry the credit risk, earning spread and fees; exposed to unemployment and consumers' ability to pay.

Sells into
Consumers, companies & investors

Also on: Banking, Credit & Payments

Figures are each company's 1-month return; the segment shows its median · Doubler daily batch · company chain maps

Risk profile

Max drawdown, 12M−31.5%
Volatility, 60D23.8%
From 52-week high−19.6%
From 52-week low+17.4%
Trailing P/E13.3×
Forward P/E8.6×
AXPAmerican ExpressVVisaMAMastercardPYPLPayPal Holdings, Inc.SYFSynchrony FinancialBRK.BBerkshire HathawayJPMJPMorgan ChaseBACBank of America

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