COF P/E ratio: current value, 10-year range and year-by-year history
Cash & Leverage
COF's p/e ratio is higher than 65% of the last 10 years.
P/E ratio History
COF P/E ratio by year
Yearly range of COF’s p/e ratio from 2016 to 2026. Over the full period it ranged from -380.9 to 117.8, averaging 10.5.
| Year | Low | Average | High | Year-end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11.9 | 52.7 | 87.1 | 13.0 |
| 2025 | 12.6 | 60.8 | 117.8 | 81.9 |
| 2024 | 10.5 | 13.0 | 18.1 | 15.4 |
| 2023 | 4.9 | 7.2 | 9.9 | 9.9 |
| 2022 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 4.5 |
| 2021 | 5.2 | 10.9 | 25.2 | 5.4 |
| 2020 | -380.9 | -69.6 | 45.1 | 18.8 |
| 2019 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 9.3 | 9.3 |
| 2018 | 6.4 | 18.5 | 29.2 | 6.4 |
| 2017 | 11.5 | 12.6 | 14.2 | 14.1 |
| 2016 | 9.9 | 11.2 | 12.9 | 12.4 |
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How much the market pays for each dollar of annual profit. P/E = Stock Price / EPS. The raw number means little — what matters is whether it's high or low relative to the company's own history.
Price / Earnings Per ShareThe chart shows five color-coded historical zones: green (below 10th percentile) means historically very cheap, fading through lime and gray (the normal 25th–75th range) to orange and red (historically expensive). When the line sits in a green or lime zone, the stock is trading at an unusually low P/E relative to its own history.
- Cyclical businesses look cheapest on P/E at peak earnings — the "earnings trap." Use EV/EBITDA or normalised earnings for energy, materials, and financials.
- A falling P/E trend may signal a business in structural decline, not a buying opportunity.
Is COF P/E ratio High or Low Right Now?
Capital One Financial Corporation's P/E ratio is currently 13.0, which is above average relative to its 10-year historical range. The 10-year median P/E ratio for COF is approximately 11.4. See all COF valuation metrics →
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